Pearl and Jade Market

Yesterday was a busy day full of shopping and touring. Madi Xiaoping
goes along with everything with ease and continues to do fantastic. I
was able to purchase her some pearls for when she is older as well as
some bracelets for all of the girls. Now each one has some jewelry for
when they are older, purchased from their birth country should they want
it. I was never a "pearl loving" girl, but something about hand picking
the strand of pearls and watching them be knotted one by one is so
fascinating. They string them so quickly. From the pearl market, we
walked a short distance to a video store where our guide assured us the
DVDs would work on American DVD players. I bought a few Disney, Barbie,
and Happy Goat DVDs and when I got to the room, they ALL worked on my
lap top. I am so happy. Each movie is in both English and Chinese. Madi
watched "Barbie and the Crystal Palace" and she was glued to the screen
LOL. That is one of Alyssa's favorite movies so I think they might have
a lot in common. It was neat to hear it in Chinese. Now that I know
the movies work on my laptop, I am sorry I did not get more for Madi
Xiaoping. Maybe will will take a cab there later in the week.

After the video store, we hopped on the bus to the Government shop where
they sell high quality jade. I would have loved to purchase some, but I
did not. Perhaps when we come back as a family in several years. I did
get a very pretty tea set for us to use at home. I bought Madi a tea
set for when she is older in Fujian Province. Now each of the girls
have their own teas sets to use when they have their own homes one day.
The one I bought today is quite pretty. The girls love to have tea
parties, now we have a proper tea set fit for three Chinese Princesses.

For dinner, Cathy and Gracie and Madi and I headed out for Mexican food.
It was delicious. I wasn't sure if Madi would like it, but she loved the
nachos with all of the toppings LOL.

Enjoy the pictures!!!