SEEING SHANGHAI

 

Sophie is so great with Peyton. IF he climbs up on a stone wall and jumps off of it , she also will follow him and do the same. She is very youthful despite her age. Peyton thinks she is so fun.

 We got to go to the Bund today. It is a old Shanghai and new modern Shanghai separated by a river. I don't remember what everything is called right now ...so at a later time I will update information.

Old Shanghai built in the 1840"s

New Shanghai

 

Bella is always just watching me.

Taxi ride to Gardens

There are streets and streets of shop and markets here.

 We were followed by this young guy selling roller skates that you put on the heals of your tennis shoes. He wanted Peyton to try them out and he would sell them to him for $5

 So Peyton tried..... here are Sophie and the Chinese man helping him down the sidewalk. After he fell he told the Chinese man..." Sir , if these came like they should with 4 wheels I would totally buy them from you, but they don't so I can't"! He is so funny!

 People LOVE Peyton here. He is very light skin and blue eyes and they think he looks like an angel we were told by woman and the men love because he is so big and strong looking. Several have patted his belly and he really doesn't like that but he has been good about it. So this picture is a police man asking me how we say a boy is muscle ? I told him very strong and he thought that was great that he got to tell Peyton he was a very strong good boy!

This is a very special bridge called " The bridge of 9 turns" It is tradition that you walk across the bridge of many turns then when the new year comes you will not have any turn, just straight and smooth.

 OH YES! EVEN IN CHINA!!!

Along the bridge is a flower for each month and this is OCTOBER the month of Bella's birth.

Peyton feeding the Ko Fish

Inside the Ancient Garden

After touring the Gardens Bella had just about enough of the crowds so we decide to go back and let Daddy put her down. And he did so good. He went and bathed her while I got her bottle ready and put her pj's on while I got Peyton's snack made for our road trip shopping with Sophie. He has been super dad even though he really hasn't had a chose , he has done beautifully as the mom.

Sweet dreams Bell .....................OFF to the silk factor for a tour for Peyton.....

 

Our tour guide at the silk factory love Peyton, he walked in first and she almost ran up to him and ask if she could kiss him? You should have seen his face! LOL She explained the whole process of the silk worms before our tour.

Here she is showing him living silk worms eating Mulberry leaves.

 

 Here she is showing him how they soak the cocoons and spin the silk threads.

 Here is Chinese woman that work at the factors. After the silk is dried it is very strong and has to be stretched over a table like sheets.

 We got to help.....

 Peyton loved it or the girl I couldn't tell which the most.... Ha

 She did steal a kiss from him before we left , he was so embarrassed.

 They are wrapping Bella 's silk pillow keepsake .

 Sophie and I shopping for Bella's future treasures from her birth town.

 

Look how funny!! This was Peyton in the taxi for the rest of the day. I silk scarf from his new Chinese girlfriend worn like a cowboy with his Chinese fan. He is having so much fun and sadly he LOVES the big city.

 He is a big helper to Mrs Sophie. She drove us an hour and a super market to let him get some kind of toy for our shopping day and of course NO toys. He ending up getting a few school supplies for third grade. Chinese pencil box, lead pencils and a note pad. He was happy.

 Ending with helping catch a taxi.