Update from Shannon!

Hello from Hunan! It is 5:30 am here. We have been up since 3:30. The time zone thing is really kicking us - especially Piper. She took a 4 hour nap today! We couldn't wake her up. By 8:00 she was out cold again and now, up watching Hannah Montana!

This hotel is beautiful! This place is interesting, but very different than home. We can't find skim milk! In fact, we had Papa Johns for dinner! So much for eating like the locals. They do have a fabulous buffet breakfast here. It is included in the price of the hotel and it's huge and WESTERN! I had a great omelet and bacon.

Last night Sheryl and I ventured out to Walmart - yes, I typed Walmart. It was an 8 RMB cab ride (about $1.50 US) to an area of town which resembles Time Square - only more people! Things are very face paced here, which I didn't expect.

Today is Sunday and we will join with 2 other families today. One family we met briefly in Guangzhou. They were on our flight from LA and were heading first to Beijing. They have a 6 year old daughter - Summer. It was nice for her and Piper to meet. She seamed like a pretty fun kid, so having them with us traveling will be nice.

Ok - Time for a shower! We get Tierzah tomorrow at 3:00. We are 13 hours ahead of you, so it will be 2:00am Monday for you. I'll try to get pics up as soon as we can.

Love you and miss you all - Shannon