She wanted one ride and then she was done with that. She wanted to DRIVE after that! She tried to push Bobby off the bike and go. We didn't let her do that, but let her steer (sort of) and run the throttle. She only wanted to go as fast as she could. She wouldn't hardly slow down and loved hitting the bumps. After a while she got a little more used to the throttle and that she could let it off a little, but it was so funny! We couldn't hardly get her off the bike. We're going to have to get her a peddle bike and let her learn to ride it before we totally turn her loose on the motorcycle! LeeAnn said she's knows what we'll be doing for the next long time for family home evening (and I wouldn't object).
Sunday, August 9, 2009
motorcycle
Well I've already been telling everyone that BrinLi couldn't fit into our family any better if I'd desinged her by hand and then we went to the mountain with the motorcycles. I found out that she absolutely LOVES to ride! WOW! We were all so surprised! She hadn't even wanted a ride on my street bike a few days earlier, but on Friday my dad was giving rides on his new goldwing and the other cousins all got rides, so she wanted to have one too. Then yesterday we had all the bikes, including the little ones out, getting them ready to ride and as soon as she saw the little 50, she pointed to it and then to herself. She ran right into the house and got LeeAnn to come take a picture of her sitting on it.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
We were supposed to leave to fly out to Hong Kong from our hotel at 9:20, so we were all packed up and ready to go, and at 9 we got a call from our guide, Kelly telling us that she just found out our flight was cancelled and the only one today to Hong Kong wasn't until 4pm, but that if we wanted to ride the train that we had to leave in 5 mintues. We decided to jump on the train. We had made arrangements and gotten directions yesterday to get to the temple from our hotel. We were bascially on our own once we left Guangzhou. They told us that the temple was about a 40 minute bus ride from our motel.
Anyway, once we got to the train station, it was like a big fancy train ride, not like a little commuter train that I expected. We had to scan our luggage and do security just like the airport. We some stuff in one bag that they had a fit over and it took quite a while to get through, with security passports etc. but once we got on it was real nice. It was about a 2 hr train ride. We went through some country side, but saw a lot of buildings on the way.
When we got to Hong Kong, we didn't have any idea where we were. I coulnd't find a pay phone for ever. I wanted to call the mission home/temple and talk to some one. I had found a map and it looked like we were only 2 train stops away from them, but didn't know how far away the train station was from the temple once we got there. They have an automated system and I had to try about every extension on thier menu before I got a hold of someone.
Long story short, we finally ended up finding a taxi with a van that could haul all of us and our 90 suit cases and we made it.
As soon as we got there BrinLi wanted LeeAnn to take her picture in front of the water foutain that was there. I think she might have thought we were at another hotel. But President Goo was waiting for us, he's the mission president here right now. We went into the waiting room and we had him explain a little bit about Heavenly Father and how we pray to him and the temple and how families can be sealed together forever in it. She was really quiet and he couldn't get her to say much, but I think something clicked with her. It was kind of cool, she really started speaking more English words after we were there than she has before. I wonder if she got that point that we really are going to be together forever and maybe she wanted to try a little harder? I don't know, it might really just be a coincidence, but it sure seemed like there was a change with her after we left.
Anyway, that was the main thing that we wanted to come to Hong Kong for and we got it done. We had to haul our bags all over the place and find our way (with some help from above), but it was worth it. We are excited to come home tomorrow! We fly out at 11:45 and get to Salt Lake at 3:38 PM on Sunday. We are excited to see everyone again and be home in our own beds!
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
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