Nathan's First Happy Meal

Nathan, Keith and I headed out with our tour group this morning to see some of Guangzhou. We visited the pearl market and it was in a 5-story mall filled with shops and shops full of pearls and other kinds of jewelry. I've never seen that many pearls before OR seen a mall just for jewelry. Let alone a huge mall like that one. When we were finished it was right around lunch time and the Johnsons were hungry.


But where should we go for lunch? Then we saw them - those golden arches that our three older children revere so much. Since Nathan was officially recognized yesterday by the U.S. government and since we'd been joking about him having his first "Happy Meal" before we left China, we figured the time had come to introduce him to the American icon, McDonalds.

In the end it was a good thing I ordered a Filet-o-Fish because those nuggets were a little too much for Nathan to chew. He had some of my fish sandwich and I had some of his nuggets. Overall, it was a good introduction . . . complete with a Happy Meal toy to boot.


Oh, and the other highlight was having his "Happy Meal" with a friend. Ron and Laurie's little boy John was there too. All in all, it was quite the experience.

Tonight, we are taking a dinner boat ride with our group along the Pearl River here. We're trusting that the ride will be relaxing and that the food will be good. I'm sure that it will be beautiful to see all the lights of Guangzhou at night. Maybe it will be a bit more elegant setting for a meal than our McDonalds lunch, don't you think?!!!

And then tomorrow is really a packing day for us. We leave for home on Thursday.

I am really aching for our kids these days. I know they are having a blast, but this mom is more than ready to hug each of them so tight that they are breathless. And it will just be so sweet to be together as a complete family!!!!! Thank you Jesus for that reunion to come!!!!