Having a Great Time!

Sorry I haven't blogged in a couple of days. Its hard to figure out when to blog with a baby wanting to help! Holly had a rough couple of nights getting to sleep and her schedule is all screwed up, so its been crazy trying to get down here.

We went to our AIT appointment on Wednesday, which was to get Holly's visa. We saw another couple there who is staying at the same hotel as us. I now have Holly's Taiwanese passport and visa in hand and her picture is pretty cute.

We went to the Grand Hotel today, which was the first world-class hotel in Taiwan...and still is, I think! Beautiful! Fion took our picture in front of a famous golden dragon. Doesn't look impressive here, but I have other pictures that are better.

Yesterday, we went to a botanical garden, which was pretty amazing. We saw several school groups there doing something for biology or some class like that. One group of (mostly) school girls saw me with Holly and came over to see her in a huge swarm. First just 3-4, but then 10-12 of them wanted to practice their English and take our pictures. The few boys in the group also came over to see the baby. Babies over here are VERY LOVED by everyone! Teenage boys come up and tell me how beautiful she is, men in suits smile and make faces at her, and people in restaurants just want to oooh and aaah over her.

At the park today, we saw some men playing softball. We watched (and laughed) for a bit. Check out the pitching and you will understand!

I know its not a lot, but this should be enough to let you all know that we are doing well and having lots of fun. Holly is a very social baby and wants to be out where she can see things and people. That bodes well for basketball games, I think! Tomorrow we will go to a souvenier shop where I hope to find a deck of cards to add to my collection at school. We leave tomorrow night, but have had such a great time while we were here. I love Taipei!