Monday, September 25, 2006

Updates of the last few days in China





Sorry, I did not have a chance to update in China- so I will recap the last few days. We had an amazing time the last few days there. Zoe is a vey sweet baby and laughs a lot, of course her sister keeps her easily amused. We went to a Buddhist temple and had the babies blessed- it was a very moving experience. We also were able to see some of the other ceremonies that were taking place. We then went down to Guangzhou to finish the last of the paperwork and get Zoe's visa to travel home. We stayed in the White Swan- I did a lot shopping and went to the pearl and Jade market. The girls liked the pool and Zoe looks like she wants to start swimming. We went on a dinner cruise one night in Guangzhou- that was a lot of fun.

On a side note, I was lucky enough to find out that Zoe was in foster care for four months. We are very grateful for the care she was given. She is very healthy ( at least she looks it) and happy. Somebody was very good to her and that means the world to us. I wish we were able to have contact with her foster family but that is not possible.
Here are some of the last pics in China!!! Thanks again to everyone for their well wishes!!! Looking forward to seeing everone soon!!

Sunday, September 17, 2006

Noodle Races






The girls are starting to do well together and tonight while we formally dined, we let them have noodle races. It was very cute. Zoe was the winner! We have been doing a lot of fun things, today I went with Mary our guide and Jordyn to a traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital and had cupping done. Then we took the bus back to the hotel which was a very cool experience for Jordyn. The trip has been great, the only downside has been all the staring people have done and pointing at Jordyn. She has been very upset by this and I have finally just started to point back and shake my finger. We want to thank everyone for their e mails and comments and phone calls. Tomorrow we are going to a Budhist temple. I'll post more pics then.

Thursday, September 14, 2006

Having a wonderful time






Every day gets better and better. Zoe is starting to love the kisses from Jordyn and has started to laugh a lot. We are having so much fun with our girls and I love to be able to say that. This morning a few of hopped in a cab at 7 and took pictures of downtown Nanchang, a very awesome experience. We also were taken to a villge outside of the city and it was a very humbling experience. We weretold most of our girls came fromplaces such as this. There is no running water and extreme poverty. The girls are also not able to go to school. Here are some new pics!!!

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Family Day!!






Sorry it took so long to post we have been a little busy. Zoe is adorable but it has been a little bit of a difficult transition. She was crying when we received her and Jordyn was very upset that Zoe was not very smiley right away. Jordyn also gave her a toy that Zoe did not want. We had two crying children for a while but by the time we got back to the hotel things started to change for the better.Jordyn is still having a hard time but things have gotten better. Having Darrin and Amy with us has been huge because when she's upset she goes with them. Today the adoption was made final. Zoe is a great eater and has a good sense of humor. We are in room 1314 for those of you who have the number. Nanchang is very cool and we have started to do some exploring. Here are some pics!!

we are here!!!!

HI!!!!
We arrived in China last night. Jordyn was great on the trip and was quite the trooper!!We had a wonderful time in LA with our family, thank you again- Nancy, Jill and Barbara as well as everyone else, it was a pleasure! Our guides have been amazing and we have ventured out to see some of Nanchang. We had a great meal last night and our group is really nice. Jordyn has become friends with the other little girl on our trip, her name is Hong Hong and she is adorable. We are leaving in about an hour to meet our new little sweetie pie, Zoe. The excitement is definately a 10!!! Will post later, wish us luck! Miss all of you!

Friday, September 08, 2006

We are Leaving!!!

We are finally done packing, cleaning, washing clothes and are ready to rock and roll!! Jordyn has all of her favorite movies with a few surprises as well as tons of fun coloring and cool activity books. Thanks to all of you who have given Jordyn travel gifts. We thank you as well as all the other fliers and flight attendants! Zoe here we come!!! Thank you again for all your phone calls and good wishes.

Saturday, September 02, 2006

In one week- we leave!!!

We just want to thank everyone for their emails and phone calls. It is so exciting to know how many people are waiting to share this great experience with all of us. Another wonderful thing happened today - we have a 12 hour layover in LAX- now for those of you who know me well- I can never be to early. I would be happy to sit for all those hours and wait. Jordyn on the other hand, probably not so content to read or of course the new hobby, knit. Dave wouldn't be so content either, unless of course there was a football game in the middle of LAX. We have a wonderful cousin ( Nancy) in LA, who has very kindly offered to pick us up and let us hang out with all of them for as long as necessary. This will be wonderful because we can see our family , who we never get to see. Jordyn will be very excited. We are one more day closer to meeting Little Cha Wan!!

Friday, September 01, 2006

We have Liftoff!!

The last 24 hours has been a whirlwind. I actually do a little better under pressure so I have accomplished a lot. We are going to leave Saturday the 9th for LA and take the midnight flight to China. We arrive in Guangzhou on Monday morning and then take another flight to Nanchang. We will be in Nachang at some point on Monday the 11th. We will be staying at the Gloria Hotel where we will wait to meet Little Cha Wan. ( This is the name they used in Zoe's referral packet and we think it's very cute). We have to stay in Nanchang for 9 nights and then fly back to Guangzhou where we will stay until we leave on Saturday the 23rd. We want to thank everyone for their well wishes and we cannot wait to share our experience!!