It's Official!

Hi All!
Sorry we disappeared for awhile. Our time in Guangzhou was very busy! We stayed at the famous White Swan Hotel - it was non stop adoptive families all the time. It was a very beautiful hotel on a gorgeous island in the south of Guangdong Province.

The shopping in this area was fantastic so between appointments we would run out to the shops. We had to buy another suitcase to make it home. Addie will have plenty of squeeky shoes, Chinese dresses, and porcelain to last her quite awhile.

Our travel group mates have been awesome and we had a celebration dinner with two of the couples last night. We will miss them when the trip is over, but the experience we have shared will bond us together for a lifetime.

We went to the U.S. Consulate and took the oath yesterday and they gave us Addie's immigration packet, passport and visa. We are now official in the eyes of China. She is still a Chinese citizen until we touch down in Chicago.

We left for Hong Kong this morning and after a 30 minute flight we were here. We will overnight here and travel back to the U.S. tomorrow. We can't believe that the trip is almost over. Addison has been such a good little travel dispite having a cold - Mommy too!

We are ready to get home to our family and friends, our house, comfy beds beds, and dogs. We can't wait for Addie to meet you all. Please come by later next week and pay us a visit.