Last Days In Guangzhou

We have spent the last few days in Guangzhou walking around the island talking with the locals and finishing up our shopping. We had our swearing in cerimony at the U.S. consulate yesterday afternoon with 53 other families all waiting to get our new babies their visas, so we can all travel home. When Hope touches U.S. soil she will be an American citizen. We leave for the U.S. in a few hours and we have enjoyed our time in China, but after 2 weeks in the same hotel room and living out of suitcases we are anxious to get home and be on a normal routine. It is sad to leave as we know this is where life began for our daughters and you feel a connection to this country and the culture and people.




There are lots of couples taking their wedding pictures here on the island because it is so beautiful. They rent the wedding dresses twice, once for the wedding day and once for the pictures.

People in China hanging out at the park playing cards

Hopie

Grace was a big help at lunch

Grace thought this was great fun

We pushed Mr Bean around in the stroller with the girls and all the Chinese people like him and know the show. Several people wanted to buy him from us, but the boys wouldn't bargin.

Hope is a happy baby and seems to just go with the flow. We are praying she will enjoy the long flight home and do some sleeping.

Hadyn enjoying some ribs at Lucy's

Curran hanging out at Lucy's

Eamon was playing hacky sack in the park and this man came up and played with him for a long time. The people here have been great with the boys and everyone loves to go up to Eamon's hair and touch it.