Friday, January 29, 2010
WHITE SWAN FINALLY!

We are here in Guangzhou at the beautiful White Swan Hotel. We have such good memories of being here with our whole family back in 2006. The room looks just like the room we stayed in before. I remember giving Sammy her first bath in the sink. We love it here. The only thing that would make it better is if all our kids were here with us. Being away from them is the hardest part of the trip by far.

We said goodbye to Jenny in Taiyuan. We weren’t sure how Adam would do on the flight. This was his first plane ride. He fell asleep shortly after take-off and slept for about an hour. He woke up ate his rice and was content until we started to descend. He got very nervous during our landing and cried silent tears. It was a rough landing as there was a very low deck which made for a bumpy ride. We could not see the ground until we were just about on it.

After we were on the ground he was back to his happy, playful self. I just can’t believe how easy this kid is.

To Stephen, C.J. , Audrey Kate,
and Samantha:

Hang in there. We are down to our last week. You are all doing great and Sam you are being so brave. You guys are the best and one day Adam will know the sacrifice you made so we could bring him home. Enjoy this time with your grandparents and try not to wear them out! Start planning the super bowl party for the 7th. We will all be together then! I wonder if Adam will like to watch football like we do?

We love you,
Mom and Dad

PS- Our dear friends Doug and Joy Huber (and Sarah Mei) land in Charlotte tonight at 9:50 from China via Chicago. When we arrived at the White Swan they had left the most beautiful red roses in our room to welcome us. Isn’t that so nice? We love you guys! Enjoy your homecoming.