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Trip to China
August 28-29  |  August 30  |  August 31  |  September 1  |  Gotcha Day!  |  September 3  |  September 4  |
September 5  September 6  |  September 7  |  September 8  |  September 9  |  September 10  |  September 11  |  September 12

 
August 28, 2007
Leave U.S.A. for Beijing (Boise through San Francisco to Beijing)

August 29, 2007
Arrive in Beijing. Meet CCAI reps and check in to hotel. Rest

August 30-31, 2007
Tour Beijing sites such as Forbidden City, Tian An Men Square, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven and SHOPPING!

Sept. 1, 2007
Tour Great Wall at Mutianyu

Sept. 2, 2007
GOTCHA DAY; Leave Beijing for Nanchang and meet Evelyn, our CCAI guide and facilitator; Check into Hotel; MEET SARAH TODAY!!!!!!!! At the Provincial Registration Office in the afternoon. Please pray for her!

Sept. 3, 2007
Adoption Registration and Notarization; Trip to local department store

Sept. 4, 2007
Rest and Touring

Sept. 5, 2007
Rest and Touring

Sept. 6, 2007
Receive notarized adoption documents today; Rest and Touring

Sept. 7, 2007
Receive Sarah’s passport and registration certificate today

Sept. 8, 2007
Leave Nanchang for Guangzhou for the final leg of our journey; Meet Grace, CCAI representative; Check into the White Swan Hotel

Sept. 9, 2007
Free time. Rest, shop (squeaky shoes anyone?) and tour

Sept. 10, 2007
Sarah’s visa physical and photo taken today. Walking to clinic; Paperwork prep for consulate appointment; Shop, play and possible trip to zoo

Sept. 11, 2007
Consulate Appointment; More shopping and playing

Sept. 12, 2007
Consulate oath in the afternoon. Receive Sarah’s visa packet after conclusion of the ceremony; Return to hotel and celebrate completion of adoption and pack for the happy journey home

Sept. 13, 2007
HOME!!!!! Depart Guangzhou to Hong Kong to San Francisco back to our beloved Boise, Idaho and home to our other children to be ALL TOGETHER AGAIN!!!!

We will post our daily journal here of our journey to bring Sarah home. This will be where her story begins to unfold. Brian, Anna, Eric and our nephew Matthew will be going on the adventure together!

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