Monday, November 6, 2006

Today was a busy day. We woke up at 5am (because we couldn’t sleep) so we decided to get ready for the day and pack our bags. We met the Kawada’s for breakfast at the Intercontinental Hotel. We took one last quick walk along the harbor and then checked out of the hotel. We again treated ourselves by hiring the hotel’s car and driver to take us to the airport. It was great way to end our short but enjoyable visit in Hong Kong. We hope to one day come back here for vacation when we have more time.

We met the 9 other Heartsent families at the airport. Everyone was very excited to meet each other and to take the short flight to Guangzhou. We checked into the Victory Hotel and found an exciting surprise in our room, a crib! NOW it’s getting REAL!! You could hear me and several other of the families we are traveling with on our floor excitedly yelling about the cribs in our rooms. Our whole travel group walked over the White Swan Hotel and had our first dinner together. It was very exciting to see all of the adoptive families walking around with their new babies. I can’t believe that TOMORROW it will finally be our turn!

We will be meeting our travel group at 3:30 pm and heading over to the Civil Affairs Office where we will be meeting our precious Mylee for the first time. I will write and post pictures as soon as we are able to.

Thank you all who are following our journey and to those of you who have taken time to post in the guestbook. Jojo and I love reading the journal entries each night and they will be a great addition to Mylee’s lifebook.

Love to you all from China!

*Mimi- Auntie Dris sent us your picture as a flowergirl in the wedding. You look so beautiful and we are so proud of you! We love you so much and can’t wait to come home so you can finally meet sissy.