Isabelle

This morning we had our appointment at the U.S. Consulate here in Guangzhou, and everything went very smoothly. Now, all we’re waiting for is for our guide to pick up […]

A Day of Shopping & Good Food

Today was another quiet, relaxed, slow day for us, and it was really enjoyable. We slept in just a little bit this morning, and in fact, we were afraid that […]

It’s been a few days since we’ve been able to post any updates, so we’re playing catch-up here tonight. Bear with us, as these three posts will be lengthy when […]

Last Full Day in Guiyang

It’s been a few days since we’ve been able to post any updates, so we’re playing catch-up here tonight. Bear with us, as these three posts will be lengthy when […]

Greg has been writing pretty much all of the updates since we left for China, so I decided that tonight it was time for me to do one. We had […]

We are now officially a family of eight! Isabelle’s adoption was finalized yesterday ( Tuesday), and the process here in Guiyang was much easier and more direct than it was […]

You Can't Expect the Unexpected

Over the past few days, I’ve been thinking about writing a post about the adoption process, specifically as it pertains to traveling to get your child. There are so many […]

A Quiet, But Good, Day

Hallie, trying out her hat for the first time Yesterday was a quiet day for us. Lucy (our guide here in Guiyang) met us at our hotel after breakfast, and […]

This afternoon, we left our hotel in Jinan. While we’re both excited to go get Isabelle, we’re a bit sad at leaving Jinan behind. We have thoroughly enjoyed ourselves this […]