Two days to go!

Feng Lin at Liu Hua Park

 

Whew!  We are so ready to head home.  We spent yesterday waiting on Feng Lin's TB test results.  Walked to a beautiful park across the street.  I sent a long time taking scenic pix.  So beautiful!  Feng Lin was in a playful mood so got a lot of her silly face pix like above.  TB neg!  Great news.  Ended the day with dinner with Jack, our guide from when we adopted Quinn three years ago.  We realized at dinner that it had been EXACTLY, TO THE DAY AND TIME, three years since we met him at the airport to begin our process of meeting Quinn and bringing her home.  Never in a million years would Chris and I have thought that we would be having pigeon with him again exactly three ears later at the same restaurant where we had eaten with Quinn.  We had such a great time catching up over our delicious pigeon dinner;)  He is not just our adoption guide.  He is really a friend that we will have for a lifetime! 

 After dinner photo with Jack.  He thinks Feng Lin looks a lot like Quinn did three years earlier.

 

Lollipops make the boring times more fun!



The plane ride to Guangzhou.  Hoping our net travels are as smooth!

There isn't much food Feng Lin likes twice in a row.  This cheesecake elicits he most joy!  Watermelon, yogurt, and cucumbers are the only other regular favorites.

Today we had our consulate appointment!  We were THE ONLY adoption appointment of the day.  Yep.  The only.  Beijing slowed us down so much that we are the only ones left:(  So anxious to get on that plane!
Everything went well at Consulate.  Now we wait to get Feng Lin's Visa tomorrow afternoon.  We had planned to take the train to Hong Kong Saturday morning, but no seats were available.  So, we had to book a room in Hong Kong Friday night and will take the train tomorrow afternoon instead.  It will decrease our total travel time from 27 to 22 hours.  That is a blessing for all of us, but not excited about having to "move" again!
Today, we tried to get Feng Lin some shoes.  Geez this girl is stubborn and determined.  We ended up just grabbing some shoes and leaving quickly because she couldn't make up her mind.  If I had the vocabulary, I would have narrowed it down and been done with it, but the language barrier is too much at times.  She would just vigorously shake her head no at every pair she didn't like.  Han also took us for some souvenir's.  I hate shopping.  Really do! Especially when bargaining comes into play.
Feng Lin is engaging with Chris more and more.  She seeks him out for silly play.  She also seeks out affection more instead of just accepting it.  She gives us big hugs, cuddles, and says she loves us.  She is an absolute joy to be with.   We are so grateful to be her parents and to give her a forever family.

I finally succumbed to the cold that Chris has been hanging onto for over a week.  Would appreciate prayers for health as we travel.  22 hours on a plane with a four yr old is bad enough.  Doing it while sick is a little much!  Prayers for all of our health and safety.  Prayers for all four kids as they will begin their new life together soon.
Love to all.