Saturday, May 22, 2010

Good grief! We have finally made in to Guangzhou and the White Swan Hotel. Due to bad weather, our group's flights were delayed throughout the night. We finally got on our plane a little after 10:30 pm. It was close to 2:00 am by the time we checked in to our hotel. Lilli was a trooper. I can't say the same for her parents. Of course, she was curled up sleeping throughout most of the night. I tried to do the same, but Sean had too much luggage to carry!!

The White Swan and surrounding area are as nice as I could have imagined. It is a wonderful way to finish up the last leg of our trip. Lilli continues to "come out of her shell." She is a sweet little girl. She can also be quite vocal with her screeching! She is wearing a new pair of squeeky shoes and giggles every time you press down on the heels to make them squeek.

This morning after breakfast, we all visited a local photo shop to have the babies' pictures taken for their U.S. Visa. After doing that, we walked to the examination office to have all of the babies' medical exam. Lilli passed with flying colors! Of course, the nurses made some comments about Lilli's chunky legs! Lilli was not impressed.

I have included some more photos. Tomorrow is Sunday and our group has the day off! We will be visiting a Buddhist Temple, and arts and crafts shopping center, etc. and then finishing the evening off with a group dinner at a local Thai restaurant. I hear it is delicious.

I was able to purchase a few "surprises" today for Logan Smith at a shop called "Jordans". We met Jordan and he was very friendly and eager to learn what we "foreigners" were interested in when it came to purchasing items at his store. He also called Lilli a "pretty little Buddha baby." Whatever. Maybe I should go ahead and sign her up for a Gold's Gym membership?!

Hope all of you guys are doing well. We are beginning to see a light at the end of the tunnel, but I am cherishing this time and appreciating the process needed to bring Lilli Kate home to Georgia.