Saturday, July 31, 2010

Girl Friends


A trip to the Guangzhou Orphanage for Mommy and Bridget revealed many smiles.
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Thursday, July 29, 2010

Day Four - Safari Park


Today we went to the great Safari Park.  It was really nice.  I think both Bridget and Marlee really enjoyed it.  It was hot.  They really let you interact with the animals.  Fortunately, not the ones that will eat you.  I shot mostly video today, but here are a few photos to keep you happy until I edit the gotcha video.   Things continue to go well with Bridget.  The language barrier is a little hard to deal with.  But at day four we are pleased with our progress.  She is a sweet person.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Happy Birthday Mommy!


Today is Lorna's Birthday.  It is a very happy one.  The White Swan supplied us with the birthday cake.  We all sang Happy Birthday and enjoyed eating some cake.  We went shopping and got some nice gifts.  We were here two years ago on Lorna's birthday as well. 
Here are some more photos...

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It's Official!


Today, we went to the Civil Affairs Office and completed the adoption in the eyes of the Chinese Government.  It was really pretty smooth.  We are all doing really well as we have completed our first 24 hours together.  It is so neat to see Marlee and Bridget together.  Marlee copies everything her big sister does.  Bridget really wants us and we can tell.  She is mature enough to understand the whole thing.  We got her a very nice electronic translator.  We used the translator to help us buy the translator at the electronics store near the Carrefour Grocery Store.  It was a very interesting process. 
Marlee didn't sleep through the night all that well.  But, she napped has napped on and off since our arrival.  She is very excited and a bit wound up.  She is having a great time.
Bridget has really enjoyed her meals.  She just made a little bracelet with this bead kit thing we gave her.  We were glad when they asked her at the Civil Affairs office if she wanted the adoption to go through that she said yes without any hesitation.  She knows we are weirdos but remains interested.
In a couple of the early photos we recieved of Bridget she was making the peace sign.  Now, Marlee prompts Bridget to make the peace sign for every photo.  I managed to catch some nice moments between the two of them.  Here are a few pictures with plenty more to come.

Monday, July 26, 2010

And More Gotcha!

What a fantastic day.  We are all exhausted.  We went shopping after our gotcha and bought some clothes that fit and a translator.  Then we went to dinner at a Thai place.  Bridget is a very good eater.  Well, at least, she is starting today!  We will post more very soon so stay tuned!  Yippee! We are so happy!

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Gotcha!

What a sweet girl!  It is so nice to see the "Sisters" together.  We really had some beautiful moments.  Here are the first pictures!

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Sunday, July 25, 2010

We Made It!

We are here at the White Swan in Gaungzhou.  We got settled and grabbed a few winks.  We are all so excited we woke up at the same time.  Marlee had a great trip.  She is giddy with excitement.  It won't be long now Bridget!
 
Just a few hours.

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Friday, July 23, 2010

Marlee Finishes Gymnastics Camp

Today was the last day of Marlee's week long gymnastics camp. They did a little performance at the end. Marlee, friend Arabella, and all of the kids did a great job. Check it out here. By the way, we leave for China in a few hours! Wooooo.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

We can't wait!

It looks like gotcha day is Monday!  Whoohoo.


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Saturday, July 10, 2010

Keeping Busy

We have to have fun while we wait for the big trip right?  It is summer after all.  Here is a little slideshow of our trip to Holiday World earlier today.  It's fun!

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Yeah! We have travel approval!

We found out today that we have recieved travel approval to go to pick up Bridget at the end of this month.  We are all so excited.  Now, we will schedule all of our official appointments and then make our air travel and hotel arrangements.  If things go as scheduled we will be in China on the exact dates that we were there 2 years ago when we got Marlee.  We will keep you all posted as now the excitement happens!  Check back soon!