Flights Booked

Our flights are booked but our bags aren't packed. We leave April 13 and arrive in Shanghai, China on April 14. On April 15 we will fly to Nanchang, Jiangxi. So excited, better get packing.

We Are Going To China!

We have a confirmed Consulate Appointment on April 25 at 8:30 a.m. We will be getting our little girl on Sunday, April 15. Time to start packing!

Still No Consulate Appointment

This is getting old. The other 2 families that received their TAs on Monday now have their confirmed consulate appointments. We don't and the weekend is coming. Dallas called and talked to the director of the agency this morning. Praying for some good news tonight. It is 5:00 a.m. in China, we have a few more hours to wait.

Another Sleepless Night

No News

The last few days have been stressful waiting for confirmaton of our CA. The U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou is closed Wednesday, April 4. We won't hear any news until at least 8:00 tonight. At that time the consulate will reopen. They are 12 hours ahead of us. Still praying we can get a consulate appointment the week of April 22nd.

It Arrived!

Our TA arrived at our agency! Our request for our CA(consulate appointment)has been sent to the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou,China. Most likely we will know by this time tomorrow if our CA has been confirmed.

Happy Birthday, Kristopher and Kevin!!

There is one less teenager in the world. Our oldest, Kristopher turned 20 today. Was it really that long ago that we brought him home to our house in Chesterfield County, Virginia? What an interesting journey it has been. Kristopher is unique and we love that about him. I don't think he will ever grow up. He still asks for transformers and action figures for Christmas. He tells his siblings he is going to be the cool uncle.

Kristopher shares a birthday with my brother, Kevin. I won't tell you how old he is, he probably wouldn't appreciate that. Hope he had a great day!

Did I mention our TA has been issued? Praying it arrives at our agency tomorrow.? Oops forgot this was a birthday post. Happy Birthday!!!

Kristopher trying to be funny.

Kristopher and his dad are in a deep discussion about hard drives.