Our Flights Have Been Confirmed:)

Thank Goodness!!! I just received confirmation from American Airlines that we have
flights going home on April 30th and we will still arrive at the same time; we just have to be routed through Shanghai instead of Beijing - we are getting the full tour of China! That is certainly a relief! We are very anxious to get home and see the boys and rest of the family, not to mention, start to enjoy some of the comforts of home!

Today, we had our Consulate appointment and everything went through just fine - yeah! They are now processing the final paperwork for Jadyn and they will issue her visa tomorrow after our swearing in ceremony at 2:30. Then, we will start packing up as we will have to leave the hotel around 5:30 a.m. Friday morning. It will be a long day of travel for all of us, but especially for our little girl, so please send your prayers our way as the plane is packed full (due to the cancellation) - no chance of an open seat for her to sleep or be changed on. She did great on the short flight, but she has one two hour flight, a 6 hour layover, a 13 1/2 hour flight, a 1 1/2 hour layover through customs and immigration, and then another 45 minute flight to Milwaukee and an hour drive home. She will be a US Citizen as soon as we land in Chicago - I've been told there is an announcement on the plane and everyone claps:) How cute! Please also keep our travel mates in your prayers - there were supposed to be 4 families total on that plane from Beijing to Chicago and only two made it out through Shanghai; one other family has to stay in China until May 2nd and the other family isn't getting home until May 1st and their travel arrangements are horrendous.

This afternon we took a short walk a few blocks from our hotel to a Buddhist temple that is 2210 years old - it is truly amazing to see something that has been around for centuries. Our country is really "new" if you think about it - the history here is incredible. Tonight we will take a walk to the park across the street and maybe hit Pizza Hut for dinner. I feel like I can relax a little bit now that the flight situation is taken care of; although we are not on the plane just yet:)