Ni Hao from Guangzhou!

Well, we arrived in Guangzhou around 9:15 last night (Friday) and made it to our hotel room around 10:30.  We unpacked and were in bed around 11:30/12:00.  The flight was delayed slightly, but was pretty uneventful.  Lauren was such a big girl on the plane!  She is so easy going and isn't bothered by much - she seemed to enjoy the flight.  Jadyn was very tired and enjoyed playing with the lady next to her, but did tire towards the end and only wanted me to hold her, but we were getting ready to land so she had to stay buckled.  Needless to say, it was a loud 15-20 minutes or so.

We are just so happy to be in Guangzhou; not only is there more to do and better food options, but we are in the city of our oldest daughter and we are nearing the day that we get to meet her!!!  Tomorrow will be Sunday and we will get to meet her at about 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday.  We are just so very excited!  When we arrived, our guide gave us a detailed itinerary and we began to anticipate the moment we get to meet:)  We hope she is doing well - we wonder what she is thinking; I know she will miss her friends, but hopefully, she will understand that she will be able to stay in contact with those who have already been adopted and we will continue to monitor those who remain at the orphanage.  Her brothers ask about her everyday; they count down the days on a calendar until we are scheduled to meet her.  As with Lauren, they are very excited to be able to Skype with her and begin getting to know her:)

Today, we went to a market and bought some snacks and food for lunches.  We had McDonald's for dinner (had to).  I never eat the stuff at home, but gosh, after 9 days of nothing but noodles and rice, I was dying for something that resembled a sandwhich/burger:)  It actually tasted quited good!  Tomorrow will probably be Papa John's:)  Then we will go to the Food Street restaurant in our hotel; it is supposed to have some good cantonese cuisine.  We will also try some restaurants on the island - the Cow and Bridge is a place I didn't get to try when we were here last year, it has Thai cuisine, and we have to do the infamous Lucy's stop:) (known for their western food).

Well, only a couple of pictures today - one of the girl's enjoying their McDonald's dinner and the other while they were watching Spongebob Squarepants (another thing oddly missed from home). 

Thanks to you all who follow along - we are comforted by your thoughts and prayers!!!