"And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me."


Matthew 18:5



Friday, August 6, 2010

We're Here in Guangzhou!

We made it! The last leg of our trip has begun. Today we flew from Nanchang to Guangzhou, where we will finish this adoption story up! We left our hotel about 12:30 and arrived at our new hotel, The White Swan, at about 5:30ish. The hotel is very nice. It's on Shamain Island, right along the Pearl River. The shops that are right outside our hotel look like the French Quarter in New Orleans, they are very nice. We ate at a place called "Lucy's", which we are all super excited about! They had all kinds of American food and boy were we ready for some good ole American food. Scott got a double cheeseburger and iced tea, which he loved! I had a grilled chicken breast (don't worry, it's not healthy!) with cheese and bacon and some kind of sauce on top. AND THEN finished off the wonderful American supper with a piece of apple pie ala mode! Yummo!!! The pie was not anything to brag about, but, it didn't stop me from eating the whole thing! Mary has been great! She has been smiling and laughing and really starting to kick her legs, which is great because her leg muscles are really weak. She still has trouble going to sleep on her own, which is ironic because she has been putting herself to sleep for 8 1/2 months now! We let her cry for a while tonight and I couldn't handle it any longer and picked her up. She got calmed down and is now sleeping in her crib. I'm not sure how long she will stay in there, but I'm hoping for awhile! Tomorrow we have doctors appointments and some other kind of paper work in the morning. I'm looking forward to going to bed so we can wake up and get the next day over with so we can come home!!


Travel group







GOOD AMERICAN FOOD! YUM!



The White Swan Hotel - GORGEOUS!

Who doesn't love Peyton and the Colts, right??!!

3 comments:

The McCrary Family said...

This post is FULL of praises! We are so thankful for each and every one of them - from arriving safely, Mary working her muscles, to even the delicious, filling, and unhealthy supper you enjoyed - and everything in between! Praying for good rest for you all tonight. Love you!

valarie said...

So exciting to know you are on the last leg of the journey!! Super excited that you will be home next week! Very, very happy to hear that Mary is coming out of her shell and that she is starting to use her muscles! I can only imagine how happy you were to get some good American food! That hamburger looked good! :) Praying that Mary gets use to sleeping on her own soon. Love you all!!

Anonymous said...

I am glad you got to eat some yummy food!! What a beautiful hotel. I am glad Mary is using some muscles. What a blessing. Julie