October 26 is the day we leave! It's official.
And October 30 we will meet Grace. Her first Halloween will be spent in China getting to know us. What a great day it will be. Our itinerary looks like this:
Thurs, Oct 26 - Leave the US
Fri, Oct 27 - Arrive in BJ
Sat, Oct 28- Sightsee in BJ (TianAnMen Square & Forbidden City, the Great Wall
Sun, Oct 29 -Fly to Wuhan .
Mon, 10/30: meet babies
Tues, 10/31: adoption procedure with registration and notary
Wed, 11/1 - Fri, 11/3: sightseeing & free days in Wuhan
Sat, 11/4: fly to Guangzhou
Sun, 11/5: Free day
Mon, 11/6: medical exam
Tues, 11/7: ACS appointment at the ACS
Wed, Nov 8: receive your child’s visa about 6:00pm. Return home on the next morning, Thurs, Nov 9th.

Watch out Gracie, here we come! Your Mommy and Daddy can't wait to meet you!

Big Sisters are #1
It's hard to believe that Grace's big sister is 13 years old! This summer she had a chance to come to work with me and have a photo shoot. She could be a model!

This is Grace's name in Chinese. Isn't it beautiful? Can you imagine how long it must take to write a letter in Chinese?

Yippee - travel approval has arrived! Our still tentative travel date is October 26. It's a pretty sure date but not set in stone. It depends on a response from the American Consulate in Guangzhou. Our coordinators have requested appointments at the AC on November 8 or 9. If they approve one of those days, we'll travel October 26 and pick up Grace on October 30! It will be an easy "Gotcha Day" to remember - the day before Halloween. What a fun day to celebrate. We'll get to have Halloween in China. I'm sure it will be my most memorable Halloween yet! (Although thanks to Mom I'll always remember the year I wore a Devil costume (not a princess, or a butterfly, but a DEVIL)! I guess I was trying to keep up with my big brother! Life has been berry, berry good to me. (A little SNL humor blast from the past!)