Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Quiet Day on Shamian Island

Today we had a pretty quiet day. One parent from each family had to go to the Consulate to resign a form tht we had signed at home. The agencies, not just ours, all had the wrong form. So I got to ride 45 mins. to the consulate while Scott stayed back with a sick David and Sierra. David is still under the weather although he did go to dinner with all of us tonight and is feeling better. Some of our families are leaving tomorrow so it was the last night with all of us. Tomorrow we pack and then go to the consulate for our swearing in ceremony. We leave early Friday morning to fly to Beijing and then take the 5:00 pm flight home. It will be Sierra's third birthday! We arrive in the US at 5:00pm Friday, how weird is that!!! It,s like a wrinkle in time!!!


Here's the serious Sierra!!


Sierra with Dad!




Sierra in the stroller holding hands with Isaiah, a sweet little boy will be living in Florida!!

Thiss is silly Sierra who was going around, opening her shirt and saying Ta- Daaaaaa!!!
And this is soapy Sierra who loves to take a bath!!! Unfortunately she hates to get out!!!
I can't believe its almost time to leave!! Except for David getting sick, its been a wonderful adventure!! The time has gone by so much quicker than I thought it would. We have met wonderful people who it will be hard to say goodbye to. Our travel group families are an awesome bunch!! All their children are lucky to have them for parents!! Our friends Diane and John and their beautiful daughter Julia live so far away in Wisconsin. We will never forget the friendship we shared with them here on the island. Thank goodness for the internet as we will definitely keep in touch!!! I already dread having to say our final goodbyes to everyone. But I am so ready to get home and start Sierra in her new life. It won't be easy, orphange life is very different and it will be hard for her just to be a 3 year old. We see things sometimes that just breaks our hearts. Its hard to explain but its there. But she has a light in her eyes now when she smiles that she didn't have before and her laughter is music to my ears!! I can't wait for all of you to meet her!!!! We are all tired tonight so I am signing off. Tomorrow I will post our last post from China!!!

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Guys,

WE CAN'T WAIT!!!!

Steve, Carol, Jake and Benny

Linda said...

It's been a pleasure to follow your journey.... Your Sierra is a special girl, and you can see that in her face. She can't wrong with such a loving family... Linda

marcia said...

Sierra is a beautiful little girl. I have enjoyed following your journey with her, thanks for sharing. When she is ready for a play date, give me a call. Have a safe trip home.

Anonymous said...

It's been quick for you but not for us, we all want to meet her!

Sierra looks different from the last week - more relaxed maybe?!?

Hope David feels better.

See you soon!

Love,

Jessica

Anonymous said...

Sorry to hear that David is still sick. What a bummer! That picture with Scott and Sierra is one of my favorites so far (Besides the one of David in the little pink backpack!)
See you in a few days!!!
Love,
Sara

Anonymous said...

Hey there everyone,

We HOPE David is feeling better!!! THANKS SO MUCH for taking us on your AMAZING journey. It was a highlight of our day being able to log on and follow along. We are looking forward to seeing you all in a few days. Take care and be well!!!

Love,
Alan, Tree, Kyle, Evan and Alan