White "Stork" Hotel

Still having a great time with our 2 younger kids, but really missing our 2 bigger ones. Zane LOVES to ride on my shoulders, and has even added "sho der" to his vocabulary.

We're now in Guangzhou, where there is a US Consulate. All US adoptions of chinese children go through here on the final stop. We are staying at the White Swan Hotel, where most all adoptive families stay because it's close to the consulate. It's nicknamed the "White Stork" hotel because of all the chinese babies with new adoptive familes. It's been really fun to hear stories of other families. It's been good for Mary Grace to re-live this experience, as we were here with her 6 years ago.



I bought this t-shirt for Shannon over a year ago, after we had had a failed adoption of a little chinese boy in Hong Kong. It was a way of saying, "let's keep going for it". 14 months later, it is getting worn for the first time. More importantly, the sentiment is being felt deeply, too. (In this picture, Zane is giggling and looking at a blimp passing by. He loves all things that fly)