Highlights from China

We truly had an amazing time in China.  The following are just a few of our favorite moments from our trip.  

Our first day with Madeline was eventful and the rest of our time in China was an experience.  Being first time parents is a tough job but Madeline made it so easy.  She slept great, ate great and was very sweet.  We will never forget this journey and the people we meet along the way. 

Gotcha Day

Dec 5: Today was the day we have been waiting for, the reason for our journey to China - our sweet Madeline. We rode with our group to the registration office to pick up Madeline. She was already in the building and I recognized her as soon as I saw her adorable face. I turned to Tom and said she has to be ours! We approached her and Tom put his arms out and she fell right into him. She was all smiles and so very happy.

We feel so blessed to have gotten matched with this sweet little girl. Her smile is infection and she has this sweet way of touching her head with your head.

Beijing China Dec 1 - Dec 4

I wasn't able to update the blog while I was in China, which was frustrating because I wanted to share with everyone our journey to Madeline.  So, I'm going to break up these posts to let you see all we did in China and our precious little girl.

We landed in Beijing on December 1st and checked in to the Traders Hotel.  The first day there we basically slept due to Jet Lag and the next day we meet the rest of the 11 families in our group.  First I want to say this was an amazing and inspirational group of families.  I look forward to keeping in touch with them and seeing how their kids grow up.  

Dec 2: It was the first snow fall in Beijing and it was cold. We took a tour of Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Hutong Tour.

 

Dec 3: We hit the Great Wall, Olympic Village and Jade Market. Our last night in Beijing we also caught an amazing acrobatics show.

 Tom made it to the top and took this photo proving he is a true man!

Traders Hotel had a underground mall and food court.  It was neat to walk around and get some food without having to brave the cold.  

Our last night there we at a Hot Pot restaurant.  

Dec 4th - We left Beijing and arrived in Zhengzhou.  We stayed at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Zhengzhou and anxiously waiting for the next day when we meet Madeline.