We had a very busy day again. We had breakfast downstairs in the hotel. Incredible spread, and the coffee was good!
Oh! Jeff has truly lost it...right now he is wondering if I see the same thing in the mirror as he does....it is so time to come home. We have been upside down for too long! Back to the day....
Then after breakfast we went to get the babies Visa photo...better known as "wisa" photo. That lead us to the many shops around. We didn't get that much time to shop because church started at 11:00. Wow! What an incredible experience. To be on the other side of the world and experience my daughter's first
church experience at one and a half. There was standing room only. A ton of babies. The hotel staff says that there are over 50 families here adopting! Many of them had to go to church because of Easter. When the pastor asked who was here for the first time half of the church raised their hand! Many of them did not know it was Easter. There are no signs of Easter except for a big huge Easter Bunny display in the hotel. It was very moving to sing the same songs in two different languages and know that this is probably the first time my daughter is hearing them. Words could not express the feeling of gratefulness knowing that this sweet little girl will know this Jesus that they were talking about all because the Lord led us on this journey. If she had been left in China, even if she had been adopted by a family here, she probably would not grow up knowing who Jesus is! Powerful moments. Jeff was able to translate many of the songs...at least he thought he could. He figured out the word for crucified and Lord! It was incredibly cute and endearing! Maybe he is becoming Chinese!
church experience at one and a half. There was standing room only. A ton of babies. The hotel staff says that there are over 50 families here adopting! Many of them had to go to church because of Easter. When the pastor asked who was here for the first time half of the church raised their hand! Many of them did not know it was Easter. There are no signs of Easter except for a big huge Easter Bunny display in the hotel. It was very moving to sing the same songs in two different languages and know that this is probably the first time my daughter is hearing them. Words could not express the feeling of gratefulness knowing that this sweet little girl will know this Jesus that they were talking about all because the Lord led us on this journey. If she had been left in China, even if she had been adopted by a family here, she probably would not grow up knowing who Jesus is! Powerful moments. Jeff was able to translate many of the songs...at least he thought he could. He figured out the word for crucified and Lord! It was incredibly cute and endearing! Maybe he is becoming Chinese!.JPG)
After church we went to lunch at Lucy's again. Jeff had to leave early to fill out even more paperwork in our guides room. I think that was the last of it. At least I hope so...you'd think after 2 and a half years of what seems like constant paperwork, it would be done by now! Nope! After the paperwork was done, we met up with everyone for the red couch photos. For those of you that don't know what that is, almost everyone that adopts in China gets a picture on a red couch in the White Swan hotel. We got individual family photos, individual baby photos and group photos. The babies were all flashed out by the end of our time.
After the photos we went to The Cow Bridge restaurant. It was a Thai place. Very yummy.
Now we are back and Rebekah is sleeping. She had so many tantrums today. Jeff says that she is showing her true colors! Sean, she is going to give you a run for your money. Not that you have tantrums anymore, but she might win the Title!
I imagine it would be hard to not understand what your parents are saying and not to get your way. We bought her some squeaky shoes. She loves them. They are shoes that squeak when she walks on them. When I couldn't hold her up she would double over and walk with her hands on the ground and butt up in the air. So funny! Wish I could grab the recorder fast enough. So sorry.
That is all for now. Tomorrow we opted to not go on the tour of the temple and such. It will be nice to just walk around this area at our own pace!
Thought this was funny. We were given this Barbie as a gift for staying at the White Swan. It is a blonde Barbie holding an Asian baby.
I love you. I miss you. Can't wait to hold my other three kids in my arms.
Happy Easter
Tricia
1 comment:
Glad to see you got your "White Swan" barbie, Matel makes them especially for the hotel. We saved Jadens for when she is old enough to not destroy it. We appreciate you blogging everyday. It reminds us of our trips to that part of the world, in some ways I miss it and others I am glad we are done with it. The excitement builds just to get the US Consulate Visa visit done, then home!!! Good luck and God's speed for your final days.
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