Saturday, January 27, 2007

The Anticipation Builds

The anticipation builds... The tension is now fully present as tomorrow is the day!! To say we can't wait would be more than a understatement. Tomorrow will be filled with a short (2.5 hr) flight to Nanchang and then we get Mia!! From that point on, it will all be in God's hands, not that it hasn't thus far in our journey dating back well before we ever boarded a plane...

I promise to get pictures out as soon as I can, i am sure you will all understand the delay if we can't get them out right a way...



For today our sight seeing included a Jade factory, and The Great Wall, a tea party, Peking duck for dinner and a foot massage... I'll leave you for now with a few pictures from our day...










While making the climb, Maddie said (after a step that was about mid thigh for her) "I am out of gas".... Aunt Val took her down while Mom, Dad and Dale continued upward...







Melissa made it another tower before the cold and wind got the better of her and she was forced to return down... Darrell and Dale continued on to the top, as we could not do anything else...





After we enjoyed another wonderful lunch thanks to Rocky, a Chinese tea party, and the welcome foot massage, Maddie as well...





Tomorrow is the day, all are resting well tonight, I am guessing we will need all the rest we can get now, but we would not have it any other way...

Darrell, Melissa, Maddie, Dale and Val...

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Molly says "Good luck getting Mia!!" We are all thinking of you and can't wait to meet the newest family member. As much as we love seeing the pictures, we REALLY love seeing the pictures of Maddie. Take care! The Houston Smiths

Anonymous said...

You all look wonderful and we can't wait to see the pictures of Melissa receiving Mia into her arms!!! We remember being there when you received Maddie WHAT JOY! Love you all, Mom & Dad

Gerald R Smith said...

Mia looks beautifil. We can't wait to get our hands on her. Love to all. Momsey & G Dad