Finally!!!!!!

What an amazing day! Our long wait has finally come to an end and we have our daughter and our family is now complete! We went to the Adoption Registry Center of Guangdong around 2pm and we didn't have to wait long to get her. I recognized her as soon as I saw her! She is a little peanut! Maya is enthralled with her and is a very proud big sister. Jorja has a wonderful dispostition, very calm and happy. There was a lot of crying from other children at the center, but Jorja took everything in stride!I only hoped I'd be as lucky the second time around and it appears that we have been doubly blessed. She loved the musical toy we brought her and hasn't parted with it since we gave it to her. She hasn't been too eager to eat anything yet, hopefully she will before bed tonight, I like a healthy eater! We are back at the Registry tomorrow to finalize everything and Jorja will officially be ours!

Today is the Day!

We arrived in Guangzhou yesterday afternoon and we had a lovely train ride here. It was really cool to get to see some of the Chinese countryside although most of it was developed. Guangzhou is really nice and our hotel is great..very fancy with an amazing garden. We are now just hours away from meeting Jorja and can hardly wait. I barely slept a wink last night and Maya woke up at 3am. She told me she couldn't wait to meet Jorja and that was going to be her apple for the day. It has been great to get comments from some of you, it feels like you are right here with us. Our next post will be to show off our beautiful baby girl!

Hong Kong at Night

Last night we went on a boat tour around Victoria Harbour and watched the symphony of lights. It was breath-taking looking at all the lights and the skyline was amazing! Maya loved it and has been doing awesome with everything we've done so far. She is a wonderful traveller, happy and content with whatever adventure we take her on. She has adapted to the time change here better than anyone else and always has a smile on her face! Today we are heading for Guangzhou by train. I think that should be a very interesting way to see China! We have totally enjoyed our time here in Hong Kong but are anxious to get to Guangzhou and get out little girl!

Bridges, Buddah & Cable Cars

What a beautiful day.  If was around 25 degrees out side and we had a tour of Lantau island which was beautiful.  We started with a bridge tour, then went to one of their beaches on the South China Sea (2 miles long), then to the local fishing village and then we went to the Po Lin Monastary for lunch and then we got to see the worlds largest outdoor seated bronze buddah.  It was amazing and instead of taking the bus back, there was a cable car ride over the mountains that was 5.7 km long. Although this was a great day, we still connot wait for Monday to come.

The Peak

We went on a tour of Hong Kong Island this afternoon and the highlight was definitely Victoria Peak. It had wonderful views of the city and was really amazing. It has been a long day and we are very tuckered out, but it was fantastic! Only three more sleeps until we meet Jorja!

Our First Day In Hongkong

We have had a great morning here in Hongkong! I can hardly believe we are finally here, it feels like a dream! It really is a lovely city, very scenic and clean.  The thing I found very surprising is all the Christmas decorations, it is very elaborately decorated. We saw one amazing display of the Toy Story characters. It was more like Disneyland than Hongkong! Tonight we are planning on doing a harbour cruise to watch the symphony light show, should be exciting.

Made it to Hong Kong

Althought the flight was long, we all survived and arrived safety in Hong Kong.  Exhausted but will rest well tonight and do some sight seeing tomorrow.  We are one step closer to getting Jorja!