Good Food / Big Day

We arrived in GG on Friday, very tough day at airport. They changed our gate 5 times which would not be bad if we could have understood ANYTHING they were saying. But hey, whose complaining!! We made it. Got to eat at an American style restraunt last night! WOW, good cheeseburger, AnnaGrace had a big bowl of noodles, and did not like hamburger but she does like french fries. Audrey bought her a little Chinese dress, very pretty. Today we visit another temple, LOL! But then tonight we are going to visit a China missionary family we have met through some dear friends of ours. I am so excited to meet them. We have heard so many great things about them. The family that we are grouped with in GG are from Lancaster SC, great folks and sound just like us.LOL
This is there 4th China adoption!!

MT AT AT AGT

Gotcha Day...

Here is some of the pictures from today.... AnnaGrace is in the bed alsleep... She is more than we ever dream of ... She is perfect.... We will post some more tomorrow..  The computer is not working correct.. The first picture of AnnaGrace sleeping is her nap today... Then we went to  eat supper and she loved it and the outside... She is a great eater... She so sweet...Last picture is me giving AnnaGrace her first bath with us, and she loved it...

 

Ms Tang... Gaive me a book of pictures and it has alot of Jaike and Rachel and Mercy in it.... Will share when I get home.. She gave us so much information on AnnaGrace, great eater and loves the outdoors and is very sweet to others...

 

Ok.... One last laugh before I go to bath.... No flat iron for me... I blew out the power in our room not 1 time but 2 times in Bejing.. Scared to try it here...The hair is really curly....

 

Our guide in Bejing was very good... Sylvia(awesome).

 

Great guide in Nanjing... She is awesome to and really knows what is going on... Ms. Jen(hope I spelled right..)

 

Going to the SWI on Wednesday...

 

Lots of paperwork tomorrow. So goodnight for now and enjoy the pictures...

 

 

 

Audrey

pics from Beijing

Pics from 1st day, Very, Very hot!!! Not the same as North Carolina Hot. Me, Audrey and Dad made a short trip up the wall but not far. There must have been at least 100,000 thousand people at Forb. City. It was insane!! We did get AnnaGrace on Monday and everything went as we expected, she cried at first and now is very sad, but she did eat very well tonight. But she is in big time mourning. She will be fine in a day or two we pray. She does love to be outside, she cries to go outside and gets mad when you bring her indoors. We do have many, many pics and will send them in just a few, we had a slight problem. Please pray for AnnaGrace, that God will ease her saddness. She is fast asleep, we have never seen a baby go to sleep like she did. Will send pics soon, We love all!!

 

MT AT AT

Gotcha day

Well its Sunday night 9pm as I type, we have been to Great Wall today, Forbidden city, and a shopping market. Many, Many, Many, people in China, did I say lot's of people. Flight over was very good (smooth) we all slept good last night and again, had a big day today.

Tomorrow is our big day, We fly out of Bejeing 8am into Nanjeing 10am, check into our motel and get to go met Anna Grace at 2:30. I have so many emotions running through my head and Audrey and Allison are the same. Allison is, well she's being Allison just about to make herself sick she is so excited. We will post pics and hopefully a video tomorrow. Please pray for us tomorrow!

 

Love,

MT

Thanks to all!

As we are on the eve of going to get our little girl I just wanted to say thank you to all of you who have helped us in this process, all of you who have prayed for us, and all who have done and said so many nice things to us. You all know who you are. But most of all, I want to thank God, that he has chosen us to be the parents of this little precious girl. What a undeserving gift we have recieved. I just wanted to post a few words and give Him ALL the honor and praise. He has been so merciful to me and my family, most of all because he has ADOPTED us into his family. I had a good friend who has adopted twice tell me the other day that through the adoption process God allows you a small glimps at what its like to be Him. He gives you a love for sombody and you bring them into your family as one of you, no matter what color, what age, physical problems, mental problems, behavior problems, ect. Adoption!! what an amazing picture of God's love!! Many of you out there are called to adopt, pray, seek God, and jump in the deep water, you will be blessed beyond measure. And if you already thinking about it and want more info a great book out there by Russel moore title " Adopted for Life" Thanks again for everything! And again to our awesome God!!
We love all of you,
Mark T.

In-China Itinerary

We leave on Friday:::

 

July 24: Arriving in Beihing: Staying at the Wang Fu Jing Grand Hotel

July 25: Local Sightseeing: Forbidden City and Great Wall

July 26: Fly to Nanjing : Stay at Mandarin Garden Hotel

July 26: Meet AnnaGrace

July 27: Registration & Notarization

July 28: Visit the SWI and AnnaGrace's finding spot.

July 29: Local Sightseeing: Xiao Ling Tomb and Sun yat-sen Mausoleum

July 30: Local Sightseeing Zhan's Garden and Confucis Temple :Arriving in Guangzhou : Staying at White Swan

July 30: AnnaGrace will be 2 years old...

July 31:  Taking physical check and Visa photo and TB testing.

Aug   1: Local sightseeing: Yuntai Garden

Aug.  2:  Getting the physical report and Local Sightseeing: Pedestrian  Shopping Street

Aug.  3: Visa appointment and Local sightseeing. Six Banyan Temple

Aug   4: Swearing in ceremony at the Consulate: Local sightseeing: Liu Hua Hu Park

Aug.  5: Getting the visa

Aug   6: Flying Home... Praise the Lord...

New picture of AnnaGrace...