Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Messages While We Are in China

We had a request from a church family member to allow comments and messages on our blog. I have enabled this feature so that anyone can leave a comment. We welcome all of your messages and thank you for your interest. Only three more days before we leave and six more days until Gotcha Day!

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

We are so excited for your family. You have been in our prayers from the beginning. Kristy is a lucky little girl. We can't wait to meet her.
The Hughey's

The Atkinsons said...
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The Atkinsons said...

We will be praying for you on your journey!

Anonymous said...

Gram, Grandad, and Aunt Susan have been thinking about all of you this morning. We hope you have a safe trip and we look forward to hearing about your trip. We can't wait to welcome Kristy into our family.

Love, the New Jersey family!!!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on the addition of Kristy to your family. We hope you have a safe and fun trip...try not to worry about McD's too much. We'll try not to break it while you're gone.

The RMMC

Anonymous said...

Kelly,My family ate Chinese food tonight in honor of your family and Kristy.We are so excited for you,and we cant wait to meet Kristy!!!Kelly,you are going to be a great big sister.I love you
Marissa

Anonymous said...

Hi! Wonderful! Exciting! I'm praying for you all! Monday is almost here for you. Have a great time with your 3 DAUGHTERS!
Love,
Lynnette

nyongue@gmail.com said...

We are thinking and praying for a great trip for you all. We are so excited about having Kristy as a part
of our family. Kourtney and Kelly - hope you enjoyed the flight!!! Have a good time. We love you all.
Neil and Imogene

Anonymous said...

wow !
i cant believe you're really in China.
i hope you guys are having a great time!
good luck tomorrow getting Kristy.
i love you guys.
love-mirhanda

Anonymous said...

Oh my god she is soooo cute!! Gram and I just looked at the pictures... Showed Grandad too.. Wow!! Cute cute.

Love, Aunt Susan, Gram and Grandad

Anonymous said...

She is so adorable!!!We are so happy for you all! Give her a hug from her Uncle Roger, Aunt Tina and her new cousin, Sabrina. Can't wait to meet her. Please keep the pictures coming ,Chris. Our love to you all!

Tina, Roger, & Sabrina

Anonymous said...

hey yaw..we hope yaw are having a great time in china. hope to see yaw soon and meet kristy. we have you some blackberry jelly too. johnny enjoyed looking at the babies pictures. aunt nancy came over and showed me your page and she said to tell you she loves you. kourtney and kelly..i hope yaw are having a blast and buying lots of souveniers. sarina had a little girl (marissa haven) on 7/7/07. and jason and misty's 2nd baby is soon to be here too. we love you and be safe coming home.
megan, jessica, jeannie, johnny, ren, monty, renee, and aunt nancy.

Anonymous said...

To the Maron: We are so excited about your new addition. I have goose bumps reading about your journey. It brings back great memories of our trip to China!!! Can't wait to see you at Church.

The Trotters
Ray, Becky, Kelli (Guangdong Province) & Aleigh (Sichuan Province)

Our Itinerary

July 13: Columbia, SC to Chicago. Chicago to Beijing

July 14: Arriving in Beijing, Staying in Wang Fu Jing Grand Hotel in Beijing

July 15: Sightseeing the Forbidden City and the Great Wall

July 16: GOTCHA DAY!

Fly from Beijing to Guangzhou at 07:50am,

Arriving Guangzhou at 10:55am

Kristy joins the family in the afternoon

July 17: Registration and notarization

July 18: Apply for Kristy's passport

July 19: Sightseeing Six Banyan Temple and Family Chen’s Temple

July 20: Free day

July 21: Free day

July 22: Free day

July 23: Free day

July 24: Getting legal documents, taking visa photo and Physical exam

July 25: Visa appointment at 11:00

July 26: Swearing in ceremony at the Consulate, getting the visa

July 27: Fly from Guangzhou to Hong Kong

July 27: Hong Kong to Chicago.

July 28: Chicago to Columbia, SC

Map of Chinese Provinces

Map of Chinese Provinces
Shan Le Jiao is living in the Guangdong Province

Guangdong Province Map

Guangdong Province Map
Shan Le Jiao's orphanage is in Shantou City