Last Full Day in Guangzhou

Today is our last full day in Guangzhou.  So far we've had a huge breakfast (as we do every day here, with the awesome buffet!), played in the playroom, sent off another batch of laundry, and are now sitting in the room for awhile.  After Caylie has a nap (read: after we TRY and HOPE for Caylie to have a nap) we will go down to the pool for awhile.  She hated the pool in Nanchang, but she likes it most of the time here.  Our guide will go back to the consulate this afternoon and pick up Caylie's visa.  

Tomorrow we will take a van to Hong Kong at about noon.  It's supposed to be a 2 1/2 hour ride, so hopefully it won't be any longer than that!  

We have enjoyed our time here, and there are many adoptive parents in this hotel, including a couple of families that I have talked to in Facebook adoption groups over the past several months.  Very fun to meet them at last, with their little ones.  Hopefully I can get some photos of us together before we all leave!

Caylie is doing well, although we have our rough moments.  It kind of looks like she has rarely been told "no".  She can throw a doozy of a tantrum if she does not get her way!  But she is getting better and learning what is expected.  Most of the time she is happy, and laughs and plays with us, and goes with the flow, whatever we're doing.  She is starting to allow us to kiss and hug her, instead of screeching and hitting when we try to show her any affection.  Please pray that we will have wisdom with all of this.  We don't want to push her into accepting affection that she's not ready for, and yet we want her to know that we love her and will not stop pursuing her!

Yesterday we had our consulate appointment at the U.S. Embassy.  Jim and I had to stand and swear an oath on behalf of Caylie.  However, Caylie saw what we were doing, and also stood and raised her right hand.  It was very cute.  Too bad we were not allowed cameras in that room!  Here were are standing in the main lobby of the consulate.

Caylie in the hotel room.

 And Justin being Justin.  :)

Haha . . . I just found this one.  This girl worked at one of the Chinese restaurants in Nanchang, and took a serious liking to Keelan the first night we were there.  She came right up to him and started talking to him in Chinese, then asked our guide if he spoke any Chinese.  When she found out he did not, she just kept smiling at him.  The next night we went back to the same place, and she was very happy to take a photo with him!  Too bad it came out blurry; it was very cute.