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Here She Is!

Click the photo to see more shots of Lia Na-Fei at Flickr There’s a little firebrand fast asleep on our bed right now. She’s everything she was billed to be, and then some. This girl doesn’t have a “big cry” (as her referral described her), she has a huge cry, as she screamed bloody murder […]

Eve of Adoption Day

Day 2 in Beijing has been more active. Shawn started the morning with an early run to Tiananmen Square, in time to catch the flag raising ceremony. He felt a little conspicuous as one of only three runners on the streets downtown, but the exercise and fresh air were invigorating. Next came a rickshaw tour […]

Intro to Beijing

We’ve had a nice slow first day in Beijing. Up at seven, breakfast buffet at eight. Mom left for the Summer Palace at ten, and we hung out in our hotel room until after eleven. The Internet is a wonderful thing–we love being able to stay in touch with people when we’re so far away. […]

First Light

View from our hotel room this morning.

Landed!

We made it to Beijing safe and sound, all luggage intact and only a bit behind schedule. There were 7 of us families travelling early together on the flight from Vancouver. Alison slept only a few hours on the plane, and she’s in her pyjamas crashed out on the bed at the moment. Brenda and […]