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Lily's new hair-do
Our girls
At the zoo
Finally....a smile on camera!
Our beautiful girl
Jing Jing's first Merry-go-round ride
Spring break Lily
Our girls
Lily & "Tigery"
The flower girls
The flower girls
lunch!
Pearl River view from White Swan Hotel
Pearl River - rare sunny day in Guangzhou winter
Guangzhou zoo!
Ok, how pickin' cute & happy is this hippo?!
My precious girl
Amazing zoo scenery
Some more of the amazing scenery
Camel fam. hanging out
Dino & my fam. at the zoo
1 of the Flamingos at the Guangzhou zoo
Consulate oath complete!
Traditional Red couch photo - Jasmine & Bodie
These couches are located in the White Swan Hotel & are where all of the adoptive families take photos of their kiddos after the consulate oath
Lily & Kai - 2 peas in a pod
Lily & Jing Jing on the red couches
Traditional photos on the "red couches" at the White Swan Hotel after the Consulate oath
Walking in Guangzhou near our hotel
Banyan trees & some of the "facelifts" for the Asian games in Nov. 2010
Playground near our hotel in Guangzhou
Bye Anita & Chengdu!
White Swan indoor waterfall
Chinese New Year Decorations inside the White Swan
Some more indoor White Swan scenery
White Swan Playroom
White Swan Playroom
Jasmine's visa physical
Six Banyan Tree Temple & Flower Pagoda
Leaning pagoda - Six Banyan Tree Temple & Flower Pagoda
Walking to the Guangzhou Cultural Museum
Check out the roof on this Cultural Museum!
1 of the carvings at the museum - spectacular!
Walk through this massive courtyard to our bus from the Cultural Museum
Same square - in the summer, it's packed and people dance here
1 of the artists - so talented!
This is the most amazing "finger painting" I've ever seen!
Gorgeous scenery outside the Cultural museum
Shopping on Jinli Street
Jinli Street
More of Jinli Street
Lily & I shopping on Jinli Street
Some of the New Year's decorations
Shopping in Chengdu
Panda Reserve
Nothing like a little improve to keep baby dry!
That's a hotel shower cap but it did the job!
Bamboo lined walkways
Red Panda
Snack time!
Pandas!
Chinese New Year at the Panda Reserve
This is 1 of the cars that tried to kill us
How cute is my girl w/her huge umbrella?
Feeding time!
Our first playtime w/our 2 beautiful flowers
Our first playtime - Almost smiling
Our first playtime
Our first playtime
Waiting and then..
Family of 3 becomes 4!
Daddy, Lily & Jing Jing
My new daughter in the mai tai
Us with Jing Jing's fav. nanny
Even here, Lily's the star!
Our group w/1 of the main nannies
Front of orphanage
Family of 4 by the orphanage sign
Crowne Plaza decorated for Chinese New Year!
Ths tree is in the lobby of our Hotel in Chengdu
Disney Train
Hong Kong Disney!
View from Tarzan's treehouse
Arial and the girls
Lily & the princesses
You should have seen the 50+ other people snapping this shot too!
Grand Marshalls - oh my!
On the tour bus!
The view we wished we could have seen better
Us in front of the Jumbo - world's largest floating restaurant
Our amazing boat tour guide!
Fishing boats at the fish market in Aberdeen
Lily & Hong Kong orchids
Shopping at Stanley Market
Night scenery - courtyard area outside our hotel
Night scenery
Jim & Lily near Bruce Lee statue on Avenue of the Stars
Lily & I at a waterfall along Avenue of the Stars
1 of about 50 ladies who mobbed Lily to get a picture w/her
And another one
And another one
Our precious flower!
She's sitting!
She's standing!
Our Itinerary
- 1/26-1/27 - Leave U.S. for Hong Kong
- 1/28 - Arrive in Hong Kong
- 1/29-1/30 - HK Disney & shopping!
- 1/31 - Leave for Chengdu!
- 2/1 - GOTCHA DAY!!!
- 2/2 - Shop for supplies
- 2/3 - Adoption is FINAL!
- 2/4 - Pandas baby!
- 2/5 - Get adoption docs & leave for Guangzhou
- 2/6 - Dr. appt & visa phots
- 2/7 - Free time
- 2/8 - Get ready for Consulate appt.
- 2/9 - Paperwork at Consulate
- 2/10 - Take Oath
- 2/11 - Get Jasmine's Visa
- 2/12-2/13 - Free time
- 2/14 - Leave Hong Kong for U.S.
- 2/15 - Arrive at Home!
Our fam - soon to be 4!
Lily and Barlow Girl
Lily & Barlow Girl
Jasmine - check out those cheeks!
Jasmine - precious girl!
Jasmine
Halloween 2009
Lily the unicorn
Swim lesson w/Lily
Our new house!
our colorful brownstone in the country
Yogurt
Lily wears yogurt
Lily and Daddy at the zoo
Lily & Daddy at the zoo
Lily's Gotcha Day!
Adoption Day!
Pirating
Lily the pirate at age 1ish..Aarrgh!
Bitty
Lily...teenie weenie!
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