At last we are reunited with the Brunos. We arrived in Guangzhou on Monday evening after a very troubling plane ride. Seems Jeremy was beyond his tolerance for lack of sleep but couldn't drift off due to the excitement of...
St Mark in the house!
Nov 30, 2005
Nov 27, 2005
Jeremy 3, Away Team 0
(Editor's Note: Clicking on picture below will open larger version in new window.)Freedom at last! Of course, I don't have a car, I don't have ESPN, I don't have a reliable internet connection, and I don't speak Chinese...
Nov 26, 2005
Nanning, Part IV
Saturday's outing was to a Buddhist Temple and Pagoda all within Green-hill Park. The Pagoda was nine stories high. Eric did it carrying Jeremy all the way. It was a beautiful view. The picture above shows the Buddhist...
Nanning, Part III
Friday we went to a big mall. We left without buying anything. Eric reminded me that with all the necessities we've acquired, formula, extra diapers etc. we'll have to buy an extra suitcase to haul it out of here. Lunch...
Nanning, Part II
On Thursday we met with the orphanage director and finalized the adoption with the government officials. With the orphanage director we exchanged several gifts. We were called first, I handed over the nanny gift, the foster...
Nanning, Part I
Wednesday morning we had a meeting to complete the adoption paperwork. We learned what the order would be when the babies were handed over. The four babies from the Yulin orphanage came first, then us, then the six babies...
Nov 24, 2005
Introducing Jeremy
Thanksgiving Day is coming to an end here in Nanning (we had leftover pizza from Pizza Hut), but I wanted to get the pictures up from yesterday when we received Junjun. Clicking on the image should bring up larger version...
Nov 22, 2005
On to Nanning
No post yesterday -- still trying to adapt to Hong Kong timezone. The day started at 7 AM by sharing breakfast with the Brunos. Hong Kong is quite the cosmopolitan city and it shows in the breakfast menu. Along side all...
Nov 20, 2005
Hong Kong at last!
We arrived in Hong Kong Sunday night at 7:30 PM (that's 6:30 AM EST). The flight was LONG and as usual I was unable to sleep on the plane, even after taking an Ambien pill donated by friends. I thought I'd be OK since they...
Christmas Day
(Editor's Note: I'm nervous as I write this because Angela has reminded me of the stickler that Fr. Reid is for grammar. Please accept my public confession should I misspell anything, or stick a semicolon where it doesn't...
Nov 8, 2005
ClubPhoto for Dummies
The plan is to take our camera and laptop to China (the picture is of the hotel we will be staying in when we first meet Jeremy) so that we can upload pictures to share our trip with everyone. We will be uploading our bulk...
Nov 5, 2005
Ready, Set, Go!
As we prepare for our trip to China to pick up our son, we are getting everything in place on the internet to document our trip and keep in touch with family and friends. Most likely you are visiting this site as a result...
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