Last night in Guangzhou

Our last night in Guangzhou was spent with our new friends...the Steins and the Reichs.





We met Nicole and Joseph at Lucy's for happy hour. Lucy's is great since it backups to a park and the kids can run around and blow bubbles and stuff. Joseph is from Amelia's orphanage and he is in almost every photo that the orphanage took. It was so sweet to see them together again. Amelia immediately recognized him and reached for him....again so very sweet.





First we had a great breakfast at the White Swan breakfast buffet. We "load-up" at breakfast since we don't know what we will be eating after that. The food is so, so scrumptious at the WS. They are meticulous too. Like the lady that is walking around with tweezers that picks up the empty butter and jelly containers from the table. I guess everyone needs a job.

In front of the waterfall at the White Swan

The "carp" in the White Swan fish pond

We hit the White Swan swimming pool to relax and beat the heat. It's very hot in Guangzhou, humid too! It's rather funny since all the people at the pool are Americans with adopted children. It's fun to sit and talk with all the families. All the other families in our group are at the Victory, so we don't see them much.

White Swan swimming pool

Please pick me up....

Waiting for the sunscreen...

HAPPY HOUR AT LUCY'S.....

Baba and his girls...

Bo Bo and Yuan Yuan (Joseph and Amelia), best buddies

Smiling for the camera, but holding hands first!

We had our best dinner yet at the White Swan Barbecue. It's a barbecue buffet that is outside by the pool, right along the river. There was beef, pork, seafood, lamb....absolutely any kind of meat that you could want and then veggies too! It was DELICIOUS! We pigged out (pardon the pun!). It was so relaxing even if it was hot.

The atmosphere was wonderful as we ate our last dinner in China. I watched the cruise boats going by and wondered what the people on board were doing and thinking. Were they like me, sitting with my Chinese daughters waiting to head home to their new country. Then I look at these beautiful gifts from China, my two girls and am thankful for the opportunity that the People's Republic of China has so graciously granted out family.

Then the moment is broken by a wail for more rice or ice cream. Then it's back to the task at hand...feeding two girls and myself. Life doesn't get any better than this.

Big and still ALIVE...shrimp anyone???

The White Swan at night...

Along the Pearl River


Lucy's Bar at night...

We leave tomorrow evening. There will be shopping and packing to do. Our swearing in ceremony is in the afternoon. Then it's off to the airport for a 9 p.m. flight to LA. I've got my ruby slippers and I'm ready to slip them on and start clicking the heels together. There's no place like home!!!

Good night from Guangzhou....