We arrived in Guangzhou

We made it to Guangzhou. We said good-bye to Beijing and we're one
city closer to returning to America. Caelyn had her very first
airplane flight. We rode Air China from Beijing to Guangzhou. She
had no issues and was very excited about the flight. She really liked
the fact she had her own TV screen in front of her on which she could
choose what she wanted to watch--TV programs, movies, games, etc. We
had some initial problems with seating. The airline had assigned us
to single seats in three different rows. Not what we wanted for
Caelyn's first flight. A stewardess worked the issue for us and we
were finally able to at least get Robin and Caelyn together. Even
though it was a short flight, we were all exhausted and hungry upon
arrival. It was a 90 minute ride from the airport to the hotel. We
decided to just order room service and laid low in the room for the
rest of the evening.

It's now Saturday. Robin did not sleep well last night. This
morning, Caelyn had her adoption medical exam. Nothing too intense.
More of a formality than anything. This afternoon, we put together
all the documents for her U.S. visa. There are six other families
here from Holt. We got to meet and talk with them this morning.
Caelyn is the oldest. All the other children are age 2 and under.
The hotel was nice in that they provided us with a baby girl gift
basket and placed a crib in our room last night. Unfortunately, our
baby girl is 8 years old and doesn't need a crib any more.

We plan to head to Shamian Island tomorrow for some shopping.