Our Travel day to Guangzhou

Sleeping in my arms at Green Lake Park. (notice her hands.... so adorable! )

Street vendor selling raw coconut milk. The lady put a hole in coconut and stuck a straw in it. Instant drink! It taste like milk, not very sweet.

Braelyns ticket out of China, her passport. There was a minor mistake so we had to go there in person on our way to the airport and pick it up.

Saying goodbye to Paul at the airport. We loved him we want him to come and visit us in Michigan. Jim and I both cried saying goodbye, he said we were like his family. We are going to miss him, he was the man! ( that's what we called him :)

Guess who likes to steal Blake's ipad and headphones? Good thing she is cute!

Walking around with Brody in the Guangzhou airport .

Today was another emotional day, leaving Braelyn's province. Taking her away from everything she knows, the smells, the sounds, the people gives me mixed feelings. I had tears in my eyes as I carried her onto the plane to leave. Couldn't help but think of what we are taking her away from and what we can give her back home. We are so blessed that God has chosen us to be her family. It was also hard to leave Paul, our guide, he was Awesome!  We would love for him to come and visit us. He said next time we come we need to find him. We hope someday to bring Braelyn back to Kunming to see her province. We exchanged email addresses to keep in contact.

Our flight went great, she slept for a while and traveled well as did the other children. Our hotel in Guangzhou is sweet, the kids were pretty excited as was little Braelyn. She was wound up when we arrived at our hotel. A great sign that she is very comfortable with us. She calmed down after a quick bath and went to sleep. So far she has been a great sleeper, I guess she is a little like her mommy already! haha