Dec. 19: Group Pics and Consulate Ceremony

Our whole group

The moms with their new kids
All the sibilings together
Sarah Evangeline LuHua

Today has been better. This morning at breakfast we got to meet another group of families from a different agency that just got their babies yesterday, that was fun! They are all so cute! We came back to our room and once again tried to get Sarah Lu to take a nap, but of course, that did not work... A little later at 2, we went downstairs to the lobby to take group pictures, since most of our our group is going home early tomorrow morning. Then at 3, we had to go to the United States Consulate to have a ceremony and take an oath. There were SO many more adoptive families and their new kids there, too cool! We got to meet our online friends, Pierce Adoption Journey, and their new daughter, Sophie. That was really fun to get to meet them cause we had really been wanting to! Sophie is adorable!! It is so much fun just to walk around and to recognize people and their new babies from websites that we have seen. Yesterday we met Chole Madison, Lindsey's Mei Mei, when they were on their way back from just getting her! Chole is adorable too! Anyway, the ceremony went well and Sarah Evangeline LuHua now has her U.S. visa to come home! We are coming home on the 22nd, we decided to stay here in Guangzhou for two extra days. And Emma's family (in our travel group), is staying too, so it will be very fun!
I will try to update again soon!
~Staci
(and Jonathan, Caroline, and Sarah Lu)