Monday - Tuesday

Monday

Monday was our US Consulate appointment - no cameras 

We went as a group - took the citizenship oath on behalf of our children

When we land in the US (Chicago for Francie), the immigration officer opens a package I am carrying, and she is a US citizen

Lunch

 Went on a river cruise Monday night

The tallest structure in China - 4th largest in the world 

A stadium with floating seating?

She calls me "Papa" - that's who her orphanage workers told her she was going to meet  

Bad video - but listen to audio Abby

Monday night, she was doing these flips where I hold her hands and she climbs up my legs and flips over

She kept saying something each time so I asked the waitress if she could interpret -

Francie was saying, "One, two, three"

Going to stink not having anyone around who can speak Chinese

It would be like Lilly watching this Spongebob

Tuesday

Last day at Garden hotel

Tired of only using bottled water

Last shower in China

Went to neat place for lunch - The Happy Monk

The heck with her rice - she wanted my pizza

Starbucks

Has her a new watch - got some catching up to do to be as spoiled as her siblings

Never ate at these two

We took a van with the Haughtons to Hong Kong - 3 hour ride - in my lap of course

At the border to enter Hong Kong they checked our temperature

In Hong Kong hotel - took her shoes off to put her to bed - she put them right back on (the wrong feet)

Next time you hit the sack with you're shoes on you'll be home

We leave Hong Kong Wednesday at 11:10 - arriving in Birmingham around 5:00 PM Wednesday with a layover in Chicago

Sound like 6 hours?  Have to add the 14 hour time difference

See you when we get home

Brett