Last Day in Guangzhou

We had our appointment at the US Embassy this morning.  We believe that everything went as planned and we will receive Emma's visa tomorrow. Yay!!!

Sister girl celebrated the day by wearing her bow! She kind of thinks it is a game to pull it out once I put it in, but then she attempts to put it back in her hair once she pulls it out. I am counting this as a victory since no tears were shed today!

This city is enormous but they have several park areas kind of like Central Park. I love that there is green space in the midst of the hustle and bustle of the big city. We made our way to one park near our hotel because our guide told us to take our picture by this statue. Apparently, it is super famous and everyone Chinese person that sees the picture will say "oh you went to Guangzhou."

We had a great view of the city (and soccer field) when we made our way to the peak of the park.

Our visa is scheduled to be picked up tomorrow afternoon and we will leave Guangzhou at 4:30 pm (2:30 am in MS.) We will be taking vans to Hong Kong which is about 3 hours away and will stay in a hotel that is attached to the airport where we fly out on the 24th. Our flight leaves on the 24th at 1:40pm (11:40 pm in MS on the 23rd) and we will land in Dallas at 2:55pm. Emma will officially be a US citizen as soon as we land in Dallas! Yay!!!  We leave Dallas at 7:10 pm and will land in Jackson at 8:23pm on Christmas Eve!!!!  We are so very ready to be home and if you are bored and in search of a Christmas Eve activity, we would love to see you at the airport! (Absolutely no pressure though! We totally get that we are flying home on Christmas Eve and completely understand the timing is not ideal for a homecoming party.)  Whether we see you at the airport or not, please know how much we appreciate each and every one of you who have played such an important part in our family's story. We are truly grateful and look forward to introducing this sweet girl to all yall!  Much love and we will see you soon!!!