We arrived here in Seoul, Korea about 50 minutes ago. Its a ghost town here right now. We are the ONLY ones in the concourse at the moment....let's hope we are at the right place...ha! I didn't think I would get to update until later but we have about 2 hours and 45 minutes  until our next flight.

Our girls were AMAZING on the flight. I couldn't have imagined them doing any better. They didn't sleep a whole lot...but they did sleep some, and colored and played. We are SO proud of them. We still have about 8 hours of travel left so we aren't home free, but we're praying they're at least half as good til we get to Guizhou as they have been already....and we'll be good.

Its still sinking in why we're here! We reminded Emma and  Ava we were getting Piper on Monday. Ava's Response? But Monday is Library Day! Let's hope she likes this better than library day. Ems is doing great.

Love you guys!

I can't quite wrap my head around the fact that we are leaving for China tomorrow! I am very emotional today as we prepare to go....I feel unmeasurably blessed. I keep remembering when we were getting ready to leave to go get Emma. I was 25 years old, 31 weeks pregnant, and getting on an airplane to go to Russia to meet my daughter. I was a first time mom with no idea how hard it could be to be a mom, but also with no idea how wonderful it was and how much love a heart could hold! (sorry, I said I was emotional. Forgive me, guys!)

Today, like most days lately, I keep thinking of Piper. You see, the orphanage? Its all she knows. Good, bad, indifferent, its all she knows. I keep thinking of how excited we are going to be next Monday, waiting to meet her, but how she will have no idea how much her little world is going to change. I wish God could whisper to her heart in a way she could understand. She has a mama. She has a daddy. Two sisters. And a huge family that already loves and is praying for her. But, I know next week is going to be hard on our sweet girl. I have mentioned this to many of you, so sorry if you are hearing it again. They will bring her to us, and after visiting a while, they will go, and she will be ours. To us that is wonderful! To her, I can't imagine how terrifying it may be. Please be praying for Piper in the next week. And for us. That we will be able to parent in her in just the way she needs, putting our needs aside and just focusing on showing this little one what it really means to be loved.

Thank you all for your prayers! We will try to update the blog as much as we can. I know I have loved following the blogs of those going before me. To my internet friends waiting: This is going to be you before you know it! If I could wrap your little ones in my arms and give them hugs and kisses, I would.

Everything is coming together! All of our flights are booked, hotels, etc. Many of you have asked what our trip will look like, so I am going to put our itinerary here.

10/27- Fly to Beijing

10/29- Depart Beijing for Guiyang

10/30- Free time/ Rest

10/31- Free time/ Rest

11/1- Happy Birthday Piper!!!! AND.....This is the day we are handed our daughter. God is SO awesome!

11/2- Adoption is complete

11/3 Free time

11/4- Pick up Piper's Passports in the afternoon, free time earlier

11/5- Fly to Guangzhou

11/6- Piper's Physical (please pray for Piper....due to Hague laws, unfortunately she will have to have many immunizations here- I immunize....but wish we could wait until we get home and she is more comfortable with us...)

11/7- Free Day

11/8- Consulate Appt

11/9 Free time

11/10 Receive Piper's Visa....get ready to head home

11/11 Depart Guangzhou for the USA!!!! We have a tight connection in Seoul, Korea, so we are praying our GZ flight is on time and we will make it!

11/11 Arrive home around 6:40 pm!

We will try to update the blog as much as possible while we are gone.

We are getting Closer!!!

So we are getting closer. We are now just waiting for an approval for travel....once that comes we can see what appointments there are in China at the Consulate. Our agency says 2-4 weeks for this approval, but obviously we are hoping and praying for sooner.....