Our last day in Shenyang

Friday was an important day for a lot of reasons. We finally received the documents we needed from Shenyang that allowed us to travel to Guangzhou, our final stop in China. We received Zach's birth certificate, his certificate of abandonment, a translation of the adoption registration and his passport. It was a blessing to finally have all of those important documents (and it did not seem that receiving the passport was a sure thing, so we heaved a big sigh of relief).

It was also a day of hurry up and wait. We were leaving Shenyang to go to Guangzhou so we had to pack up our things and check out, but our ride to the airport was not coming until 4:00 p.m., since our flight out was not until 5:50 p.m. So, we packed our bags and waited with our new best friends (and Zach's old friend) Hannah and her family in their room. We will be seeing them in Guangzhou on Sunday. The White Swan is a wonderfully beautiful hotel with a swimming pool (we have been preparing Zach for his first adventure into swimming) and it is great that we get to end our stay here. We want to be home, but this is a pleasant place to be if we can't be there!

Sorry for the lack of pictures. This is just a quick note to let you know we are on the last leg of our journey. We got in last night after 11:00 p.m. and have to meet our group this morning at 9:00 a.m. More later!