Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Day 7 Officially our daughter as of today

Well up and at it again early this morning.  Breakfast at 7 and leave with our guide at 8:00.  Erika and I had to go to CCAA this morning to finalize the adoption process on the China side.  We had to meet with a social worker and answer three questions and sign a few pages.  All of 15 minutes and then back to the hotel.  We took a walk in the park and then came back to the hotel for a 30 minute break then headed back out to the mall.  We introduced BenQiu to KFC.  Let me tell you that they like their pepper over here.  Even the regular chicken was a little spicy.  Their mashed potatoes and gravy reminded us of the way they used to be back in the states.  Of course all of the food over here actually has some type of flavor regardless if it is good or bad.  After KFC, we decided to also introduce her to Dairy Queen.  It was kind of funny because she got one of those slushies with ice cream in it.  She was drinking it out of the straw and all of the sudden grabbed her head.  She got her first brain freeze.  We walked around Walmart for a little bit and then headed back to the hotel for a little ping pong.  Zach won the tournament and then we played a couple games of doubles.  Poor Erika didn't win a game but it was quite comical watching her.  Then we let the girls get in on the fun for a little while.  It was quite a long day of walking and it was the hottest day of our trip thus far.  It reached 98 this afternoon.  We have had good weather thus far, but they are calling for rain tomorrow.  Tomorrow morning we head out to the orphanage so that BenQiu can say goodbye to everyone and take pictures.  We will eat lunch there and head back to the hotel.








1 comment:

  1. Beautiful pictures. Looks like so far so good. She doesn't look very big. I may have a bunch of clothes for you. Have a relaxing trip.

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