Part II of the trip

Hi All,
Well we left Xi'an yesterday.. it was bittersweet. The city is so dirty and very polluted. We could hardly see the sky even when it was sunny out. But it was where we spent our first week with Joey so we will never forget it and it is special to us. I am glad to have experienced his culture so we will be able to share with him someday. On our way to the airport we visited a foster home. A woman named Amanda fosters children from different orphanages. She is from South Africa. We took many pictures and will post a lot more about it at a later time. It made me sad and I wanted to take home all of the babies. But I am so happy the babies have her home to go to. She is an amazing woman with the biggest heart I have ever seen. Please pray for her!
After the visit we went to Pizza Hut and then flew last night to Guangzhou. Joseph did great on the air plane. He didn't cry at all. I hope and pray we have the same experience on our way home. We are staying at a very nice hotel ( thanks for the tip jane!). We upgraded to a suite so we have a computer in our room now. Unfortunately I can't get onto the blogger so Kateri is helping me out. Kateri and Tricia if you stay at the Victory make sure you get the suite! It is very very nice.. and the beds are super soft! We are actually on an island that is surrounded by the Pearl River. It is beautiful here. Reminds of us of Charleston, SC. We haven't had a chance to get out and walk too much... but we made it to the Starbucks!
Joseph had his medical check this morning. Boy was that interesting.. lets just say I hope none of us need medical attention. Honestly my perspective on things has changed so much. We are so blessed to be in the US! Joseph is sleeping now, he had a late night and only got about 8 hours of sleep.. once he is done napping we will take a walk around the island. It takes about 25 minutes to walk around the whole thing. The air is clean here, and there are leaves on the trees and lots of palm trees. I think it will get to be about 65 degrees today. Being here is such a welcomed change.

We finally got out today and went shopping and got some great deals! We are having a king size quilt made. We picked out the silk fabric and the girl said it would be done by Friday, oh and we got 2 matching pillow cases to match. It was very cheap.. trust me. We also bought Joseph his little Chinese outfit and a dress for Devynn. I can't wait to get their pictures taken. Tonight we ordered Papa Johns pizza, it was good lets just hope it stays good if you know what I mean. Joseph stood at coffee table and ate his pizza..we were so amazed. The first couple of days we had him he just sat where we put him, he didn't move at all. Now we can't keep up with him he scoots everywhere and he is pulling himself up a lot more. He will be walking in no time. You can tell he just loves every ounce of attention he gets.. and we LOVE giving it to him. When I put him to bed I sing softly to him, my voice is horrible but he seems to really like it. It is a special time for us. I just look at him in awe and praise God for this gift of life.. it has changed me forever.

Love and Hugs,
Kelly and Robert