Last Full Day in China....

Wow, this is our last night. So many mixed emotions. Very very excited to return home and at the same time very sad to leave China, the birth country of our baby girl. I wish there was a way we could tell her birth mother and birth father that she is a happy and healthy baby and will be loved. We look forward to one day bringing Mary Anne back to her country of birth, to show her the wonderful place she came from.

Today we shopped at another market for half the day then spent the afternoon relaxing in our room and packing up. Our bags need to be outside our door by 10:30 a.m. and then we head to the airport. On the way we make a quick but very important stop at the Canadian Embassy to pick up Mary Anne's visa and Canadian Citizenship. We fly out at 4:20 p.m. and arrive in Victoria at 2:50 p.m. on Friday October 3.

Tonight we had our going away party. FOI had a clown come in for the children and we had cake. OMG was the cake ever good!!! There are very few sweets in China so some dessert tasted great! The kids loved the clown. There are a number of older children in our group that came with their parents to pick up their new brother or sister. Dinner was a bit crazy though. I swear there was something in the food as all the kids seemed to be freaking out! :) However it was fun and it was our last dinner with our new friends...which is sad.

Good bye China.....