Sunday, May 11, 2014

1st day in Kunming

After being on 3 planes for a total of 22 hours, we finally made it from Atlanta to Kunming, China-where Daniel is from. We left our house at 1:30pm on Friday and got to our hotel around 11 am on Sunday(it's 12 hours ahead of Atl here, but still- that's a lot). McKenna (4) and Caleb (2) did surprisingly well. Lots of snacks, activities and sleeping (some) on the plane definitely helped.



As we were walking in the Kunming airport, several of the locals stopped and took pictures of the kids and a few wanted to touch McKenna's curly hair. Guess there aren't a lot of white kids in Kunming. Or maybe it's just that they're just so stinkin cute. Our guide, Lulu showed us around the city and we did a little shopping at the local mart to load up on snacks and bottled water for the week. Kunming is a beautiful city with great weather year round, similar to San Diego.  After our brief shopping we rested after being exhausted from traveling. 

We have been filled with lots of emotions today. Knowing that tomorrow is the day we have been waiting and praying for makes us so incredibly excited. It is bittersweet though. Adoption is filled with joy and excitement. God placed a desire on our hearts a long time ago for this precious child of ours, but with adoption comes great loss as well. For Daniel to be a part of our family, his birth family had to give him up. Tomorrow he will also leave everything that he has ever known and I am sure that is incredibly difficult.

If you think about us please be praying for tomorrow. Pray for Daniel and this huge transition. Pray for Chad and I that we will be able handle whatever reaction Daniel has. Pray for McKenna and Caleb. This will be new for them also. 

We will post a blog tomorrow with an update on our new family of five. 

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