Gracie's Gotcha Day

We woke up in Beijing and relaxed until time to leave for our flight. Michael couldn't resist taking a picture of some art in the lobby! After a long wait at the ticket counter (with the dude making lots of phone calls and tearing up several tickets) we were off to Nanchang! We arrived and were met by our guide (another Helen). She brought us to our driver (didn't catch his name), who proceeded to take us on a CRAZY ride through the city (lots of honking, swerving, cutting people off,etc). No one seemed phased by this except me and Michael. At some point during all of this Helen answered a phone call and told us that Gracie would probably beat us to the hotel! We weren't even sure if we would get her on Sunday or Monday, so we were a bit shocked, excited, nervous. When we walked into the lobby, Michael immediately spotted her. She seriously is a beautiful child! We talked to her a bit, then went up to our room where the handoff occurred (see pic below). She was not a happy camper! She never completely lost it and would forget to cry at times. While Gracie and I were becoming acquainted, Michael talked to Helen about paperwork, meetings the next day, etc. We all walked to a convenience store (in the rain) to get some bottled water and juice before Helen left us to do our own thing. We had a bath, played with toys, watched some Ni Hao Kai-Lan and went to dinner. We ended the night with a Skype to Anna, Trey, Gigi and Papa. Life is good!!!





















































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