At the Portland Airport

We have arrived at the airport and are now waiting to board our flight. The flight from Portland to Beijing is 16hrs but I think a couple of those hours are changing planes in Tokyo. We can see our plane out the window from where we are sitting and it is large but not two floors. Okay need to go run around the airport in preparation for the long trip.

Leaving Oregon for China

We have had a wonderful time visiting in Oregon. Tomorrow we will be catching a 2:10pm flight bound for Beijing, China. The bags are now repacked with a few new extras (Mary and I got new shoes and the boys and Fred got a few new clothes). We have eaten wonderful food and you know, the sun shines here after it rains.

A Few Days in Oregon

So we have a few days in Oregon before we leave for China. Yesterday we drove from Oregon City to Eugene to visit our adoption agency, Holt International. We have spent so much time talking with everyone there on the phone, we wanted to finally put faces with the voices we are so familiar with.

Anson from Holt Guangzhou

On our way to Eugene, we decided that Quade's cast was in need of some repair, the immobilized fingers (pinkie and ring finger) were moving quite a bit so we found an Urgent Care in Eugene and they strengthened that section. The cast is not as pretty as it was before but it is stronger. For those that don't know Quade broke his 5th metacarpal (boxers break), however he is the light weight champion now. While Quade was getting his cast fixed, Fred had his yearly pedicure.Quade wanted Taco Bell for lunch so after our visit at Holt we found lunch.

Eating at Taco Bell

Quade also needed a haircut, so we found a Supercuts and took care of that. Did I mention that the night before we left Juneau Quade announced he only had one pair of shorts. So we also did a little shopping for Quade. He is picky about his clothes. We ended our long day with BBQ at Famous Dave's. Although Fred had never heard of him, so he doesn't think he is that famous.  While Aunt Mary on the other hand nearly jumped out of her seat when she heard that was where we were eating.

We have a few more days in the Portland area to visit with Fred's family and take care of our last minute tasks before we leave for China on June 6th. We will arrive in Beijing on June 7th via Tokyo.
The plane ride from Juneau to Seattle was action packed, Zane and Quade were teaching Aunt Mary how to play Munchkin. They were all disappointed that we got to Seattle so quickly.

Luggage to Go!

Here is the luggage for the six of us, ready to go. Everyone has a checked bag and a carry-on and NaHui has a checked bag.

The time to leave for China is drawing near

After 15 months the time to leave for China is drawing near.  We leave for Portland on Thursday to spend some time with family before continuing on to China.  We will depart from Portland on the 6th for Beijing.

Last week Dayna and the boys were in Skagway for the end of the year class trip, "The Odyssey".  This was the last big project for Dayna before the end of the school year.  She has been very busy this last month and a half with the class play and preparing for the Odyssey.  Only 2 more days left of school.  She is ready for a well deserved break.

This week while only 3 days long will be hectic to say the least.  Tomorrow Dayna has to go get her Hep A and Polio booster at 7:45 a.m.  She will have a busy morning preparing for the passage ceremony that will be held at 1 p.m.  Zane will be moving on from Montessori and on to 9th grade and Quade will be taking his place as an 8th grader in her class.  After the passage ceremony I will take the boys to their Doctor to get a booster for the trip.  Dayna will be traveling to the chiropractor and Mary and I will meet her at the bank after she is done.  We will be getting crisp $100.00 bills and travelers checks.  At some point I will hopefully be taking Quade to the Bone and Joint clinic to have his hand looked at.  He had a mishap while in Skagway and broke his hand.  We should have a blog just for all the side stories.

Wednesday and Thursday look much the same with my booster shots on Wednesday and then on Thursday dentist appointments for the boys and a visit to the orthodontist for Zane.  Then we are off to Oregon at 3:30.

We have been purchasing things for the trip for months now.  Stuff like allergy medicine, band aids,  cold medicine etc....  We have a small Pharmacy.  Even with all the preparation and planning we have made numerous trips to the store for new shorts and last minute things.  The weekend was busy just going in circles.  Everything from packing and doing laundry and looking for my I-Pod to making sure we have all the gifts for the right people when we get to China. 

Dayna was able to get our VPN up and running for the trip this weekend as well. This will enable us to be able to post while in China and be able to go around the "Great Fire Wall of China".  I am glad she is so tech savvy, if not for her we would be sunk. I had a fight with my phone today tying to download a ring tone. Needless to say I still have the stock ring tone. 

I am glad we are so busy as it is getting hard for me to wait.  I think we are all ready to be done and headed off to get Na Hui.  I can hardly wait to see her with my own eyes and hold her in my arms.  I had a realization the other day about Na Hui.  While we have only been matched with her since December of 2011, she has always been our daughter.  Since that day the waiting has been even more painful.  Come on June 11th.

NaHui Dancing

Pictures and Video

It was so wonderful, we woke up this morning with a wonderful gift, pictures and video of NaHui.
Having trouble attaching the video but you can see that on my facebook page. I will continue trying to attach it.