We headed home today. It is bittersweet to leave China. We are leaving our daughter's first home and the wonderful country we have grown to love. We are also leaving our new family. We have quickly grown to love our travel group and guide. These are the people who totally get what we are talking about when we refer to gotcha day, the grieving our daughter has gone through, all the details of our trip, and our spicy girls. But we are glad to be heading home. Back to our normal routine and a soft bed. Back to friends and family. Being able to order a drink with ice in it. All the little things we missed while being gone.
It is funny how we will be leaving for the airport at 6:20 a.m., January 30th, and will arrive home after traveling for 30 hours at 10:30 p.m., January 30th. I think we will be feeling this trip for a few days!
The pictures above show the three girls at the airport in Guangzhou, Theaux heading to Beijing while Madelyn and Lydia head to Shanghai. It was sad for the girls to say goodbye!! Next is my friend Janine and her adorable daughter Annabelle along with Raegan and me in the Shanghai airport. Janine's mother knitted the girls matching socks for the trip and we had to get pictures with the girls wearing them. Of course the girls look super cute in them!! Grandma Faye met us at the airport in Wichita and we got a quick picture of her with Raegan. She was so excited to finally get her hands on her new granddaughter! And finally, Raegan at home in her new bouncing seat. She loves sitting in it and watching Marshall and Madelyn.
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