Today's the day!

We arrived in Guangzhou last night. We'll be staying in a district of town called Shamian Island, originally created as a western ghetto to keep the barbarians in one spot. Now it features colonial architecture and grand hotels. And, of course, barbarians. Believe it or not, there's a 7-11 across the street and I've heard there's a Pizza Hut and Walmart as well. We'll have to cross the bridge to experience the Chinese version of Guangzhou.

Ryan woke up yesterday morning and his first words were, "we get little sister tomorrow." Today he jumped on me and announced, "Zero days till we get little sister!" Our appointment is this afternoon at the civil affairs bureau. We'll go with the two other families and all pick up our girls. In the meantime, we'll explore Shamian Island and buy some thank-you gifts for the orphanage nannies.

So hard to believe that after two and a half years, we're finally here...