Our Itinerary

We were pleasantly surprised to find our itinerary and travel packet on our doorstep this morning!

So, here's our trip in a nutshell:

• 8/5: Arrive in Beijing @ 3:00pm (China time---3:00am EST)
• 8/6: Acrobatic show in the afternoon
• 8/7: Visit the great wall and cloisonne factory
• 8/8: Visit Tianamen Square, Forbidden City and Hutong tour
• 8/9: Flight to Guangzhou (3 hr. morning flight)
• 8/9: RECEIVE LILI IN THE AFTERNOON!! (which will be overnight in the US)
• 8/10: Adoption registration and notarization
• 8/11: Free day (hello! SHOPPING!----nothing "FREE" about it!!) :)
• 8/12: Visit Guangzhou Zoo
• 8/13: Apply for Lili's passport
• 8/14: Free day (ummm..... SHOPPING!)
• 8/15: Visit White Cloud Mountain Park
• 8/16: Free day (yep, SHOPPING!)
• 8/17: Visit Guangzhou Folk Art Museum (with TWO kids?----maybe we'll pass on that!)
• 8/18: Medical appt. 9:00am
• 8/19: Free day (you guessed it! SHOPPING!)
• 8/20: Visa appt.
• 8/21: Consulate oath, pick up visa at 3:00pm
• 8/22: Fly from Guangzhou to Hong Kong in the morning
• 8/22: Depart Hong Kong in the late afternoon
• 8/22: Arrive in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (finally!) in the evening (we gain a day on the way back. We'll actually be arriving in Chicago only 1 hour after we've left Hong Kong!!)

So, that does it. We now have the last thing we need before we can go.

wow. I'm excited.

We have a list of names and phone numbers of the people that will be with us on this trip. It'll be quite an experience.

I plan on keeping up with posts/pics and (hopefully) videos while we're there. That's my intention anyway!! So please stay along for the ride. And please comment. We have our blog set up to email our comments to us. It will mean so much to us to hear from you!!