8357 Miles and Back: On the Way...

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

On the Way...

Sitting at the airport...about to board the plane to Chicago, then to China! Everything is worked out after we had to call a staff person to come help us out when Angelle shoved Rebekah's passport into the wrong machine and it looked like it was gone for good...But now we are through security and sitting at the gate. Rebekah is in a surprisingly good mood....

and.....

boarding.....

up and away....

flying the friendly skies :)

5 comments:

UnknownAugust 18, 2009 at 10:01 AM
I'm praying for you all!
This is very exciting!
Love, June Jennings
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Terri AbelAugust 18, 2009 at 6:31 PM
We are SO excited for you and can't wait to meet Anna! We MUST plan a visit for when you return! Love you so much! The Abels
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VictoriaAugust 20, 2009 at 2:11 PM
I can't believe that y'all are in China right now! How did Rebekah do on the flight? How does she like China? And what do you and Micah think about it so far? We're all praying for you! We can't wait to see your new posts -- hint! hint!

Victoria :)
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VictoriaAugust 20, 2009 at 2:14 PM
One more thing. Do the Chinese people understand your Chinese? When Mom tried speaking Chinese to them when she adopted Sophie, they actually asked her to stop speaking! Is your language experiment going any better? :)
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Leslie YoungAugust 21, 2009 at 8:14 PM
Glad to find the blog! So excited for your wonderful family! Praying for you all!
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Across the World in 23 Days...Again!

It all started a little over six years ago, when everything finally came together and Jay and Angelle decided to adopt a child...on the other side of the world. In January of 2005, they traveled (alone; that part is important) to the city of Changsha in China's Hunan Province to bring little Yuan Si Yu ('Thinking Feather') all the way back into our lives here in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Nothing has been the same. Ever since that time, Rebekah Marie has plunged head first into life in general, and it is hard to imagine there ever having been a time when she wasn't here rearranging the living room, emptying cabinets, carrying around 6 different purses, and screaming at the top of her lungs...just because she can.

After Rebekah settled in...and the dust had cleared, the possibility that we might try to travel to China again to adopt a second time became a simple inevitability. And, when the earliest possible date to make the petition to adopt came, we signed up. Four years later, we are following through on that promise.

Starting August 18th, ALL five of us (Jay, Angelle, Landon, Micah and Rebekah) will travel the roughly 8357.2 miles to Guizhou Province's capital city, Guiyang, to adopt the little sister (our 'meimei') who we've been waiting to meet for such a long time. Follow us as we journey across the world in 23 days to meet little Cao Tian Qin, soon to be Anna Noel Tian High whom God has blessed us with...and see a few sights along the way! Until then, Zaijian!