Home at last!

Guangzhou, China to Hong Kong to San Francisco to LAX plus a 1 1/2 hour drive and... we're home. It was so wonderful to be picked up at the airport by Colette's brother, Mark and family. They brought our boys along too (see photo). So much love for such a little girl. So the good ol' USA has a brand new citizen...

Rachel Celeste Xinjin (Shin Jin)

Health Status: Eating American food and loving it. Photo is of her having her first cold pizza (at 2:00 a.m.) with daddy. Has a chest cold and ear infection.

Happiness status: Very pleased with her entertaining brothers, not too sure about the dog. Very displeased that our little house is so vast and mommy keeps hiding somewhere in it ( to do laundry and such).

Sleep Status: What sleep? Jeff and Colette take turns as much as Rachel allows. It's 1:00 a.m. here but she lets us know that it's day time in China.

Thank goodness she's cute... even at 1:00 a.m.

Blessed by the monks

We took her to a Buddhist temple to be blessed by the monks. The temple was beautiful and so was the ceremony.

The Many Moods of Mei Mei

She has gained 2 pounds since we got her. She's also getting stronger and more vocal... in a good way.

Showing off her 2 teeth (and a noodle stuck to her cheek).

She was not thrilled with wearing the pretty purple shoes we bought her.

Happy with daddy... aslong as she's looking at mommy.

Ready for a swim. Thanks for the swimsuit Amber.