So we were very happy today to finally get to Guixi ourselves and visit the orphanage and city where she lived for her first 8 months. The city was much bigger than I had imagined, with lots of construction and new buildings going up (just like the rest of China). The drive was only 2.5 hours each way and we were back in Nanchang by dinner.
The visit at the orphanage was fantastic. The girls were treated like royalty by the director and all the staff. They even made a huge banner welcoming the girls back to their hometown.
This is one of the nannies who delivered the babies to us in Nanchang 9 years ago.
But they especially loved visiting the babies room and playing with some of them while they tried to move around in their little walkers. We could have scooped one of those little cuties up and taken her with us! We took lots of pictures so they can see their little friends again.
This is Quin with the Director - after he bought them each a huge bag of peanuts - they just love to see the girls happy!
Tomorrow we're off to Nanjing. Its a free day so I may not post again until Wednesday since there won't be much going on tomorrow.
2 comments:
Oh my gosh...cutie patootie babies!!! Almost makes you want to expand your family.....almost. *grin*
Glad your visit went well.
Really enjoying following your trip and wish I could be there with you!
Judy
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