We leave tomorrow!

Well, we leave tomorrow for Beijing and we are busy with last minute packing and shopping. The girls are quite calm, but Tom and I are bouncing off the walls! Avery's still asleep (her schedule hasn't been the best this summer) and Quin was up early as usual. She's been worrying about missing soccer while we're gone.

Speaking of soccer, the girls both won their games last night. Here are a couple of shots with our new camera (which Tom insisted we needed for the trip to China).
Quin was lucky to get to her game last night. Our van broke down (great timing!) and thanks to Michelle and Maddy, we were able to hitch a ride to Lake Simcoe. All's well though, the van will be ready today (with its new alternator) and we'll be ready to leave when my brother picks us up tomorrow - thanks Aurelio!

Our flight leaves for Beijing at 2:30 pm, but we're going to try to be at the airport by noon. The flight is only 13.5 hours long, but we arrive in China at 3:40 pm Saturday because of the 12 hour time difference!

We will be in touch as soon as we can figure out the internet access in our hotel in Beijing. Hopefully, on Saturday evening.

Thanks to everyone for their best wishes,

Tom, Paola, Quin and Avery