Today was bitter sweet. We went to Sophie's finding spot - on a sidewalk right outside a village yards from a police station. This place makes it obvious that Sophie's birth mommy desperately wanted her to be found and by the right people. We were thankful that Sophie was found right away and in a safe place that many would see her!
We spent the day with our friends Paul and Stacy, shopping and sight seeing and we ate at the famous Weis in Kunming. All I can say is that chocolate milkshakes are on the menu! I had three Chinese elderly women stop and try to rub my arms (they were memorized by my freckles!) I said "freckles" and they repeated and were quite pleased. It appears that many people in Kunming have little or no understanding about adoption. They seem to not be able to put the two and two together; white family - Chinese daughter. Most of the time we get smiles and gentle hellos - a few snickers here and there - but we understand that not all people know what we are doing or can grasp the depth of our love for our new daughter. She is precious gift!!
Kunming is lovely - scenic and beautiful!! This is a great place. It is green and there are many close by shops to venture off to. Leaving Kunming is difficult because we know that Sophie is one step closer to becoming an American, which is exciting, but this is where her roots are from. We can not wait to reunite with the kids and be a complete family. We miss them terribly.
Sophie is a firecracker - even tried to bite mommy today! She runs a million miles a minute and is VERY busy! She is always smiling (at least when she gets her own way) and is really fun to be with. Today, when we were getting ready to pack to fly out to Guangzhou, Sophie managed to draw all over herself with pen, throw her cup and new toy in the toilet and take all of the toilet paper off the roll!!! All with a smile! She is a Hopp alright! Please pray for us, we fly out tomorrow to Guangzhou at 11:40 - getting a sneak preview of what miss Sophie is like on a plane - outta be an experience!!!! Days away from coming home!!!!
We spent the day with our friends Paul and Stacy, shopping and sight seeing and we ate at the famous Weis in Kunming. All I can say is that chocolate milkshakes are on the menu! I had three Chinese elderly women stop and try to rub my arms (they were memorized by my freckles!) I said "freckles" and they repeated and were quite pleased. It appears that many people in Kunming have little or no understanding about adoption. They seem to not be able to put the two and two together; white family - Chinese daughter. Most of the time we get smiles and gentle hellos - a few snickers here and there - but we understand that not all people know what we are doing or can grasp the depth of our love for our new daughter. She is precious gift!!
Kunming is lovely - scenic and beautiful!! This is a great place. It is green and there are many close by shops to venture off to. Leaving Kunming is difficult because we know that Sophie is one step closer to becoming an American, which is exciting, but this is where her roots are from. We can not wait to reunite with the kids and be a complete family. We miss them terribly.
Sophie is a firecracker - even tried to bite mommy today! She runs a million miles a minute and is VERY busy! She is always smiling (at least when she gets her own way) and is really fun to be with. Today, when we were getting ready to pack to fly out to Guangzhou, Sophie managed to draw all over herself with pen, throw her cup and new toy in the toilet and take all of the toilet paper off the roll!!! All with a smile! She is a Hopp alright! Please pray for us, we fly out tomorrow to Guangzhou at 11:40 - getting a sneak preview of what miss Sophie is like on a plane - outta be an experience!!!! Days away from coming home!!!!
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