We are in Nanjing with another family from the United States. They are a fabulous family, and we have loved getting to know them. We went out for the day sightseeing Nanjing with them and our guide, Denise.

Nanjing is a modern city with a rich history. Some of this history

I am using Knox’s Chinese name for this post. It seems appropriate. We kept it legally as part of his name, but this is who he is to his foster family, and will always be a part of his identity.

We were allowed to go and meet his foster family today.

Monday morning. March 12th. The day our family grew by one. The day we had waited for for fifteen months. We woke up early, which for me meant, I just got out of bed, because I didn’t sleep all night. Even though I was so excited, it was still a

Day three: Heading to Nanjing.

We woke up and reminded each other that we had one more day. It is so surreal to finally be at this point. I have looked at Knox’s photo countless times, but to see him appear in real life will be amazing. I feel so many

Knox Nathaniel Yundi,

I want to record our trip for you in words. I know there is a lot of your history we don’t, and won’t know, so I wanted to make this as detailed as possible for you.

Days 1-2 in China:

I am pretty amazed that I just flew halfway across

Every year we go to Vancouver B.C. for the Chinese New Year Parade. It’s always a favorite day for our kids. We get a hotel room the night before and go somewhere fun for dinner.  Chinese New Year, also called Lunar New Year, is a grand and important event for