U.S. Consulate Appointment

Today we had our appointment to get Josiah's Visa at the U.S. Consulate.  We had to swear an oath as a group and electronically sign a document.  Today made us much more aware of our privileges as American citizens.  When arrived at the Consulate, we saw multiple lines of Chinese citizens waiting in the pouring rain for a chance to get a visa to come to America.  We walked right in and were led upstairs (thankfully).  It was surprisingly an amazing experience.  This was the final step in our adoption process and we were all so excited to be done! After many, many months of waiting, we have fully adopted Josiah and are ready to bring him home!!  We are feeling very homesick and miss our daughters to the point of tears.  We are so thankful to our families who have taken care of them.

One of the blessings of this trip has been the opportunity to meet some amazing people from across the U.S.  We've developed some good friendships and there is already plans to try to have regular reunions.

A rainy day at Shamian Island

We are brining this to the U.S.

Typical look on Josiah's face

This man is writing the "Reynolds" name in Mandarin

The final copy

Cold day at the Guangzhou Folk Art Museum