Hello All! Well, we've almost made it to the finish line. We had our consulate appoinment today, and we had a small problem with one of our documents. They had to wake up some people in Kunming last night and have the papers redone and then rushed via UPS to Guangzhou. Our guide, Maggie, is supposed to be picking them up from the airport as I write this. If for some reason they do not arrive, we may have to spend an extra night in China, but she was pretty sure it was all going to work out. We are of course praying that it all arrives safe and on time.

Most of the families went home today. Only us and two other families had to stay behind because we had later consulate appointments. Before everyone left, we were able to get some pictures of the group so you can see who we've spent the last couple of weeks with. Everyone was great, and we hope to have some fun reunions in the future after we're all home and settled. The three families who were left behind were able to go to the zoo today. That was a lot of fun, and we were able to get a lot closer to the animals than what you are in the States so we got some good pictures. Raegan, daddy included a picture of a panda just for you because we knew how much you wanted to see one.

Branham is beginning to become more comfortable around us so has been testing his boundaries a bit more with us, but he's also loosening up a bit more and having fun. Oh well...I guess you have to take the good with the bad. We went to the hotel pool yesterday, and Branham was able to go swimming for the first time. He seemed to really enjoy it, and he let Phil take him around the pool on his back. He even stuck his head under water a few times after he got comfortable. All in all, we've really enjoyed the trip but are definitely ready to be home. Tomorrow we're supposed to attend the swearing ceremony which is the final leg of our journey. I'll try and post at least one more time and let you know if we're leaving on time and all of that. Love ya!!