Thursday,
November 26, 2009
DONGGUAN ORPHANAGE
First Happy Thanksgiving everyone, we will be missing the
Turkey!
Today we went back to Zoe's orphanage. It was about an 1
1/2 hour drive to the city of Dongguan.
She didn't recognize it at first, it wasn't until we were
on the second floor with the children and nannies that she
heard the voice of her favorite nanny.
She squirmed out of Steve's hands and ran down the hall to
her Nanny Lee. She was so happy to see her! Lots of
nanny's came up and gave her kisses and told
her that she looked very pretty. We then went into a room
with the nannies to ask a few questions and Zoe sat with
her nanny the entire time. There was also a man her came
in to see her and was very fond of Zoe, she was all smiles
for him too. When it came time to come back to us she
cried and threw herself back, you could tell that she was
very much loved and attached to the nanny's. She finally
calmed down after her favorite nanny left the room. We
then walk down to their play area and let her see the
playground, she was very sad here and didn't want to play
with anything. On our way out we got to meet another
little girl from the Orphanage and take pictures for her
family. They didn't let us in any of the children's areas
because they are still concerned about the H1N1 and don't
want the kids to get it.
After leaving the Orphanage we drove to her finding spot,
which was about a 20 minute drive from the Orphanage. It
was at a local Hospital in Dongguan, me and the guide were
able to go up to the fourth floor of the Hospital in the
Pediatric wing and take pictures of her exact finding spot
on a chair just outside the Nurse's station. There were
many young sick children in this area and all the rooms
were full so there were people in the halls also. Her mom
must of really loved her to risk herself getting caught to
place in an area she knew that she would be found right
away.
On our way out of Dongguan we stopped and ate at a local
Cantonese restaurant, which was very tasty. Steve and I
tried the roast duck (the closest that were going to get
to a turkey today).
Although today was a long emotional day I feel blessed
that we were able to travel to Dongguan and get pictures
with the nanny's that she knew for the first two years of
her life and for her to have that final goodbye.
Love you boys!!! Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
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Cute little girl
Modeling already
Zoe with her favorite nanny Miss Lee |
