Today we woke up and had breakfast at the hotel in Qingyang City. We all gravitated toward the toast with all the interesting veggies on the table.

We asked if we could go back for an hour to the orphanage even though baby Belle had left at 6:30 am to make the long trip to the capital of Gansu. We wanted to see it again so we could really see all the rooms and say goodbye to the nannies and hold the other babies. Yesterday was such an overwhelming day that it was hard to completely take it all in. We took a photo of her crib and what her walls looked like and the apricot tree growing outside the window. It will be so neat to show her this one day.

We then went to a "local market"and saw the many fruits and goats and tobacco stands. It is Sunday and it was so fascinating to watch all the activity going on. A man sewing on a old foot pedal machine, a street dentist selling and replacing teeth (Belle got great photos of this!) and lots of people gathering around us because our guide said they rarely see foreigners. We have truly not seen any "foreigners" for 3 days.

Then-we went to a local shop and bought her a few trinkets like a book on Gansu, some embroidered shoes, and a frame for her nursery.  Last stop before we left Qingyang City was a drive past the hospital where she was abandoned.  I was glad that the orphanage director took us there and it was not out of the way. Again, another small piece of her history she may be curious about one day.

We are making the 4 hour trip in our van back to Xian airport to catch a flight to Lanzhou where Baby Belle is waiting for us. She will get to stay in our hotel room tonight. We will go tomorrow to start much of the paperwork. We have shared so many laughs along the way. Here are some photos that hopefully capture the moment....

Friday night at Tiananmen Square

Happy parents :)

Bebe and Cece and baby girl!