It's official

June 5th -- As of 945am, Emily Hope Xiangni Chafetz is officially in our family. She has been in our hearts for two years, and now she is with us in person for the rest of our lives. She is warm, cute and snuggly. She giggles as we bounce her up and down. She is outgoing and "wild" (as Jill calls her), always putting stuff in her mouth and squirming around. She is healthy and curious. She is precious, and she is ours. June 6th -- We are going on another grand adventure. We are flying to Ensi, the airport closest to Allie's orphanage, about an hour flight from Wuhan. From the airport in Ensi, we will go to our hotel, check in and then make a two hour taxi ride to Allie's "finding place", the village (Leping) in which she was born and lived for the first 7 weeks of her life. We will get an idea of Allie's birth and early life that never would have been possible without our kind and willing guide, Peter. The village may not be easy to find because it is in a remote and mountainous region, but we will give it a shot. On the way back to the hotel, we will visit Allie's orphanage from the outside -- per the Chinese government, we are not allowed inside. We may be able to have dinner with the orphanage director outside of the orphanage. This will take up all of Wednesday and we will fly back to Wuhan on Thursday. A very busy two days! We'll keep you posted on details of the trip on Thursday or Friday. Love, Mark, Jill, Allie & Emily Chafetz