Friday, August 23, 2013

Gatlinburg and Update!

We spent a weekend in Gatlinburg, Tennessee....which is an amazing place to visit.  


Notice Mark's head at the top!


This was taken during a car ride...it's beautiful in the Smokies! 


Couple of pics during our hikes:



We hiked a lot and ate some really great food! Gatlinburg is basically a "strip" with
 tons of cool shops and food joints.  The Log Cabin Pancake House was so yummy! 


We had this made in a little shop there. Nora can use it on the plane!

Speaking of Nora...we received an update from our agency!!


I love her piggy tails!!!! 

We also were able to contact a company that locates adoptees "finding ads". In China, when a child is found, they place a small ad in the newspaper.  Here is the first picture that was probably taken of her!



Along with the newest pic of Nora, we received a written update as well.  It gave us a few pieces of new information:

She is 20 months old now.
She is 2ft 9in. That's the 90th percentile for height!
She is 20.9 pounds.
She likes to take a bath.
We requested they not cut her hair (as you can see, they permitted that).
She listens well to her foster parents. 
She is potty trained.  Somehow I doubt that one. 
It says she loves to be outdoors and is an "active girl". That should be fun!

Here's a sneak peak of her room! Yes, we will have side rails on the bed. 





Our I-800 Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative was approved today! Traveling in October to get her!