We are in Taiyuan

Our flight to Taiyuan was uneventful. Although the fly was just an hour flight, we were served a quick beef mcmuffin breakfast. Emily slept thru it. Just arriving at the Shanxi Grand hotel which is located downtown, we noticed chinese celebration it's still in all its glory.Today is the last day of the chinese new years celebration. Fireworks are everywhere and continue non-stop till after midnight. No kidding! It's just so noisy, polluted and the cars have a layer of dust. Breathing is not going to be easy around here. On top of that, SNOW! It snowed all afternoon and the streets are muddy, wet and there are no trucks to plow the streets. They do it manually and it's very very messy. Susan is our agency rep and she travel with her mom, Grace. Our other travel mates are Curtis and Teresa from IN. There are adopting little Gabriella who is 2 1/2 years old. We grab a delicious lunch and did some paperwork. Ended the day with dessert ice cream at the hotel and went night night with the sound of firecrackers. Tomorrow is our big day. We will go to the civil affair's office and meet Nathan. And or family of three will become a family of four. As always, your prayers are greatly appreciated.