One more sleep!!!

After one more sleep we will be on our way to South Africa!
Our first flight leaves Toronto at 9:20pm on July 1st to arrive in London on Wednesday morning.  We then enjoy a leisurely 10 hours in the Heathrow airport(We told D we may go see the Queen if there is time or maybe just tea).  We then take a second red eye from London to Johannesburg, South Africa.  From there we take a shorter flight to Durban the area in which we will be located for most of our trip.  We are to arrive in Durban at around 10am on Thursday morning.
We are packed and as ready as we can be for the adventure ahead.
Funny picture of the day!

What does a 3 year old think they need in their carry on?

It's another GIRL!!!!

We are excited to be posting again!!

On Wednesday, May 28, 2014 we got the call from our Social Worker that we have been matched with a beautiful little girl from South Africa.   She was born on December 11, 2012 so she will be a near 2 years younger then her big sister D.  Big sister is still a little confused about all this talk about going on an airplane for a LONG, LONG time and then living somewhere else for almost 6 weeks but reality will hit soon enough.
Our flights are booked!  We leave July 1(this Tuesday) and are to arrive in Durban, South Africa on Thursday morning.  South African adoptions run on a much different timeline then Ethiopia.   We will only need to travel to South Africa once.  We will meet our new daughter very soon after arrival and then enjoy time getting to know each other as we wait for court, court documents, then Canadian Citizenship, and finally a Canadian Passport before we can fly home as a new family of four.  Our return flights are set for August 12 provided all is in order by then.
We are excited to have long time family friends and seasoned travellers Gene and Corry Veening coming with us!  It will be so helpful to have the extra set of hand, eyes and planners when travelling with 2 little children.

For all who supported us with words of encouragement, listening ears and gifts through this second adoption we want to say a huge THANK YOU!!

We will meet our new daughter in 7 days!!