Korea, Day Two: Secret Garden

Hello, everyone!

We are leaving in a moment to do a little shopping. Yes, it was actually Daniel's idea to shop. He is full of suprises.

We will meet with our new little one at 1:30pm and then leave for the airport. I will share our experience with you when we are back in WI-FI range and Jake is asleep. We are preparing as many things for him as we can fit into carry-ons...foods that he likes, books, toys, my video i-pod...we want to make this flight as easy as possible for him. I'll let everyone know when we arrive on Friday in LA. I should be able to blog and make calls after immigration.

Yesterday was a full day for us. We had an incredible meeting with Sean's foster Mom. I am including her picture here but will not use her name for privacy. The baby in the picture is 7 months old and will be going to NYC soon. The young man is her son. After loading us up with gifts and sharing photos, she told us of Roo Da's time with her. She has had many foster children, yet she remebers him well and carries his picture. We look forward to meeting her again with Sean. We left with each other's address and look forward to corresponding with her and her family. Okay, it's campy to say...but, HOW COOL IS THAT? =)

We also met with both the director and the founder of ESWS. The current CEO will be in PHX for our celebration in September. We enjoyed a wonderful lunch here at Eastern, including traditional Korean foods such as Kimchee and Be Bim Bop. (Yes, Terri, I now know what the bowl looks like!)

Afterwards we met with Jake and his foster Mom for a visit. He does have stranger anxiety, but not to the degree that Sarah does. He has the most fun-loving personality, and is both smart and cute. Yes, I am biased, but it is a fact. =) We can't wait for you to meet him!

The travel log should begin here, but I will have to fill in the details later so we can be on our way. The pictures are of a palace with a Secret Garden. SO BEAUTIFUL! Yes, we rode the subway everywhere today...look at us, getting around Seoul and only getting a little lost. =)

Enjoy the pictures!