Beyond, Beyond...and back again,

This is what happens when you think you're going somewhere else, drifting in thoughts and making plans; and then as GOD guides you to the river that carries you to your destination,

the current sways you, to just the right place.

~

We thought perhaps, our daughter was in Ethiopia waiting;

...and by GODS hand he showed us a way to her. We are not going to 'Beyond',

we are in fact going back again... To China.

~

Our Newest daughter awaits us in China;

Follow our Journey as we Grow Our Family Tree in China...again. :)

Ethiopia

Our family is learning more about a country very impoverished with many children waiting for a family. During this time of our big, new, happy, crazy, loving family... I am trying to lose weight and we all are, trying to save money. As we believe, we are transitioning our lives into the calling of Ethiopia.
With CCAI our agency; opening a "Wider Door" for us, by now doing "Ethiopia Adoptions" as well as "Haiti Adoptions" and of course "China Adoptions", we have requested an adoption packet for this particular country and her Ethiopian children. We ask of you; Our Family and Friends, for prayers of wisdom & guidance for the Year Ahead. As we proceed with the complexity of adding our two newest children to our loving family, we will wait for the 6~month post adoption, the CO~State Validation of Foreign Adoption, and the post one~year report to proceed. But a strong urge with the new CCAI Ethiopian Program is ever prevalent.
http://www.ethiopiankids.org/

:)

Bringing it all Home; Leaving China in the Morning 2009!

Hope you enjoyed our travel blog at http://www.hunsufamily.com/

We will see you on the other side of the world tomorrow x2!

Travel Blog 2009

Dear Family and Friends,

We will be using a travel blog site for our Journey; "Adoption of Two". Please visit us:

http://hunsufamily.com/

The reason for this temporary "TRAVEL BLOG" site, is that most likely while we are traveling in China the "Censorship of Free Press", will have blocked Blogger, Facebook, Twitter and other media abused blogging portals.
After our Journey, you can meet us back here http://hunsufamily.blogspot.com to catch up on our family days at home. :o)

Travel~2009

We are packed and ready to go get our two "babies".
Our children are waiting for us in Henan, China.

A family foursome around here,... will soon be a six-pack!
and Yes,... this is packing light. 4 checked and 4 carry-ons and one purse.
All under TSA/International weight! :o)

China Itinerary~2009

9/1 Leave for airport

9/2 Leave U.S. for Beijing.

9/3 Arrive in Beijing.

9/4 Tour Beijing.

9/5 Tour Beijing.

9/6 Depart Beijing for Zhengzhou on China Southern flight.

9/7 Take a bus to the registration office to receive your child this morning. Congratulations! This afternoon, all families will sign the Guardianship Agreement. Take Registration Certificate photos at local photo shop.Return to the hotel to prepare registration paperwork.

9/8 All families take a bus to the registration office to complete the Adoption Registration in the morning. Please note that your adoption is finalized at the time of registration. After this point, the Chinese government prohibits you from relinquishing your child in China. Go to the provincial notary office to apply for the Notary after registration. Rest or optional group shopping trip to the Lotus Center (same as Wal-Mart) in the afternoon.

9/9 Free time or rest. Optional tours maybe available please ask Yisha for details.

9/10 Receive your Notary documents in the afternoon.

9/11 (Athena's Birthday) All families will receive your child’s passport in the afternoon and leave Zhengzhou for Guangzhou on China Southern flight.

9/12 Have your child’s visa physical and visa photo taken this morning. Have your child’s visa photo and physical completed today. You will be walking to the clinic with Bruce. Your child will also receive a tuberculosis skin test if they are between the ages of 2 to 14. Meet with Bruce to prepare paperwork for the Consulate appointment: Please bring all of your documents and passports to this meeting. Your CCAI rep will have the required forms for you to fill out.

9/13 Sunday. Free time. Rest, tour, shop.

9/14 If applicable, meet with Bruce to have the Tuberculosis test checked at the clinic. If necessary have the chest x-ray taken.

9/15 Free time. Rest, tour, shop. If you needed to follow up with the chest x-ray go to the clinic with Bruce.

9/16 Today is your Consulate appointment. Bruce will deliver your visa packets to the U.S. Consulate Adoption Unit.

9/17 Go to the U.S. Consulate to take the oath in the afternoon. Receive your child’s visa packet at the conclusion of the oath ceremony.DO NOT OPEN YOUR CHILD’S VISA PACKET!

9/18 Please check out of your hotel room and be ready to go by the designated time set by Bruce.Hunsucker and Kulp – Leave Guangzhou for Hong Kong, on China Southern Flight. Leave Hong Kong for the U.S. Please check in 2 hours prior to departure for the US.Please check your International flight tickets for specific information.WELCOME HOME!

Here we grow again...2009

Scott Yu

&

Athena NiuNiu

Waiting for us in Henan, China.
We received our LOA {Letter Of Acceptance} for our two Children.
We will keep you posted when we are able to travel to bring them home. :o)

Happy Mother's Day 2009

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Outta' Here {2008}!

We leave China on Friday at 5:50 AM ... We will travel about 27 hours and we will be home Friday afternoon!

{Just have your kids do the math! ;o)}

The Delta Pearl at night

The kids took these pictures. They really enjoyed photography on this journey. We walked to the river outside our hotel on our last evening to see the Pearl River at night. The pictures do not do the light show justice through the mist and humidity. It was very nice. We enjoyed all the lights as they played Chinese music.

The Red Couch Photos

This is all the Kids in our group of 5 families.

The 5 families.

Sister and Brother.
The funny bunch!
Our Family.

Two days left!!!!

Ahhh, the waiting game. Some of us handle it better then others...

Hannah wakes up everyday counting on her fingers how many days till we leave, then she pretends to be a plane... wrrrruummm.

Some of us after walking around are ready for the next day.
Some of us take their kids toys and never give it back.
In the wild, the strong survive, so if they want the toys back...
Ok, the kids have taken over the Bigger toys. So the bottom feeder parents, are left with the scraps.

Walking around the Island

Today we walked around the Island,

Jacob and Hannah took all the photos.
Enjoy!

Photoless day...(James blog)

Ok, I forgot to put the chip back in the camera after downloading the last batch of pictures. So the camera could only take 9 pictures without the chip. I also forgot to bring the cord to transfer the photos from the camera to the computer. :( (who knew we would need it, for a measly 9 pictures.)
Soooo, I'll just have to explain our day to you, without the living color. Let me start by saying we only have 3 major highlights to the day; taking a shower, eating breakfast and getting e-mails from people. Of course family time is a highlight, but we are getting bored. We've really slowed down on the paperwork end, so not much to do until Wednesday! It's like being in prison with a bag of plain potato chips... boring!
The only exciting thing to happen yesterday was at a downtown KFC. The staff had someone move from their table so we could sit at it instead. The restaurant was very busy & the lobby was full. We got a few mean looks from everyone like "oh, rich americans" made us lose our seats. I was hoping for a riot to break up our day... but no such luck. The restaurant has a guard and a lobby attendant patroling. It is their custom to have patrons move over & sit at a table that is only big enough for their party. So if you are a family of two at a four seater, then you must move.
Hannah has been fitting in like she was born to us, like she was always a "Hunsucker"! She is quiet, polite, shy "around strangers";(wait to till you get to know her, she is a real ham)LOL, she is respectful and a good listener... and of course crazy~wild with no shame of making a fool out of herself, LOL. Everyday she wakes with a smile, and says "Good Morning!". She understands a lot of English and speaks about 25 English words. Her main language is Cantonese, but she does understand Mandarin as well. She is very smart and attentive. She also loves to eat, hopefully that will slow down as we get her home and she has a more wide open place to play and explore.

Let's do lunch?

We meet Hannah's friends and their mamas for lunch.

Hannah's friend, Maddie MeiKe.

Hannah eating Schlotzsky's hot sauce...MMMmmm!!

Maddie MeiKe and Robyn(her mama)!

HannahMeiRu and MeiFeng (her friend), looking at a cell phone! Maddie and Hannah.

Robyn and Ashley! We finally got a chance to really meet!

Robyn & Maddie live near Grandma and Grandpa...

so we will be able to see them for a reunion in the summer!

Sharon (MeiFeng's mama!) and family.