The countdown has started!

Rich has moved into our new apartment in Shanghai (we are still waiting for our shipment to arrive), Ang and I have applied for our Chinese Visa's (which should arrive in the mail tomorrow) and we've picked our travel dates (although we haven't booked the flights yet). The final countdown is on - we will be leaving from Raleigh on Friday, July 17 and arrive in Shanghai the following day. I am getting anxious and excited for the trip. I'm curious to see how Angela does on the plane and I am so excited for us all to be together in our new home. I have heard from many moms that have traveled with babies this age that it went really well because they sleep a lot on the plane. We will see!!

Happy fathers day to all of the dads out there...we are bummed we can't be with Rich today and told him we will celebrate in July when we were all together. He spent this weekend in Kuala Lumpur and it sounds like he had a great time. Of course, he managed to find a casino and won some money playing his daughters birthday on the roulette table. For some reason I was not surprised when I heard this.

Last week we had visitors from Vermont - Thea, Bailey and Dot came down to meet Angela and spend a few days with us. Chris and Katie are coming this week and will be staying for two weeks. Colleen will also be coming for a weekend in July - she had planned a visit in June but had to reschedule. The Ziemba Inn has been so busy!

Finally - new pictures of Angela - that little smile totally makes my day every time I see it!! Sorry for the pictures that I can't seem to rotate the correct way, I'm still trying to figure out this blogger thing.