When There Is Room in Your Heart, There Is Always Room in Your Home!: Our One Full Day in Hong Kong and then HOME!

(This is the post that we didn't have time to post before we left Hong Kong. Brie already posted the pics from this day, but we'll add a few travel day pics too)

Hi everyone:)

Here we are about 5 hours into our flight home at 33,000 ft:):):)

So far our flight has been smooth, and at this present time, all three of our children are sleeping:)

I am not sure how long it will last, so I thought I would take a little time and tell you all what we did yesterday as we tried to make the most of our one full day in Hong Kong:):):)

We all slept in a little and enjoyed a great breakfast at our Hotel:):):)

( Ben has been such a good sleeper.... On most mornings because of our agendas, we have had to wake him up:(

But yesterday we all slept in until about 9:00 am:) )

It was the Best Breakfast Buffet on our entire trip, and the kids loved it and so did we:):):)

When in China you never know what the day holds regarding Lunch and Dinner.... So it is Sooo Nice to have a normal breakfast... Or at least a somewhat normal breakfast:):):) There are some things on the Chinese Breakfast Buffets that most Americans would not label as normal...but all in all, eggs, bacon, toast, and fruit are pretty much the same in both countries:):):)

The kids asked who our guide would be in Hong Kong???

We said that his name was Mark ( daddy ) and he would be the Best Hong Kong guide ever!!!! :):):)

Since we had taken the trip up to Victoria's peak before when we traveled with Sam, Mark pretty much knew where we needed to go.... And what we needed to do:):):)

We then walked over to the pier and boarded a ferry to go across the harbour , so that we could catch a taxi to take us to where we could ride the cable trolley up the mountain to Victoria's Peak:):):)

The Lord gifted us with a beautiful, sunny, warm day and we had such a nice time sight seeing, taking pics and walking around and shopping a little at Victoria's Peak:):):)

I seriously could have stayed up there all day looking out over the city of Hong Kong and the Harbour..... It's Absolutely Breathtakingly Beautiful!!!!

We stayed up on the peak for a few hours, found a little place to pray together thanking the Lord for such a glorious day and letting us visit such a beautiful place, and then rode the trolley back down the mountain:):):)

That was really interesting because some of us were sitting in the seats that have you riding facing backward as you go back down the Mountain.... That was a very strange feeling and I didn't like it, so I was thankful when we were at the bottom and on solid ground again:):):)

We then grabbed a taxi and rode to the Hong Kong Observatory Wheel:):):)

It's a huge, enclosed Ferris Wheel right beside the Harbour with great views of the city and Harbour as well:)

We bought tickets and rode on it:):):)

I think that Benjamin was a little apprehensive at first, but he went along with us and ended up loving it...the girls loved it too:):):)

I am glad that the individual cars were enclosed, otherwise I think that I would have been nervous because Ben is still a little unpredictable, and he is 6!!!

He ended up doing great, sitting very still and smiling a lot the entire time on the Ferris Wheel:):):)

After the Ferris Wheel, we explored the area a little more, and then took the fairy back across the Harbour so that we could go to dinner:):):)

We ate at a pizza place that we had eaten at on our last trip, so we were excited because we knew that the food would be good and it was:):):)

After dinner we walked along the Harbour pier walkway and had our picture taken by one of the street photographers:)

They take your pictures with all of the Beautiful Lights in the background and it was only like $13.00:):)

The picture turned out great and I was one happy mom:):):)

The only thing that could have made me happier is if all of our children, grandchildren, and extended family were able to be in the picture:):):)

Two and a half weeks is a long time.... We are missing all of our family and looking forward to coming home:):):)

On our way back to the hotel, we stopped at a Starbucks so that I could get another Hong Kong Mug....the one I had was broken and I needed to replace it:):):)

We then headed back to our hotel to start packing for our departure today:):):)

The airport van picked us up at 7:30am.... It was a 45 min. drive to the airport, and Ben did fine, and so far he has been ok on the flight as well:):):)

We are so very thankful for Ben's easy going, go with the flow kind of personality.... He has been such a Treasure to us as we are getting to know him more and more every day and he has been feeling more comfortable with us:):):):) He is loving and affectionate and very sweet:):):)

YAY!!!!

Dear Jesus, thank you for loving us and carrying us all over China and Back Home again❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Thank You for our new little son Benjamin and for orchestrating every detail of this adoption❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Thank You for every person who has prayed for us, loved us, loved our children, or supported us in any way along the way❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Thank You for all of the Families that you are raising up to say YES to Adoption❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

And lastly, thank you Lord for every little child all over this world who will go to sleep tonight without a mommy and daddy or family to call their own... Please carry each little one close to your heart Lord and PLEASE find Godly, loving families for each and every one:):):)❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

We love you Lord Jesus, please Strengthen and Equip us for whatever lies ahead......in your mighty and powerful name we pray!!!

Amen!!!!

Thanks everyone for coming on this journey with us..... We are SO VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR PRAYERS:):):)

We love you all....

GOD BLESS !!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️