Vietnam Take 2

Well, here we are back again in Hanoi waiting for another child. As the locals would say "same, same, but different". Everything feels so familiar and just driving from the airport was enough to remind me of how much I love the country! We are staying at a different hotel (this time we have a 2 bedroom apartment). In a way this is very sad because we loved the Lucky so much, but it is also nice how convenient the Hanoi Towers is. We have everything here - a kids playroom, pools, a grocery store, a coffee shop - what more could you ask for when adjusting to a new family member?

Everything is such a lush green here and the weather is very heavy. They are calling for rain and thunderstorms for the next week, but I have heard that there has actually been very little rain so far. The traffic is as I remember it, craziness with a touch of insanity. We haven't ventured out much yet, but it will be interesting when grandma has to start navigating the streets here. I think she is in for a bit of a shock, but hopefully that will be overcome by her excitement to have her morning pho.

Tomorrow is the BIG day and I can't believe that it is upon us already. Patrick will go and apply for Tam's passport in the morning and then we will all go out to the orphanage in the afternoon to pick her up. We are hoping to snap tons of pictures for all the families still waiting to travel so we have our work cut out for us.