Category Archives: Adoption

Today was a really good day. We were allowed to go and visit the children’s home where Carl has been living. Honestly we had not been expecting much so we were very pleasantly surprised when we got there. All the … Continue reading →

Here are a few of the pics we’ve taken since getting Carl. We’ve not had too much time to do things. At the moment we’re distracting him with his toy cars. He loves his little Schumi car The first stage … Continue reading →

So far, so good today. We’ve done the important stuff and signed all the papers so Carl is now officially a Walker. We then went to the police station and applied for his passport. It’s a sad but true fact … Continue reading →

Today we’re off to see the judge and the police to get the adoption completed and to apply for his passport. Then we’re going to go and get some new toys for him as he likes noisy things better. Full … Continue reading →

Hi all, As you’ve probably noticed we haven’t added any pics of Carl yet. We’ve taken plenty but we don’t want to share any until the adoption process is complete. That means it may not even be until we get … Continue reading →

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Hi all, Today we’ve been out shopping. We bought a simple pram and the presents we have to give to the children’s home and Carl’s nanny. We were told that the most important thing about the presents is that they … Continue reading →

This morning we left Beijing to head to Shenyang where we will collect Carl. First impressions of Beijing were good. It was a huge city but isn’t too crowded and is very clean. The food was fantastic everywhere we went … Continue reading →

Today we’ve been to see the Great Wall. It was absolutely amazing. Not only did they build this huge wall with no modern tools or ways of moving things but they did it at the top of a seriously steep … Continue reading →

Today we have been on the first part of our official guided tour. We went to see Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City in central Beijing. Both were really impressive and massive. We’re both too tired to sort through the … Continue reading →