A quick update

The last few days have been consumed with appointments and down time. The appointments have been medical checks, paperwork processing, and today off to the US consulate for Lily's visa.
In the down time we have enjoyed being able to introduce Lily to family members via Skype. If she is calm enough she will sit in front of the computer, wave and say hi to whoever is on the other end. She loves saying Peter's name. She often tells us and others that she has five brothers, and then she runs down their names -- "kistchen, dooow, eeeter, qinn, adam" is how it comes out.
We have spent time in the local parks, the zoo, shopping, and finding new and interesting things to eat. I have attached some pictures of some of these activities. One of the zoo pictures incudes Lily's friend Shen Shen. This is the girl that was at the same orphanage as Lily and will be living in Washington DC.