July 6th - Family Day

The journey started days ago and has been packed with planes, trains and automobiles. There has been little time to blog and as many times as I have wanted to attempt, it has been too late, too tired or simply too much. Traveling with Cate has been a totally different experience for everyone. Cate has been very adaptable along the way, she is excited to see and do and loves to be on the move. John David and Wyatt are GWT's, (David's acronym for Great World Travelers). 

We started in Salt Lake City on June 26 and travelled to Marin County to meet up with David. The timing did not work out as we had planned so many adjustments along the way had the family starting out at a later date than expected. We spent a few days in Marin and readied for the trip to China with last minute shopping and preparation. We then flew to Seattle and had a quick visit with David's family, John and Mitzie were visiting Robin and Greg already so it was a nice stop with a lovely dinner and then morning departure for Seattle airport. 

We landed in Shanghai and hit the ground running. Shanghai has so much to see, a beautiful city and we hired a guide to take us out to some other cities including Suzhou and the ancient water town of ZhouZhuang, places that were "must sees." Shanghai is definitely on the list for a revisit. 

Today is a life changing day for Olivia, as she is being readied to meet her forever family and we pray her heart has been opened by God to know that she will be loved. 

Please keep us in your heart and prayers. We will post pics and catch up as soon as we catch our breath.