Thursday-Saturday,
August 4-6, 2011

Greetings from Nanjing, Jiangsu Province! As I type we are one sleep away from meeting Miss Emme Jade!!! We will transfer to the hotel where we will stay with her for our week here later today. When we see her crib in our room it is going to start feeling very real!!

We were blessed with a great travel day on Thursday. Our flights to Tokyo and Shanghai were on schedule and un-eventful. Once again, Ainsley proved herself to be the “Rock Star Traveler” that she is. When we were in the MSP airport, one of the Delta employees asked her why she was going to China? With a big smile on her face she said, “to pick up my little sister!” I have a feeling Emme is going to love her Jie Jie

Right before our departure to Shanghai we learned “Typhoon Mufia” was predicted for the next night. We made a quick decision on Saturday morning to exit Shanghai to avoid any delays for “Emme Jade” day. We took the high-speed train to Nanjing without issue! It is a great way to travel here. We are now at the beautiful new Westin Hotel in the city until tomorrow. It’s 2am here and I am wide-awake!

We spent our first day in Nanjing at the beautiful Xuan Wu Lake Park. Like our day in Changsha before we met Sienna, I was in my happy place taking pictures of the daily life of the city. As expected, the three of us got plenty of stares and head-turns. We rented a small boat for an hour and cruised around the lake. It was beautiful! We are hoping for one more day of exploring tomorrow before we meet our guide.

We want to close with a big thank you to The “K” family for taking care of Sienna and Ruby! It sounds like they had a wonderful time. Early Saturday morning they met up with their personal escort, and Mom, for the next two weeks, Jill! By now they should be safely in AZ. My guess is they are going to be too busy to Skype with us!!

Thank you for your prayers for our family as we made our way to our multiple destinations this week. God definitely went before us!

I am also posting some pictures over at my blog as long as my VPN connection is working!

More soon from the traveling Trio in Nanjing!

Blessings,
Jeff, Diana & Ainsley