my sister

I think my sister will be the best sister in the world

love,

riley

Travel dates!

It's official - we have our travel dates - we leave on November 7th and are back the 23rd....we don't have all the details yet however will be attending a travel meeting on October 14th to get filled in -by then we should have a detailed itinerary.....almost time to start counting down the days!

Where Olivia's From

Olivia is from the city of Guigang in the province of Guangxi. Guangxi is located in Southeastern China which is north of Vietnam, west of Guandong province, east of Yunnan, and south of Hunan and Guizhou.

Guigang is located in central Guangxi province. It's location makes it a major transportation and business hub, connecting central China with the south, especially Hong Kong and Macau. Guigang has a rail line, several major highways, an expressway, and most importantly a large port on the Xi River, its direct connection to the Pearl River Delta.

Guigang's population is approximately 4,400,000 people. More than 10 million tons of goods pass through its ports each year.

The captial city of Guangxi province is Nanning and this is where we expect to spend most our time in Guangxi. Guangxi province is also known for one of China's legendary tourist cities, Guilin, located on the Li River.

We are anxious to hear about our travel dates and hope to have a better understanding in the coming weeks. Once we know when we are going to travel we will post our itinerary.

Olivia's brothers....

When Olivia joins us - she will be very busy keeping up with her big brothers - Max & Riley - here they are!

A little more info....

Hi everyone

We finally have our pictures.....here she is....Olivia is described as healthy and as of June 2007 she wieghed 7.5 kg. she was in foster care at 3 mos...and could roll over and rock back and forth at 4 mos...she loves pictures, toys and other children - she is described as introverted, quiet and quick to respond...she loves toys that make noises.

As of early September she has 3 teeth.

We can't wait to meet her!

We got our referral - Jiang Yi Xi - born December 3rd 2006 - she is currently at Guigang SWI in Guangxi Province...we won't have pictures until the weekend...hopefully earlier!