And we're off!!

We're sitting at the gate, waiting to board! peace out!

Sorry, JB

Unfortunately, Justin Beiber joined our adventure a little too late for us to include his hometown on our agenda.  Maybe next time........

Go ahead, stalk us........

The Grand Scheme of Things:

6/28 - Leave the house at 4:00 am for our 6:00am flight!

6/29 - Arrive in Shanghai, eat, sleep...........

6/30 - Take train to Suzhou  - birthplace of Lewie

7/3 - Take a train to Wuhan, near the birthpace of Analise

7/6 - Take a plane to Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, birthplace of Elizabeth........try to avoid mutton.....

7/9 - Take a plane to Beijing, where Elizabeth lived for a year........

7/13 - Home!

Ni Hao Justin Beiber

The Unusual Suspects

May I introduce you to the entourage?  No????  Tough, here we are anyway..........

Analise, age 11, wants to organize everyone's luggage and get on that plane!

Aunt Suzie, age 59 ........"We're not bringing another kid home........RIGHT??"

Barbara, age 50..........The Grand Master Flash!!  The Instigator of It All!!


Elly, age 9, who has been waiting to go back to China since she came home 5 years ago.......

Frances, age 13............enough said???

Justin Beiber, true age unknown.  We got him a Mandarin tutor so he could learn a few words before the trip.  Uh-Huh.

 Big Lew, age 9........looking forward to seeing the Great Wall of China and the lego store in Beijing.

 Lisa, age 49....... "couldn't we go to Spain?"

There you have it..............4 days until the adventure begins!

15 days

15 days until our 15 days in China!