Travel Time!

We learned today that we travel on July 12th.  We will be in China until July 31st.  Somewhere in there we become a family of four.  We are ready and anxious to meet Finnian.  We will do our best to keep the blog updated day to day during our travels.

We just celebrated Eliza's 4th birthday.  We are stunned at what a little lady she has become.  She received a card from her Great Grand Val and Great Grand Papa...as I read it to her she spoke to the card:  Me "We hope you have a fun birthday",  Eliza "Oh, I will!"  as she put her nose into the card to make sure the Great Grands could hear!

If you are curious about how Eliza looks traveling....

COAT

So, Finnian's Chinese name is Fu Pu Qing.  It means universal celebration!  We are certainly celebrating!!!

There is a non-profit organization involved in the care of the children in the Jiaozuo Social Welfare Institute.  It goes by the name COAT (Chinese Orphan Care Team).  I found this photo on their website: eagleswingschina.org.  What a lucky find!!  It's our sweet boy getting some love!  COAT seems to be doing some amazing work in Jiaozuo.  I will do some more research, but as great as the kids look...it seems undeniably fantastic!

Jiaozuo is 43 miles north of Zhengzhou (the provincial capital of Henan, P.R. China).  It is located in a transition area between the Taihang Mountains and Northern Henan Plain. It has only one social welfare institute that provides much needed care for the elderly and orphaned children.  We will be staying in Zhengzhou.  Hopefully we will have the opportunity to visit Jiaozuo and the social welfare institute and meet the people have loved our son.

Finnian

So, here he is.  Finnian Pu Qing Schurter.  Born 1-8-2009.  He currently resides in Jiaozuo, Henan, P.R. China.

Looks like we might travel in 6 weeks or so.