Grandad and Grandmamma

When this adoption journey started many months ago, we invited both sets of grandparents to go to Ethiopia with us when the time came. Gram and Papa graciously decided to stay behind and keep the boys. Grandad and Grandmamma (Amy’s parents) graciously decided to go with us. What would we do without our parents? They have been wonderful throughout the whole deal.

Ed and Kaye Houk (Grandad and Grandmamma) are our fellow travelers. We met them at the Nashville Airport on Saturday morning, and we are excited that they will be with us each step of the way throughout the next week.

Grandad is a great photographer (most people would have to pay good money to have him along on such a trip)—so we plan on having some great photos from our trip. As he is 99.9% of the time, Grandad will be the one who has taken most of the pictures you see of us Bradys.

We left Nashville on Saturday for New York, and then it was off to Dubai where we will spend the night before heading to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. We should arrive in Addis Ababa on Monday morning—which will be during the middle of the night on Sunday in America.

Ethiopia is 7 hours ahead of our time.

Our plan is to post here as frequently as we can. We are elated that you are virtually going with us. We are told that there is internet service at the Guest House where we are staying.

Thanks for praying for us. Thanks for loving us. Thanks for journeying with us.

Grandad and Grandmamma, thanks for going with us!