Tech entrepreneur and millionaire, 54 times over, Garrett Gee, has announced that he and his traveling wife, Jessica, have made a pit-stop in Provo, Utah to welcome a third child.
The ‘Bucket List Family’ have been traveling for that last two-and-a-half years, so this two-month stint in their hometown to welcome a boy named Cali isn’t planned to last long.
‘We’ll wait a few weeks to see how baby Cali and Jessica are recovering, but then we’ll continue our travels around the world,’ he told People.
‘But then we’ll continue our travels around the world. We’re going to start with Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Costa Rica, then head over to Africa, as we continue to celebrate a big milestone: This week marks our 100th week of full-time travel as a family.’
From left to right: Dorothy Gee, age 5, Garrett Gee, age 30, Jessica Gee, age 32, an Manilla Gee, age 3, smiled for the camera while on the road; The family will now take a break from their extensive travels to welcome baby Calihan ‘Cali’ Gee in Utah over the next two months
Garrett, age 30, is a former high-tech entrepreneur, who famoulsy sold his mobile scanning app to Snapchat for $54 million as a college student in 2015.
After that, the software whiz and his wife, Jessica, 32, sold everything they owned to travel the world.
And they did with their two children, Dorothy, age 5, and Manilla, age 3.
Dorothy (left) and Manilla (center) are seen here, hugging up on their mom, as she’s pregnant with baby brother Cali
The average who has a hard time taking a toddler to the grocery store down the block might wonder how these two have handled covering more than 50 countries, and taking over 180 flights, in less than three years.
‘It’s not easy traveling with young children,’ Jessica tells People, but she said it got more manageable as time went on.
‘There were many times when we wanted to give up and return to the comforts of our hometown. It was extra hard in the beginning, so now wherever we go, it’s important to keep some consistency in our daily routine. Even though the kids wake up in a different country each week, they know their daily schedule will be somewhat familiar and consistent.’
‘Soon we will be trying this with @caligee… not quite sure how, but we’ll figure it out…’ the family wrote, on February 1
The Gee children are certainly getting the education of a lifetime, as well.
‘Dorothy and Manilla attended their first day of school in an orphanage in Bali, and their second time attending school was in South Korea,’ Garrett said.
‘We try to put the kids in school wherever we can.’
The two oldest Gee children will apparently being getting a lot of education in, while they’re in Utah.
‘First day of preschool together!’ the family shared, with a photo for Dorothy and Manilla tagged in Alpine, Utah, and posted to the Gee joint social media account.
‘[Dorothy] and [Manilla] get to attend preschool while we are here in Utah for a couple months! Super proud of these 2. It’s not easy always being in new situations but they LOVED it. Grateful they can go through it together.’
The two oldest Gee children will apparently being getting a lot of education in, while in Utah; They’re seen here on their first day of pre-school in Alpine
And despite being incredibly wealthy, after Garrett sold scanning software to Snapchat for $54 million in 2015, the family still embraces everyday activities, wherever they go, like grocery shopping in Paris and flying kites in Thailand.
‘Sometimes, the most memorable adventures are the simple joys,’ Garrett said.
Of course, they also do a lot of extraordinary things, like playing with penguins on the beach in Cape Town, sleeping in a castle in Ireland and diving with sperm whales in Dominica.
And somewhere in the middle of those varied extremes falls the time they took a yoga class in Bali.
It helps that the family is able to welcome loved ones with them on their journeys, flying them out to wherever they may be when they get a bit homesick.
‘That’s the hardest part — missing family,’ Jessica said.
‘In 2018, we’re hoping to find a healthy balance. Our family goal is to find a place to call home base.’
The Gees get to do a lot of extraordinary things, like playing with penguins on the beach in Cape Town (pictured), sleeping in a castle in Ireland and diving with sperm whales in Dominica
This image of Dorothy and Garrett was captured at a Disney Magic Kingdom Resort
But don’t expect the notoriously ‘homeless’ crew to get too comfortable in one spot, for too long.
‘Travel will always be a big part of our lives,’ Jessica said.
‘But it will be nice to have a small home with walls so that we can start framing all of these treasured family photos.’
For now, they’ve planned about 60 days in Utah to start. Calihan ‘Cali’ Gee is due to arrive on the scene some time next week.
He’s truly hit the ground running, too, with an Instagram account that features a sonogram as his profile picture, and already boasts over 80,000 followers.
Manilla Gee’s account currently nearly 120,000 followers, and Dorothy Gee’s has 135,000.
It’s clear that by all accounts, the new addition of baby Cali is well on his way to finding his place in this jet-setting family, just fine.
Dorothy and Manilla are seen here boarding a plane in a photo tagged at Los Angeles International Airport, shared on February 5