Hi James,
Thanks for your support. Yes the site is now loading fast but the wp-admin page is still super slow. I clicked on 'appearance' and then 'widgets' about 2 minutes back and still no change. This is the message I just got - This site can’t be reached
itravelwithkids.com took too long to respond.
Try:
Reloading the page
Checking the connection
Checking the proxy and the firewall
And this is the message I have been frequently getting since i started work on the site.
I have another wordpress site and it gives me no such trouble on the admin page. Checked on that at the same time.!!
Is this a theme issue or a hosting ( go daddy) issue? Will accordingly connect with the correct support team.
Also the social icons were working fine initially but then later it started coming as empty squares. I will ask at the theme support as you recommended.