Well our morning started at midnight when BG decided it was time to get up! We finally coerced her back to sleep around 3:30 am and got back up around 6:15 am. We had breakfast at the restaurant in our hotel and it was really good. We got in touch with our friend that works at a foster home and arranged a visit. Our trip to New Day was wonderful! BG made her a friend right off the bat! What a sweetie!
We were able to visit with the children and all of them are so precious. Seeing them was very touching for me. They each wait patiently for a forever family! We also got to see the village near New Day and had lunch with our friend and the children. We were both very blessed to have visited. How wonderful the work they are doing for the orphans of China!
Despite the jet lag it has been a wonderful day. The drive to New Day was about an hour long so it was an interesting drive there and back. Bicycles, trucks, cars all share the road...all merging into traffic and beeping the horn at each other. Whew! Tomorrow we will visit the Great Wall and Hutong. Hopefully we will have time to visit Tianamen Square. BG is so tired this afternoon after our visit to New Day that she is passed out. She has been an angel through it all!
Despite the jet lag it has been a wonderful day. The drive to New Day was about an hour long so it was an interesting drive there and back. Bicycles, trucks, cars all share the road...all merging into traffic and beeping the horn at each other. Whew! Tomorrow we will visit the Great Wall and Hutong. Hopefully we will have time to visit Tianamen Square. BG is so tired this afternoon after our visit to New Day that she is passed out. She has been an angel through it all!
How awesome you got to go to New Day. Look at Doug's long hair...wow!!! Hope you have a great nights rest tonight....and a great day tomorrow!!! Hutong Tour is awesome!!! Tip...if the people chase you to purchase things while on the tour....bargain with them...but buy it!! It's the PERFECT place to get gifts for your friends back home. You can get them in other places...but NO WHERE NEAR as cheap. I think we got like 30 purses for like $10 or $12. You couldn't do that anywhere else. It's fun too to bargain with them!!! ;) I think the Hutong was our fav. ESPECIALLY going into a real families home to see how they live. It was WILD!!! You will have a GREAT TIME!!
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oh bobbi all that is so wonderful! that's so great all that you are getting to do! we're so stoked!
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I am tear-ing all over the keyboard...I cannot believe you are really there!! Seeing Bella hanging with that little one rips my heart out! I am so emotional...I feel like part of my heart is there with you guys. Keep up the great postings...I love it! Eeeewwwwii barrelled a ball to the outfield tonite...you woulda been proud! Love ya'll! ~Miranda
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