Visit to the Great Wall and Hutong

Sorry for the delay in posting but when we got back to the hotel and I downloaded all my pics to the computer, suddenly it decided to shut down on its own and lost all my photos. It took Jeff a while to find them and by that time I was long gone into a world of deep sleep. It was a full day. We started with a very long journey to the Great Wall. Traffic was horrendous due to the fact that it is a holiday for the chinese people. Needless to say there were lots of visitors to the Great Wall. It was fascinating! Probably the most incredible thing I have ever seen. JT said he felt like he was carrying Elvis around because people would stop and ask to take pictures with BG. We talked to our guide, John, who said many of the visitors here have probably never seen a foreigner. They think little American children are cute! The crowd was enormous. John said there are always lots of visitors but today was significant because it was holiday for them. So unfortunately we were unable to cartwheel across the wall as we had planned but we did hike it! Whew!

After the wall, we ate lunch and went to Hutong. We were given a ride on a bicycle cart through Hutong. It was an awesome thing to see also. The culture here is so different from America...or anywhere else for that matter. It was fascinating! A very sweet chinese lady allowed us to come into her home and see how the chinese people live. She was very hospitable and warm! Of course by this time BG is passed out. She missed the entire trip to Hutong. It is so funny but we are still not adjusted to the time. We are still waking up around midnight. BG is so funny...when we come in after being out for the day we look for her and find her in her bed under the covers. For those of you that know BG...that just ain't like her! :) She is one tired baby but definitely a pleasant one! Today we will fly to Nanning where in just a couple of days we will meet our sweet Lili-Kate! Please continue to pray for us and LK. This is an exciting time for us but may be a little scary to her! We have dreamed of having her in our family but chances are she doesn't know or understand what is about to happen. I know God will be with us and her through the transition but your prayers are coveted! I wanted to share this pic of a gentleman driving down the road on a bicycle loaded down with logs. This is just one of the interesting things you see while riding down the road. The road here is shared with not only cars, vans and trucks but also bicycles of all kinds. Love to you all...post again soon...