Saturday night in Beijing

We had a great time touring today in Beijing. Anna was most excited to see and climb the Great Wall of China!! Anna won in our family getting to the top first, and we had to keep asking her to slow down so we could stay as a group. Coming down was a little slower for her, but she was a trooper even having to slide down on her behind on a several of the BIG steps. She kept asking me, "Is it really true that we are in China?" She just wanted to hear me say, "Yes, we are really here in China!" Our group of 6 families had a Chinese family style lunch, and I included the fish that Anna had many questions about since it is served a little differently in China.

The Summer Palace was another long walk this afternoon, and Anna kept up with the group which is impressive since she is the only child with 14 adults. Actually, she was the only one playing games when we would stop for a short break. She is getting lots of attention and loving every minute of it.

Our FTIA coordinator (tour guide), Catherine, is the same person that we had 4.5 years ago when we adopted Anna. She remembered us and even that we received Anna in Chongqing. Catherine keeps commenting that Anna sure is a happy little girl. We are all having a great time, but Anna most of all!!