as per the law's of one Murphy, our flight to Beijing got delayed. how nice. we got on and werent even sitting down and the pilot starts rolling towards the runway! ride'em cowboy! we managed to get buckled in before take off and alana was really having fun! she really loves to travel. in the stroller, in my arms, on a bus, it's all good. i guess she likes wheels. my kinda girl. I bet she likes convertibles. all the way over to Beijing we were practicing our standing. she very much likes to stand and does it quite well tho the balance thing is a little tough. the pace of this trip is a little too quick for kids. we are being rushed and bused all around and it is kinda hard to get a solid nap in a snugli. yesterday we went to the Great Wall. We probably should have waited a day to go just to let the kids rest up. It's cold in them thar hills! quite magnificent. i dont know how they did it but a lot of slaves must have died. there is a plaque commemorating their sacrifice. alana was quite enthusiastic about it all. she likes to look far but once i put my foot on the first step, she fell asleep and started snoring. only pictures can tell this part of the story so i will have to let them do the talking.


well my two girls just showed up to pick me up for breakfast so gotta go. next installment; JADE.