Day 2 - Beijing

Ni Hao! Today we had another awesome day!! We did so much that I have NO idea how I'm typing this, hopefully there are not too many typos.....we are SO exhausted!! ; )

Today, we went to a church service, that was really good. In order to get in, you need to show your passport, proving that you are a foreigner. It was mostly in English and some Mandarin (Chinese), which was cool to hear. Then we headed to the Jade Factory...yes, I did some major damage there. ; ) ha ha, Edgar doesn't think it was that funny. Then we went to lunch...let me just say, it was DELICIOUS!!!!! Our lunch meals, here in Beijing, have been awesome! At the restaurant they had a big store, with LOTS of goodies, and once again...damage control. Yes, I've had a blast shopping here! ; ) Then we were off to The Great Wall!!! All we can say is...AMAZING! I (Barbara) totally wimped out, I kinda got scared of the steps and how steep they are. Edgar, on the other hand, went up 3 towers! I just waited and waited...and took pictures and more pictures. It was nice just taking it all in....we still can't believe we are in China! From there we went to dinner, which was good and then we saw an Acrobat Show...it was good.

Here are some pictures of today....enjoy!

This is the famous "squatty potty," there are lots more of these than "our" type of toilets. I have YET to use it...don't want to wet my pants. ; ) ha ha ha!!

On the bus after lunch...heading towards the Great Wall.
At the Great Wall...amazing!!

Locks of Love...couples buy locks and throw the key over the bridge for "Forever Love."

Edgar at the Great Wall.

Right before Edgar went on his long journey up the Wall.

There he goes...
Awesome picture! Angelica (Bonilla), this one is for you!! : ) Steps look small in this picture BUT they weren't all like this.
Edgar coming back...he was SO exhausted! For those of you that have asked, here you go...the Bird's Nest! : ) Looks amazing in person, even from the bus window.
Water Cube, not a great picture but that's the best that I could get.

I know, not too many pictures today BUT we need to get up at 4:30am to get ready for the airport tomorrow and we are still packing...emotions going crazy and we are so exhausted.

Tomorrow our lives are changing forever! We will be going from just us 2 for so long, to having a little one to care for, for the rest of our lives. We are so happy and excited that GOD has blessed us with this child and we are looking forward to meeting her. Please keep Crystina in your prayers, especially tonight, since we are about to give her the shock of her life. Words cannot express how we feel right now...in some hours, she will be in our arms! All we know is that we fly out in the morning, arrive in Kunming, Yunnan, we think we will be going to the hotel to check in and get all the gifts ready and then we'll be off to get our girl! She will be placed in our arms, while all of you are sleeping, so when you wake up...hopefully pictures will up, of our family of 3!!! We've had a very long journey to get here and I still don't believe it's happening! Feels like a dream...

We look forward to all the comments and thank you to those that have written us, it means the world to us! We miss everyone SO much!

Much love to all and God Bless!........Tomorrow we become a family of 3.......!!!! Can you tell that we are excited?!?!?!?!???!!!! ; )