China Trip

  • Almost there. {1 more sleep}

    oh my. this update might be short–but not because we didn’t have a full day…but because momma is tired and needs to rest up for a BIG day tomorrow! sooo….our day today started at 4am. (seriously?) too early for this momma! we had to pack up and rearrange our luggage to be under 40 pounds […]

  • Day 4: There’s more than one way to skin a cat.

    DON’T WORRY. We did not skin a cat–nor did we eat one. But we DID “climb” the Great Wall today. Kind of. Today was a national holiday in China and every body and their mother was out of work today and spending time with their child. Most moms work in China–while the grandparents care for […]

  • Day 3: Beijing {This is how you do it}

    Oh my glory. It’s 3:30pm and we have ALREADY been to Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City AND Summer Palace. We WERE going to go to the Great Wall today–but I think we’ll save that for tomorrow along with Silk Alley, the Pearl Market and rickshaw rides in the older parts of Beijing. We also have […]

  • Day 2 – Part 2: We are here!

    We made it safely to Beijing!! We have been up for more than 30 hours…so we are about to CRASH! It’s night time here–so we are going down for the count so we are rested up for our big day on the town tomorrow! P and Loo are doing great. Loo got sick on the […]

  • Day 2: Almost there! {a little pit stop in Japan}

    CHEERS from the kids…with their green drink from a soda fountain in the Sky lounge in JAPAN! These are the faces you make when you haven’t slept in 20 hours:) Another 4 hour flight–and we’ll be in Beijing! 8am in Atlanta will be 8pm in Beijing…and after an all nighter we can finally sleep!!! I […]