Friday, August 17, 2007

We've Arrived

We have made it to Beijing. It is 5:00 pm our time and 5:00am your time. We are still on am side of the timing and we are pooped. Gracie had a few 2 to 2 and a half hour naps. Dave grabbed a cat nap or two and Wendy knit a lot (no sleep was coming her way). Gracie was great, she played and ate.
Tomorrow we will visit the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, a silk factory and a pearl factory. We are also going to have a Peking Duck dinner. It is a packed day. I hope Gracie takes a nap on the bus.
Well, we are off to bed already. We are beat. We will post again soon.

8 comments:

ma said...

We are so grateful you've arrived safely and hope you are getting some much needed sleep. We thank our God each time we remember you.
Love, Ma and Pa

Anonymous said...

Glad to hear that you have arrived safely. Enjoy your day of sight- seeing!!! Please tell Lineaker and Amy 'hello' from the Youngs.

Patrice

Meg said...

Hi there...so glad you arrived safely. Love you. Merge

Visione Bella said...

So glad you all made it ok! We're all praying for you over here!!! Love you lots!

Irene

Anonymous said...

Whew! I had a dream last night of all of you. In it I was reading a book called A PATH THROUGH THE CLOUDS. The story was about your journey to Peter and back again. I'm going to try and write it all down for you. Shayla has been working hard on a special gift for Wendy and Grace upon your return from China. She is just about done & so excited to give it to you. We love you. Jeannine

Anonymous said...

In the dream this "book" was being read to Peter, flipping through the pages. The skies were full of light and vivid blue, with huge fluffy clouds.

A PATH THROUGH THE CLOUDS

WE MADE A PATH THROUGH THE CLOUDS
TO YOU, TO YOU

WE FLEW THROUGH THE CLOUDS
FOR YOU, FOR YOU

YOU WERE WAITING DOWN BELOW
FOR ME, FOR ME

I COULDN’T SEE THROUGH THE CLOUDS
TO YOU, TO YOU

BUT I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING THERE
FOR ME, FOR ME

WHEN THAT DAY COMES VERY SOON
TO SEE, TO SEE

THE CLOUDS WILL BE LIFTED UP AND AWAY

WE’LL TAKE YOU IN OUR ARMS
TO HOLD, TO HOLD

NOW WE'RE READY TO FLY HOME THROUGH THE CLOUDS
OUR SON, OUR SON

TO MAKE A PATH OF YOUR OWN
WITH YOUR FAMILY, YOUR FAMILY

Love Jeannine

Laura said...

How exciting! We are praying for all of you and hope to meet Peter someday soon!

Meg said...

Are you 12 hours ahead or behind? We love you.