the visit: Temple of Heaven

What an exciting time to be alive! We were so happy to host my mom and Scott's parents for two weeks in July. It was a hot time to come, but they were all real troopers and up for anything we had planned. So on day 3 of their visit, we packed up and went to Beijing for two days in order to catch some of the tourist sights there.

A group shot. Eli still hasn't warmed up to cameras, because living here and being blonde means he gets more than his fair share of complete strangers wanting a picture of him, or with him. I don't blame him for his annoyance.

I gathered that this dragon is a bit of a rogue and prone to flying off, so putting a chain net over him was deemed necessary...

Our pace was regulated by little Hannah's clockwork feedings. How pleasant to travel with such patient people, large and small. Oh and it also helped to have snacks and water on hand.

After seeing the Temple of Heaven, we had lunch and then took the kids to the pool.