Momma, don't let your baby grow up to be an acrobat.

Sorry I didn't write a post yesterday.  Too tired.  I'm normally  a night owl but between jet lag and being super busy I'm asleep by 8:30. Yesterday we saw Tianamen square and the Forbidden City.  We also visited  silk factory.  Tianamen square was big.  The government buildings around it are pretty and big.  We were on a pretty tight schedule so we didn't get very close to anything-just sorta walked past.  The forbidden City was not just big it was huge.  We didn't didn't get to go inside any of those buildings bit we could look inside the rooms.  It's so big that you can't take it all in and there were so many people there.  The only thing I can compare it to is Disneyland during it's busy time. Let's just say you better be moving with the flow of traffic otherwise you aren't going anywhere. 

Today we went to the jade factory, the Great Wall of China and the acrobatic show.  We bought some jade for Jade.  A little piece that we probably won't give her until she's quite a bit older.  It's super sweet.  I kinda wish it was mine. :-)   The Great Wall was so impressive.  I thought I might die climbing it.  My legs were shaking and my heart was beating so fast. The view was amazing.  I feel like between Matt and I, we have to e xperience China for Jade.   Who knows when or even if she will get to come back.  We need to be able to tell her about it.  So I went farther on the wall than I really wanted to.  It really was awesome and that's not an exaggeration.  We also made a quick stop at the birds nest stadium.  Apparently the big question here is what to do with it now that the Olympics are long over.  I guess they haven't come up with any good ideas.  The acrobatic show was really great. The performers could do amazing things with their bodies.  I'm sure they were all elite gymnasts at one point.  As I watched them perform the different parts of the show, I thought to myself - I bet their mothers cannot stand to watch the show.  To dangerous.  One of the girls did get dropped.l. I wanted to give her a hug and make sure she was alright.  That is the story behind the title of this post.   I'm to tired to write more but I know what I'm gonna write about so check back soon. 

Melissa

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