China

Ever since Ryan's parents decided that they would go back to China to teach again the girls have been planning their trip to go visit them. They talked about it all the time and couldn't wait to go. Just 2 short weeks after having Addison, Ryan and Peyton and Hailey boarded a plane and set off on an adventure of a lifetime. Ryan also had our 9 year old niece Makenna in tow. They first flew to Seattle and then to Beijing. The plane rides were long but they made it. The weather was much colder in China so one of the first things they did was go shopping for warm jackets (we don't own any here in Arizona!).

Here they are with Grandma and Grandpa Ferrell. They were so happy to see them again.
One of the places they visited was the Great Wall of China. They took these lifts up to the wall.
This is the only picture Ryan is in from the whole trip. I guess he was too occupied with keeping track of 3 girls.

Grandpa Ferrell with the girls on the Great Wall. While taking pictures at the wall Ryan noticed several other Chinese people snapping pictures of the girls. One was brave enough to ask if they could take a picture with them and then soon enough there was a line of people wanting to take a picture with the girls. They stood there for 45 minutes taking pictures until Hailey couldn't handle it anymore. I guess they got a taste of what it's like to be famous.
While in China they got to ride on a camel.

Grandpa took them shopping at a lot of great places. This fish market was not Hailey's favorite. Notice her covering her nose with her hat. She did not like the smell.

The girls saw these little cars and just had to take a picture with them.

Grandpa also gave the girls plenty of rides on his 3 wheeler. They love riding on these (Grandpa brought one back from China last time and he loves to give the grand kids rides on it).
Here the girls are in front of the University Grandma and Grandpa teach at.
They were able to attend a few of the classes that my in-laws taught. They were asked lots of questions by the students and Makenna and Peyton sang some songs to the students. They were a huge hit.
The girls came home with lots of fun toys and clothes from China. They had such a great time being with Grandma and Grandpa and enjoyed being in a different country. I am so glad they had such an amazing opportunity and I am grateful for Ryan's parents for making it happen.