Today was our trip to the Great Wall of China. Julianna was determined to climb the wall herself. Absolutely determined. She fussed if anyone picked her up and said, 'Nana Do it'. She was quite the attraction, climbing the stairs on her own, but she made it to the second tower and got her 'Hero' certificate. When we got to the tower, a lady cheered for her.

Keith, however, could not climb at all. He really struggles with stairs and the Great Wall stairs are uneven and super steep. He and Daddy made it to the first tower, but part of that is graded incline rather than stairs.

Today was PawPaw's birthday. I had a nice picture of them climbing the stairs together, but Julianna deleted it.

I guess the soldiers needed caffeine while on duty.
This is a photograph of the stairs. You can see the places that are worn down from years of steps. I thought that was pretty cool, all the centuries of feet walking over the wall.

On the adoption front, Keith is legally ours in the eyes of China. Our adoption certificate was issued by the Civil Affairs Office today. We apply for his passport tomorrow. I find myself spending a lot of time trying to judge his vision. His left globe looks smaller than the right, but for the most part, his gaze looks conjugate. His left eyelid does not open as much. He does have nystagmus when he does not have anything to focus on.