We had a great time today at the Olympics. The day started early, we took the kids to breakfast at McDonald's at 8:30 and then went to the Olympic Baseball Stadium. On the way, Marshall made such a funny comment. We were just driving along and he says in a serious voice "No Giraffes", and we all said What? He said "No giraffes allowed driving cars". Then Todd noticed the sign for the height restrictions that I posted here, it was so funny, we just laughed and laughed, he was so serious about it. He also decided that he had to go and couldn't hold it. We were not anywhere where we could stop so he used Todd's Starbucks cup while we were driving while we apologized to Meng.
We had to walk a long way to the Stadium but it was really nice today, very hot and sunny, and we had to use alot of sunblock. There were really nice people sitting around us, a mixture of Americans and Cubans. There were some really funny Cuban guys behind us having alot of fun, everyone was laughing with each other and having a good time. We brought snacks in, even though all of the signs said "No food". The guy looking through my bag just said "So much food", but still let me take it in and let me tell you, they came in handy since we also shared them with the kids in front of us. At the 7th inning stretch, everyone shouted Root, Root, Root for the Cubbies/Cardinals, it was just like being at home. The game went into extra innings and the kids were so good. Marshall kept staring the chant, USA, USA. It was funny. After the game, we went to the Olympic Green by the National Stadium to walk around. You can only go there if you have Olympic tickets that day and it was really neat. We walked right by the Birds Nest and The Cube where they have the swimming. I couldn't believe how big the whole thing was, it was 3 subway stops long, which we took back instead of walking the whole thing again. We ate at McDonalds, which was pretty much the only place to get food, except for noodles at the concession stands. It was packed. In the pictures in front of the Birds Nest, you can see the torch. It was so cool.
We did so much walking today, I can't believe the kids held up so well. They even would smile for all of the pictures people still want to take with them. Marshall even made friends with the guys from Sweden and had them pose for the picture that he took himself. They really had fun but were filthy by the time we got home. They had a quick bath and fell right asleep, exhausted and sunburned, but happy.
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