Xiamen International Marathon

Each spring Xiamen has an international marathon. It's one of only two that are hosted in China each year. There is also a 5K, 10K, and half marathon. We had a few friends run some of these shorter distances. We had a great time spending the morning outside as a family.















We didn't want to wake up early to watch the start of the marathon, so instead we saw the end. We were just a few minutes too late to see the winning runners.











































Vera gets lot of attention everywhere we go. It's "dangerous" to stop moving because people crowd around to see the foreign baby. The looks on their faces cracked us up. Everyone seems so happy to see her!















Everyone watching to see...



















...if their team can climb the highest.