Thursday, December 21

Today we went to a traditional shopping area with narrow streets of vendors selling food, arts, and crafts. While at the shpping area we ran into a group from Europe who were also adopting kids from China.

We've been surprised by the amount of Christmas decorations we're seeing. We thought there wouldn't be any, but all of the hotels we've been in have large xmas trees, santas, etc. I'm sure the hotels do it because of thier audience, but we also see it on the streets. We're told that many younger Chinese are embracing the holiday as one to celebrate with friends and family.

Leah's getting more and more active.

Leah likes:
Clapping
Being held
Warm bottle
Playing with knives at the dinner table

Leah dislikes:
Cold food - any cold food
Solid food - you should see her get those cheerios out of her mouth with her tongue
Being away from us
Being placed into the crib - but once she falls asleep, everything is fine


Christmas tree in our hotel lobby.


More xmas out on the streets.


The market we went to today.


Lara with Leah at the market.


People are saying we have the same hair.