Monkeys!

It's 7:30 PM on Tuesday here now and we are doing well. We went to bed last night at 7 or 8 and woke up this morning around 5:15AM. It's been a long day! We spent the morning relaxing and playing in our room. We went to a large and beautiful park with the largest Buddhist temple in Guizhou. The park had a lake with people swimming in it. It was 33 degrees out this morning. Crazy! There were tons of people exercising, doing Tai chi, walking, playing badminton, and staring at us! The Buddhist temple is amazing and beautiful.



Then, we took a walk down to where the Monkeys are! What fun! They jump around on the trees and the people feed them. It was a bit crazy, but very fun. Emma loved it.



We've spent most of the afternoon and evening in our room. This afternoon is the first time Emma came back to her room without crying. We distracted her with the room key! She was pretty sullen this morning. We're pretty sure she was doing some grieving. She kept her coat on in the room all morning and wanted to make sure she wore "her shoes" rather than the ones we brought for her. She definitely gets it. She is doing remarkably well, considering the circumstances. We are learning a lot and soothing her needs is getting quicker. She went to bed quickly last night. We learned from her foster family that she often cries for a bit before bed, so that made us feel better.



We're thankful for another great day with Emma. She is a fun, creative, smart little girl. We know that she and the boys will get along great! We still have too many days left here, but trying to enjoy every experience.