Lillie plays Beauty Parlor!

Thursday started with a trip to Eling Park, the highest point in Chongqing. We walked through the park, stopping along the way to see the Three Gorges Dam Musuem. The museum tells how the flooding caused the the dam will affect the areas around Chongqing, including Fuling. A large portion to of several towns and 2 complete towns will be completely flooded when the dam is complete in 2008. There were also some local artists in the museum and we met both. One created a mural to show the areas affected and he signed a copy for Lillie in her Chinese name. We also met a man who is a brilliant artist...and paints with his mouth. He was born without arms, but has learned to create beautiful art in a different way. I bought a few of his pieces and can't wait to show them off. We also went to a tea shop and learned to drink tea the proper way. We also learned that Lillie likes tea! It was very interesting and a lot of fun. Later in the day, we spent time playing together in the room. Lillie discovered the beauty of a hairbrush and spent a great deal of time fixing Mama's hair. The three of us also went on an adventure to the store again... always a little overwhelming as we draw interested looks from bystanders. Lillie continues to adjust well, but nights are still a little hard. She still can not fall asleep and sleep through the entire night without waking at least one or two times. All else is great so I have no worries that sleep will come easier with time also.
Today (Friday) we fly to Guanzhou for our last part of the trip. We hope for Lillie handles the plane well...this is a great introduction since it is just one and a half hours. Blessings to you all!