5/11 - We're one day closer to coming home. Kim-Kim woke up early today (6:30) and helped me type yesterday's blog. If there are any misspellings, please blame her. We let Daddy sleep in till 8:00 and headed down for breakfast and then some play time in the room. There is an adoptive family tradition to have pictures taken in Chinese dress on the red couches at the White Swan hotel. All five families met in the lobby and trekked to the hotel. It was beautiful and very picturesque. We snapped a ton of pictures of Kimberly on the couch, in front of flowers, the ship and the waterfall. Then we took pictures of all the kids together on a couch. After an hour we were getting hot and she was getting cranky so we headed back to the hotel, stopping at one more store along the way. She had some lunch, a nap and a little more lunch after she woke up. Zhou went to the Embassy this morning to turn in paperwork and apply for Visas for all of the children. When he came back we headed on the afternoon adventure on foot to a traditional Chinese cooking and pet market and the jade market. The food market was filled with herbs, roots, nuts and all kinds of dried things that the Chinese use. Next was the pet market where they sold lots of fish, turtles, birds, kittens and puppies. Vendors filled both sides of the streets for blocks. We looked, but didn't dare buy anything. A few blocks later was the jade market and a Buddha Temple. Inside the temple there were over 500 Buddha statues. The Chinese people came in at all times during the day and night to pray. We wandered the jade market and headed for home. The market seemed to be just as crowded on Monday as it was on Sunday. Zhou had a stop to make so Dan said he could lead the group back - until he saw a knockoff military surplus store and we lost him. We made it back with all of the kids and strollers and Dan was about five minutes behind us. We were hot and Kim-Kim was ready for some play time. She had been cooped up, but happy, in the stroller for a few hours. We hung out to get our second wind and then headed to La Dolce Vita, an Italian restaurant, with the Harp family. Dan shared his spaghetti with the little one and she loved it! She was not that happy with my spinach and cheese filled ravioli. She also had a piece of pizza that was left over from the Harps. I think she will fit right in with our eating habbits. She also loves crackers, cookies and potato chips. Her little arm fits right in the Pringles can and she knows what to do. Back at the hotel she had a late bath and down to bed. She has gotten fussy these past few nights about going to bed. She thinks 9:00 bedtime is really 9:00 playtime. We had a few tears as we tried to quiet her down; eventually she fell asleep. Tonight it was on top of me. All in all she had a good day today and the other families have said they have seen changes in her (for the better) in the past two days. In general, she is a happy child who is willing to try anything. She eats and naps well and we have been trying to keep her on a set routine. Dan is still worried about the three airplane rides to come on Wednesday. We are armed with the stroller, more toys and she has already been through it once. I think we'll be ok, unless she misses her sleep.