It's All About Teeth!

We had a better day yesterday and today -- just sightseeing and hanging out more......not so rushed having to be so many places. We went to the Bluebird Restaurant across the street from the hotel last night and actually did ok ordering by ourselves (mostly just pointing at pictures and hoping for the best!). We sat outside - it was a great night. Anyway, we got our first real smile from Ally at dinner .......where we could actually see her teeth! She hasn't let us get close enough until now. Anyway, she ate like there was no tomorrow - we finally had to just make her stop. She's a great eater and sleeper -- a real Blessing for this family, believe me. We walked around the Lake not far from our hotel - there were so many people out enjoying the evening. People stop and talk to us every few feet . There were dancers in the park and we stopped to watch them learn a new dance. It's all so very interesting....such a different culture. So - back to the theme of this post, which is teeth. Lindsay's two bottom front teeth have been loose for weeks. This morning one was really bothering her - so she let Michael pull it. As you can see, she's very proud --- as many of her schoolmates have already lost many teeth. She feels a bit caught up now! The last picture is of the Native Village (I think that was the name of it). We enjoyed it somewhat -- nice place to walk and it was a nice day. We stopped for an ice cream and immediately were surrounded with locals, as you can see from the picture. The Chinese man holding Lindsay just walked up and scooped her up like he was a long lost relative. I always panic a bit when someone does that, but they are the nicest people and just want to talk about the USA. Michael brought them pictures of our family, our dog, etc., and they are just thrilled to see them. We will miss the people here when we leave....