Another day in Hefei

Our appointments in Anhui Province are done, so we had a free day today as we wait for Kamea's passport to be processed.  After breakfast, Penny took us to an indoor playground at the mall.  The girls had a blast, so we killed several hours there.  The playground is located within a children's store, so Penny helped us pick out some books, CDs and movies that Kamea is familiar with.

Penny joined us for lunch at a small restaurant at the mall.  We're not really sure what she ordered us, but it was delicious.   Penny has been extremely helpful to us while here in Hefei and she's not irritated or offended by any of the questions we fire at her.  She works really hard for adoptive families during the day and then does English tutoring 3 nights a week.    

When we returned to the hotel, Jeff and Elli went swimming.  Kamea wanted NOTHING to do with the pool, so we sat in a chair away from the water and watched them swim.   

Overall, things are going really well.  Honestly, we couldn't have hoped for better, but Kamea had a rough period this afternoon.   First tears.   Our hearts ached for her.  After an hour or so, she was happier.  Most of the time the girls get along extremely well and truly enjoy each other.   They're so excited (loud) about everything that it seems like we're living in perpetual slumber party.  

We had supper in the room tonight.  The girls are ready for bed, and while I type this, they're watching an episode of Kai-lan before turning out the lights.  Tomorrow we're heading to Huainan City to visit Kamea's orphanage and meet her foster parents.  We're looking forward to it, yet dreading it at the same time.  We're so happy to be able to make a visit there and meet them, but we're sure that it is going to be very painful for Kamea to leave them again.  

Lunch with Penny

We bought a balloon from this woman on Monday.  

Inside our hotel.

View from our hotel room.  

View from our hotel room.