today was a really good day. started out going to the botannical gardens for a group picture. we went through the flowers and water and what seemed like 10,000 older chinese people. We dressed Abi in a pink traditional chinese dress for the occasion and were the only ones who did so. as we walked through the park amost every one of the older people there stopped and smiled or waved or spoke to us and Abi. They all seemed pleased in either the idea that we were taking this child to the USA or the idea of the traditional dress. Either way we had lots of attention and company while we were there.