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Today we went to E'ling Park or Goose Park. It is a very nice city park that looks down onto Chongquing. Of course, the view is very limited due to the fog/smog. We watched people play Mahjong and we had several people stop and talk to us about the babies.

This is path in the park, but cars would zoom past us. We think that they were hired driver to drop people off because Chongqing is a mountain town and many of the streets are steep.

This is the pagoda at the center of the park. We opted not to climb all the way to the top with a 22 pound melonhead strapped to my chest. Honestly, we wouldn't have been able to see much due to the smog.

This the tea house we went to and participated in the tea ceremony. It was quite interesting to witness the history of the ceremony and the tea wasn't bad either, coming from the non-tea drinker. Matt liked one of the teas so much we bought a little to take back with us.

This is Josh's favorite toy when we are out. It is the card given to us, written in Chinese, explaining that we are adopting this child and he will be going to America and that we promise to love him and always care for him. The card has come in handy several times when people stop to look at the babies.

Mom's Afternoon Out!!!

One of the gals in the group stopped at a salon on the way to the store to get her hair done for Gotcha Day so that it would be nice and told about this great head massage she got for 15 yuan. 15 yuan is 2 bucks American. So, today I went around and gathered all the interested new mom's and we went. Wow, was is great.

It was listed as a Wash and Blow which meant they wash your hair in the salon chair before wetting it under a faucet. They wet your hair with a squirt bottle and then massaged your head for a long time.

Below is the picture of them rinsing your hair and then continuing to massage your head and neck. Then they do a massage of your shoulders, arms and hands. Ecstasy! We were then led back to the salon chair and they massages your shoulder and back. Finally, the stylist was brought in to blow dry your hair. It was an hour experience and it was worth every penny of the two bucks.

Indiana, Oh Indiana, Indiana we all for you!!

It's about time that we got him supporting the only school to attend in the world.

While the moms were away, Josh and I had a good ol' time. I found a tickle spot on his neck and had him screaming with laughter. We romped around on the bed for a good hour around nap time. As much fun as we had, he reached out for Jen when she got back which was really good to see. He might just be taking a shine to us! One problem, though. The moms were gone just long enough for me and a couple other dads to change poopy diapers. BAD MOMS!

Tomorrow, we're headed to an area of the city with many historic buildings and shops.

Until tomorrow,

Matt, Jenny, and Josh