Hello all. Had another fun day today! Noelle was a very good girl, and her smiles keep getting bigger and bigger! Today we started off with a very yummy breakfast- Noelle really enjoyed some vanilla yogurt with raspberries and some gongi (rice porridge). Afterwards, we traveled about 20 to 30 minutes to a Buddhist Temple named Six Banyan's Temple. It was beautiful. We saw 3 very large Buddha's and one female Buddha. In the temple, many of the babies, including Noelle, were blessed. There was incense and the whole 9 yards. It was pretty neat. Also, the flowers around the temple were amazing. There are roughly 20 monks that live and work there. The large pagoda that stands in the middle of the grounds (it stands 9 stories tall) was closed because it is leaning! Our guide, "Jason" states the government doesn't know what to do with it, but they are going to try to get the structure safe again so tourists can go to the top. Jason also said that 90% of the older people in China are Buddhist while most of the younger generation do not believe in faith. (The Communist Party supposedly takes care of the peoples souls- that is what is taught in school) After the temple, we traveled to the Provincial Folk Art Museum. It is also named the "Chen Clan Ancestral Temple." The surname "Chen" is the most popular in this province- like "Smith or Jones" in the United States. Many many families with the surname Chen got together and built this place so they can worship and bless their common ancestors. It was pretty cool. We then got back on the bus and did some shopping, both as a group, and afterwards just the 3 of us. Tomorrow there is a group outing to the Pearl Market, but I think we are just going to stay on the island and shop by ourselves. The people here seem so friendly and not very aggressive or pushy when we look at their merchandise. We did buy Noelle some Chinese looking pajama's and 6 traditional Chinese dresses so she can wear them as she gets older. We are also looking for a traditional Chinese vest for Nicholas to wear on the Chinese New Year Party. They should look so cute together. Brittany, along with 1 member of every family in our adoption group, had a meeting with our guides Jason and Grace to complete some paperwork for our appointment with the American Consulate later this week. Tonight all the women in our group are going out for a "ladies night" and plan on getting massages. There is a place on the island where you can get an hour long massage for 78 RMB's or roughly $11.00 U.S. dollars. What a bargain!!! Typically an hour long massage would cost $75-$95.00 at home. Well, we are going to wake up Noelle and head out for dinner. We'll write more tomorrow! Take care all!!