China Pics from our Sept 2005 trip

Terracota Warriors in Xian - from the tomb of Qin Shi Huand Di in the ancient city of Xian.

Huang San (Yellow Mountain) - a revered mountain range, said to be the the inspiration of many Chinese landscape paintings and poetry. Accessible by cable car and a long trek or a 4-5 hour trek up the mountain. There are a few hotels up there. A lot of the gear is carried up by hand by porters, up the mountain.

"Thousand Island" Lake - a lake resulting from a dam, with a lot of small islands, hence the name.

Dahlia in March 2007

Here's some photos of Dahlia in March 2007. She sleeps soundly for 5-6 hours at a time now (not the 2-3 hours when she first came home). She is also very alert and loves to interact with people (loves being carried).

Attached is also a photo of Suriani, Dahlia, Betty and Kiefer at our home. Kiefer is 20 days older than Dahlia and is a happy young gentleman.

The other photo is Dahlia in her play "gym". It's colourful, jingles and makes lots of noises as she plays with the various items in the gym. Dahlia loves it! The gym helps Dahlia develop her motor skills and hand-eye coordination (and I would think her mind as well). Plus, it's a lot of fun!