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Back on June 26, Emily lost her 2nd tooth. Basically, the new tooth that forced out the 1st tooth forced out the 2nd tooth as well.

Listen to “American Parents Encounter China Ghosts” from National Public Radio’s Fresh Air. Click on the “Listen” button to hear the interview.

Last Thursday (June 21) was Emily’s Preschool graduation. There was an outdoor ceremony at 10 AM with 3-4 songs/dances performed by the kids. Afterwards, there was a hot dog buffet lunch.

As part of the “This I Believe” series on National Public Radio (NPR), click on this link for “Becoming a Parent Is a Gift” (Chinese adoption related) and click on the “Listen” button to hear the essay.

On Saturday, about 7 families (mostly from our adoption agency, Heartsent) got together and went to Fairytale Town in Sacramento. Everyone had a lot of fun. Click on the picture below to go to the photo album of Saturday.

Here’s a video of Megan’s orphanage (Yangxi Social Welfare Institute) taken by another family in May 2006. Megan would have been 3 months old at the time. The family’s webpage can be found here: http://www.dropshots.com/psgres.