Last year, we were supposed to travel to China with another family in the middle of July to get Saiya. We didnt end up traveling until late August, but Saiya's friend Wen Wen got to home in July. Her family lives in Winsconsin and travels to Kentucky every year between Christmas and New Year's while the kids are on break. On their way through Indiana, we arranged for Saiya and Wen Wen (aka Matteah) to play together. We drove down to Indianapolis and Matteah's mother stopped for a break at the local Chuck-E-Cheese so that the girls could play. I'm not sure if they remembered each other and I would give almost anything to know what they were thinking when they first saw each other. I asked Saiya repeatedly if she knew who Wen Wen was and if she knew what happened to her. She told me that Wen Wen had a mama and baba now and that she went with them. But when she first saw her at the restaurant, I asked her if she recognized her and she said no. Now if you ask her, she knows exactly who Wen Wen is and smiles alot when we talk about how much fun she had playing with her and her sister. Still, it would be nice to know what goes on in her mind and whether she really remembered her friend from the orphanage or not. I hope that we can continue to arrange play dates for them. I think its really important for Saiya to know what happened to her friend and being from the same orphanage will be something they will both share forever.
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