JuJu, a girl adopted from China by a Phoenixville couple, was reunited with her best friend from the Lily Orphan Care Center in Henan Province for her birthday, writes Lauren McCutcheon for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

At the orphanage, JuJu and PeiPei slept in adjacent cribs, shared a nanny, and referred to each other as sisters. When JuJu came to Phoenixville with her new parents, Amanda and Alex Frangoulis, she was near inconsolable over the loss of her friend.

“We would have to look at PeiPei’s photo every day, and she would just sit there and sob, because she knew that her best friend was still in China,” said Amanda.

The girl was ecstatic when she received the news her friend was now also in the country with her new family.

When it was time for JuJu’s birthday in June, PeiPei’s parents made sure the two sisters got to see each other. The girls had a blast. They played and painted together, celebrated the birthday, and walked through the Chinese Lantern Festival together.

After the weekend was over, the girls have continued to keep in touch through FaceTime and are planning the next family reunion.

Read more about the girls in The Philadelphia Inquirer here.

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