Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Adoptive Family Get-Together

Saturday our local Ethiopian adoptive family Yahoo group had a gathering at the beach. We reconnected with friends and met new families. Adah had a great time playing with Dori, who is about the same size and has the same spunkiness as she does, the two little peas in a pod. One man was getting a kick out of Anna's dismissive look. If you speak to her and she doesn't know you or want to acknowledge you, she will look you in the eye and turn her head with a very serious face, almost as though she is too good to be bothered with you. We got to hug up on Isaiah whom we met in Ethiopia and traveled home with. He's about a year and a half or so now. Cute little guy.

The kids had fun playing on the park equipment and kicking the soccer ball around. I had fun talking to other parents about our lives. One mom I had met before either one of us had Ethiopian children, she now has three (she was going for one) and I have four (I was going for one, originally). Seven kids brought into our lives and families, blessing us beyond measure. Each one looks different yet the same. They all have an amazing story, an amazing happiness, and an amazing love. We're just thankful that we get to experience it with them.

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