A day I've dreamed of...

Over the past year and a half, when I would read other blogs about Ethiopian adoptive families getting together regularly, I dreamed of a day when we would do something like that with families in our community. This dream came true Sunday afternoon at the park. Unfortunately, two of the families couldn't make it that day, but four families enjoyed getting to know each other on our first nice day in weeks.

How fun to celebrate Ethiopia and adoption together. One family is still waiting for their court date for their sweet little boy. We can't wait until he can join us. As for the Ethiopian kids in our midst, there was Mussie...

And Zach...

Oh yeah, and this little lady...
Along with their respective families...
There was a lot of hand-holding...


And some hugging...

And a little bit of Heisman-ing...
We were supposed to bring a snack to share. I brought beer bread. I didn't realize how much my kids like beer bread. We brought a snack, but notsomuch the "to share" part after my kids parked themselves in front of the bread...
Luci came up with her own snack, a contraband leaf, that led to a choking experience. No picture of that one. Let's just say I was TERRIFIED when she started gagging. When I swiped her mouth I could feel it just beyond my finger. I couldn't get it out. Thankfully she was able to swallow it, but it was really frightening.

Our Dream Come True Herself is just fine. None of my other kids were chokers. I have teased my sister mercilessly that she still cuts up hot dogs and grapes for her 19, 14, and 10 year old kids saying they are "choke-y foods". I'm sorry sis, I'll stop teasing you. I get it now. I have a choker in Miss Luci. And I have learned that leaves are indeed "choke-y foods".