It’s been quite a couple of weeks. Not much time to post, but I finally got a chance to upload some cool videos. This first one is of a meeting of PADGAF (PA Dutch Country Guatemala Adoptive Families). Yah, it’s a mouthful, but it’s also a nifty group of Adoptive parents who get together on a regular basis. We also have many friends from outside the area with whom we are blessed with visits and fellowship. Such was the case last weekend when B, and his parents B and K met up with us for a couple of hours to play and get to know one another.
Making these connections has been extremely valuable for us and important for our children. To have built our family in such similar fashions creates an instant connection. Sure, it’ll be a while before CJ understands what exactly she shares with some of these other kids, but it’s healthy for them to see that other families “look like hers” and are often formed the same way. We’ve also begun forming relationships with families of other races and cultures. More on that some other time.
B & K are awesome parents from VA, and just about the nicest folks you could ever meet. Little B? Well, let’s just say he’s got motor that doesn’t stop going. Always on the move. But, he’s also a sweet kid as you can see here, although CJ doesn’t quite have the balance to return the favor!
Here’s a couple other photos of our day. I’m still taking stills from the video camera, so unfortunately, the quality stinks.
You gonna try it?
Cuties.
One more amazing video. We’ve had a bunch of T-storms lately, some of them quite nasty. CJ’s a pretty brave kid, but not totally fearless, so I’m not sure we had any expectation on thunder and lightning.
To our amazement, she’s actually drawn to it! She always points to the window and wants to go see what’s going on outside. Yesterday during a nasty hailstorm she was at her seat during lunch, which is right by the window to the deck and struggled to turn around and check things out. Unfortunately, I don’t have a good video of her reaction, but I did get his one that shows exactly what was going on outside. These hailstones were at least nickle sized, with many as big as a ping pong ball. Somehow the garden survived, but there’s twigs and branches all over the yard now. Looks like I need to clean out my rain gutters!
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