day 1...colorado trip!!

Wow!!! what a fantastic few days we had in Colorado!! Although we love the state of Colorado....that is not why we decided to take a road trip there. Any of you who have been on your own adoption journey, or have witnessed someone else go thru it...you understand the friendships that are developed also!! When we started our 1st adoption...we met an awesome family...The Fanning's. And we actually only met them thru blogs, fb, emails, & phonecalls!! But although we had never met in person...we knew they were going to be great, everlasting friends:) So, we knew we wanted to attend the Annual IAN picnic(our agency!!), so we thought it would be a perfect time to finally meet our friends!! They graciously invited the 6 of us to stay with them...grand total of 12 of us in their home!! Yep, 8 kids age 9 & under & 4 adults!! Fun times!!! Also, just a bit of history..Ageze, Abuzaid, Kalid & Tesfa were in the same orphanage....actually bunk mates for a few months!! We had talked about going to see their friends for quite some time...and the day was finally here. What a sweet sight the first morning was....all 4 of them...nestled on their mommas & papas laps...staring at one another...big, beautiful grins at each other...feeling a connection. Within 10 minutes...they were off playing!!! So neat to see them reunited!! All 8 of the kids got along wonderfully, which made for a very enjoyable, relaxing time!!! Thank you so much Fanning Family...we thoroughly enjoyed spending time with you, getting to know your beautiful family & can't wait till the next time we can visit....all 7 of us!!!!!(if we are allowed back!!)

So, day 1...was actually Grant's Birthday...he chose to go hiking, so we hiked Arthur's Rock, followed by playing at a local splash park, and then Grant's choice for dinner....P.F. Chang's!! We finished the day by eating cake with our new friends & a slumber party for the kids...fun was had by all!!!

So thankful for times like these. xo