On Saturday morning Dave, the boys, and I joined our Families through Korean Adoption (FTKA) group for a Kids' Disco at a local restaurant/brewery. More than anything else, it was so darn good to see so many faces that have become so familiar/so comforting to me over the past year. The get together was centered on meeting with a group of current UW students who also happen to be Korean adoptees. These young adults recently contacted my friend Miya and requested more opportunities to connect and have fun with our little ones. And, have fun they did! Dancing amidst a sea of bubbles, shooting pool, playing shuffle board, throwing darts, eating lunch. It was absolutely a do-again!
For dinner, Rubin and I took a little road trip to Rockford! I was thrilled a couple of weeks ago when I received an invite from my bloggy friend, Kris, to attend her adoption agency's Seollal celebration. Since Dave had to work, I enlisted Aunt Sica to man the big boys while Rubin and I headed south. I am so glad that we made it work. Rubin and I had so much fun finally meeting so many families that I feel like we already know. X's family & Cohen's family & Gabe, Josiah, Seth, and Joel's families. Some of these boys I've "known" since their mama's shared their referral photos and stories on their adoption blogs. I had the honor of reading along as they journeyed, in their parents' arms, home. What a joy, meeting then in real life. In real action.
Now, sadly, my camera is still not well. And so, I had to resort to video of the event. My favorite clip has a little piece of all of these boys that I've loved reading about over the course of this past year. It also display's Kris' uncanny knack for settling a crowd of "5 and unders" for a group photo... I love how Rubin is swinging his legs to her song.
Thank you, Kris, for including us. And thank you to all of the wonderful mamas that I've gotten to know thanks, in large part, to our common thread of adoption. I love knowing all of you.
14 comments:
That's awesome. I LOVE the chaos.
Jason and I are cracking up! It's a fun video - we love that you captured X dancing.
I'm SO HAPPY that you were able to come!!! Meeting you and Rubin in person was the icing on the cake.
i spied Rubin swinging his legs in our video too! so cute!
i'm so glad you guys made it!!! i seriously could hardly contain myself when Kris told me you were coming! i wish we could have visited longer - but i guess that just means a trip to Madison is in order!
Like I said before, it was SOOOOO wonderful to finally "know" you in person.....you're absolutely fabulous, my friend.
This video is killin' me with all the cuteness!! Of course, it's *my* son that's totally ignoring the camera....too mesmerized by Miss Kris's mad singing skills.
It is awesome that you were able to join in the Seollal celebration! The video of the children is adorable:-)
I wish I had been there in person to experience all the cuteness, but I am loving all the video of these adorable kiddos. Rubin in his hanbok swinging his legs to Kris singing Wheels on the Bus? Priceless!
It was such a treat to meet you! I had no idea you'd be there.
And oh yeah...Rubes and Gabers are Trouble together, I'm afraid.
How cool that the young adult adoptees are the ones seeking your group out to see the kids. That's awesome
How fabulous is this video?! I love how you captured all the little personalities so well. And how cute is Rubin just chilling in his seat enjoying the music?!
Kris has something special in her version of "Wheels on the Bus." I wouldn't have thought the kids would have sat as long as they did.
It was so wonderful to meet you and Rubin. He's a doll and I hope we can meet again and be able to spend some more time chatting!
It was so exciting to meet you and Rubin! It's so fun to meet people that you only know from blogs. Rubin is such an adorable boy! I'm not able to view the video for some reason--I'll have to come back to watch it later! Great to meet you!!
That video is too cute! X dancing is hilarious! Little Rubin's legs swinging are too cute! I'm just loving seeing all these little guys in thier hanboks. It just brings such a huge smile to my face that we were all able to connect via blogging! Amazing...just amazing.
What a fun time it looks and sounds like you all had! The kids all look just adorable and Kris is just so sweet with them. How cool that you were all able to get together!
Hi there,
My family and I were at the New Year's party too. So glad to have found your blog.
The video was hilarious! Thanks for sharing.
Each one is cuter than the other! How do you not take them all home at once?
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