Our Taihe Orphanage Girls Reunion at Sea World!!

What a weekend we've had with friends and our girls! We've tried to stay in touch with Katherine's orphanage/China sisters as much as possible. There were 8 adopted at the same time from Taihe SWI and they now live all over the U.S. This weekend we had the honor of celebrating with the Seltzers from New Port Richey, and the Crokers from Maryland (yes, they flew in for the occasion!!) Our China dolls all turn 2 within a couple of weeks of each other....and our plan is to continue the tradition of getting them together as much as we can....but hopefully, around their birthdays. We had 2 full(!) days of laughing, talking, and watching our daughters interact together....hopefully forming bonds and friendships that last a lifetime. We were in awe watching them as they have changed SO MUCH in the last year! Saturday we spent the day at Sea World in Orlando...the girls loved petting sting rays, dolphins....the Elmo show was a hit!....seeing the penguins and sharks! Then Sunday we met at Disney Village...had lunch at the Rainforest Cafe. and then rode the carousel....followed by a little chocolate at Ghiradelli's. We're grateful to the other families for making the effort to come and give these precious girls some of their heritage....each other. They're all about the same size, wear the same size shoes, and are talking. Their personalities are absolutely adorable!! We hope you enjoy the pictures as much as we enjoyed our time together. The bond between adoptive families is remarkable! Until next time!! And to think we all met in China....1/2 way around the world! Here we are a year later!!