Adoption Families Picnic

Quite a bit has changed in our house since my last post (hence the week in between posts). Brian went back to work last week, so it's just me and Wesley each day. And, I started doing some part-time work for my job from home this week - in my "spare time." Needless to say, it's been a little hectic around here. Luckily, my mom is going to start coming on Mondays to help out with Wesley and give me time to get some work done as well as a few things around the house. This past Monday went great especially since we had our second home visit from our social worker yesterday - the house DESPERATELY needed some attention.

This past Saturday, Wesley attended his first big event since being home with us. Our home study agency had their annual family picnic and we were thrilled to be able to attend this year with our Little Peanut. The director of the agency is actually very much responsible for turning us on to the South Korea program and our adoption agency, so also we wanted to thank her in person. We used this agency for both our South Korea home study and our China home study, so we've been with them for more than 3 1/2 years and it's time that we met these ladies!

Once we arrived, we immediately saw the big bounce house - oh, this is going to be fun! There was also a guy/clown figure walking around entertaining the kids making balloon animals. Wesley was a little apprehensive at the beginning, but he quickly warmed up. We introduced ourselves to the director and other staff members and headed over to the balloon dude. Wesley just had a ball watching him making animals for the other kids and seeing their reactions to the different animals being made. Crazy balloon animal guy.

Then, it was time to go over to the bounce house. I don't know what was cuter, Wesley being inside of the bounce house or Brian "acting" like it was such a sacrifice that he "had" to go in with him to protect him from the big kids. Imagine a 30-something (closer to 40) climbing/squeezing through a tiny opening made for a child. Wesley sat inside watching in awe as the big kids came in and jumped, flipped, etc. around him. It was really cute. This didn't come out very well because of the screen on the bounce house, but you can get the idea.

While we sat down and ate, we visited with other families that had adopted from other countries like China and Russia. We really enjoyed talking to a young couple who was currently in the process of adopting from Japan. We shared our story with them and provided them encouragement for the journey they had ahead. So exciting! Wesley did really well but, he was getting a little fussy and it was nap time, so we headed out, but not before we got some photos including one with the gal that helped us get on the path to finding him. Brian, me, Wesley and Lesley from Across the World Adoptions.

Mom and Wesley getting cozy under a tree.

Dad, Wesley and Mom altogether in a photo is rare (my hair is tore up, it was pretty windy) .