When you adopt children who are older there’s an adjustment curve. For Annabelle and Josie, there seems to be a never-ending world of “firsts.” From foods that are new to family traditions to field trips, they’re playing catch-up with our other children. Some of the new experiences are fabulous (vacation, fireworks) while others are less exciting (dentist, DMV). To kick off our vacation, we headed down to DC to visit some friends and check out the monuments.
Josie was adamant about seeing the White House. She tells us that Mrs. Obama came to visit her children’s home in Shanghai, but she didn’t see her. I don’t know if she expected to run into the President and First Lady, but she wasn’t disappointed in the adventure.
We got to hang out with Neil and Megan, friends from PSU. They let us bunk at their house, which has a big salt-water pool! A quick train ride took us into the city, where we spent the day exploring, seeing some of the monuments, and visiting the Museum of Natural History. It was a great visit, and I think our kids are at the perfect age for visiting some historic sites.
It was a long hot day in the city, but Kim and I had so much fun watching our family laugh and learn and love each other. The looks on their faces as we explored the Smithsonian were priceless. And Levi is so much like me that it’s a little scary. Check out his goofiness in the pictures.
One of the unexpected pleasantries was running into another PSU family, Jordan and Sarah Ames. We were heading into IHOP for breakfast on our way out of town, and they were coming out! They have recently adopted a sibling group of 4 beautiful children–from 0 to 4 kids in the blink of an eye! It’s funny how many friends we have who either have adopted or are in the process. I love our community!
part 2 of the vacation will be next…on to the beach!
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