Jeff, Me, Mom, Woody, & LaRae
Families Through Adoption held a festival in our home town yesterday, so we packed up the car for an overnight and headed back to Harrisburg. We dropped off the dog, picked up Mom, and met Jeff's parents there. What a nice event! There was a dance performance put on by the Chinese Cultural Society when we got there. The girls were so talented and looked GORGEOUS in their pretty costumes! They had tables set up to display info and goods on many different countries. Thailand wasn't represented, but hey, maybe we can do that next year!
There was art to find, books to buy on adoption that I didn't have (which you know I bought) and flags for many countries. A special guest came with cages full of little creatures that all the kids just LOVED. I could take or LEAVE the inch wide, 6 inch long centipede (YUK!) but the kids were touching it! Guess I better make peace with all things bugs by the time Ruby gets here. It's a huge phobia of mine!
Anyway, it was a nice day and we all went out to eat afterwards. Jeff's Dad and my Mom both bought themself a little pin that had both an American and Thai flag on it. So cute! We met lots of nice people, but one cool lady in particular writes children's books in honor of her daughters from Ethiopia. And let me tell you, her 2 year old daughter was C-UTE! All dressed in this white African embroidered outfit and just the most animated, gorgeous little thing ever! My mother in law, LaRae was so sweet to buy a book for Ruby. We both loved her books and the fact that she donates part of the proceeds to help the children in Ethiopia have a school made it even nicer. Got to www.rebekahrounce.com to see her beautiful books!
We were also thrilled to run into a good friend of Jeff's parents - Jill - that has a daughter from China. Addy is so cute and we were so glad to finally meet them! It was really great that 3 of the grandparents came to this event. (Dad's out of town). This family is definately ready for their newest little addition!
Here are a few shots from the event. Forgive the photos. I somehow changed the settings on my camera and they didn't come out too good!
Beautiful little dancers in pink! 
An amazing young artist makes me a beautiful piece of art!
Adorable kids gather for group pic. I took this 2 seconds before they all ran off! Glad I got the shot!
Can't wait to take Ruby Kate to next year's event!
3 comments:
Hey Jen, this event sounds like our International Day that we have here in Brisbane. I think we have about 15 countries that get involved in the day. Each country has time to parade their children on stage with their traditional costumes of that country. I will email some photos. The kids love to get up on stage - they are just as proud as the parents!! Yes, maybe you could have a Thailand table next year. You will find now, the event will get larger every year. We look forward to our International Day but will be in Thailand this year when it's on. Take Care!
Love these events, you always meet such a nice people. The people who travel a lot, are more internationally orientated, so nice for you to share this with both your parents. I am sure next time your dad will be there as well, AND RUBY!!
How fun to attend this event! Glad you had a great time!
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