Lafayette Ethiopia Adoption Group Gathering

Friday night was lively on Cedar Lane! We hosted many of the families who are adopting/have adopted from Ethiopia. This was the second gathering that Mark and I have been a part of and I think the fourth or fifth gathering for the group. We had a blast!! I think we counted about 20 adults and 10 children. The house was full of laughter, conversation, good food and lots of fun -- we loved it! In fact, it seems rather quiet around here today.

Three of the families have passed court in the last week. That means within the next month, they will each be bringing home their children -- all three are boys and boy oh boy are they CUTE! Can't wait to meet them in person. Here are the three families posing with the cakes we had to celebrate. (Note: this was a carry-in and several of us had the same idea -- cake to celebrate all the good news!) From left to right: Kevin and Laura, Jenny, Janet and Ben.

Sarah (second from left) returned from Ethiopia in January with her son, Tegegn. Here, she is showing photos from their time in ET to (l-r) Amber, Rita and Janet. Amber will hopefully be traveling later this spring to pick-up her two sons, Rita is waiting for a referral for a little girl (anyday now!), and Janet just passed court on Friday and will travel in about two weeks to pick-up her son, Isaac.

A good time was had by all on Friday night! But a few lonely items were left behind. Here is the lost and found: a spoon (left at the Gutwein's gathering last summer), a penny found on the floor, a knife, a pair of sunglasses, and a pair of children's socks. Please let us know if we can return any of these items to you. : ) Thanks again for coming over last night!