Welcome Home Party!

Yesterday we took Jena to her first FCC luncheon. It was a great afternoon since all our friends were there to celebrate two of the newest babies home with their families. Although she has had a cold and couldn't taste everything, Jena was very excited about the "American Chinese" buffet and she went back several times to be sure she didn't miss anything.
John and Nancy got to introduce little miss Lily who has been home 2 weeks yesterday. She is doing great and keeping them busy for sure:)


Next came Kip and Treena with baby Jemma who has been home almost a month now. She is almost 7 months old and so very healthy and happy. When you adopt from China, usually the youngest the child is when you actually bring them home is about 9 months. In Taiwan, typically the child is between 4 and 8 weeks at referral then you travel to bring them home anywhere between 3 and 5 months after that. It was so fun to see her take in all the sights and sounds.


This next photo is very special too. Jena Chen from Taiwan meeting Jemma Chen from Taiwan. Jena thinks it is so amazing as she never knew about the adoption world. She tells her mother everything and her mother thinks we are all "so kind".


CCAI is having a Florida Reunion this November in Orlando. 2 years ago we went shortly after finishing all our paperwork and we had a great time. This is where we began to make friends with fellow families adopting from China in our area. We first met Kip and Treena here and found out we have the exact same LID date for China, 9/11/06. We are making plans to hopefully attend with them again this year. This time will be even more fun since we will have Jena and Jemma with us too:)