Asian Pacific Rim Festival & Beach

Once again we found something fun to entertain Jena with this past weekend. In St. Pete there was a weekend long festival called the Asian Pacific Rim Festival. It ran both days and there was plenty of foods and arts and crafts that are indigenous to each country. We learned a little history/geography as well about some polynesian islands that we were unfamiliar with.
At the Taiwan booths I bought a couple of really cool things that Jena promises she can send me more of when she returns home. It was also really neat because one of the ladies working is from Jena's hometown of Chiayi which is several hours south of Tapei.




We met up with our friends Michelle, Neil & Chloe and also Kip, Treena and Jemma. It was great catching up with them since it has been quite awhile since we have all been together. All of us plan to meet in Orlando this November for our adoption agency's(CCAI) reunion. This will be a fun-filled day in the park with food and lots activities for the kids. The CCAI reunion is exactly where the 6 of us met 2 years ago.
The picture of the daddies and daughters would have been really great if Drew could have put Jena on his shoulders as our "daughter on loan for a school year"...she said "absolutely NO WAY". (I think she was afraid he'd drop her).












Once we were nice and toasty on this very hot and sunny day, the 3 of us left the festivities and headed to the beach at Indian Rocks. It was absolutely beautiful! The water was the perfect temperature and very clear. We stayed about 2 hours and it was a great first time at the beach for Jena (about time, since she's been here since August 1st).