Day: December 24, 2014

Our week with the Peterman’s was pretty uneventful and relaxed which is what we were hoping for. The 4 big girls spent a lot of time playing and Dani did her best to keep up or hung out with the adults who were chatting. We ate a lot of delicious food including finally going to The French Press which Randy and Jess have been telling us about for years. It was fantastic just as the promised! We will have to go there again on our next visit. Did a little shopping on Black Friday without the kids and had an adult lunch out after we got some good deals at the Children’s Place. Jessica and I scored a cart full of jammies at Target and spent a lot of time talking and laughing.

After dinner on our last night in town Dani and I went to meet Emma, her mom and her Grandmother for ice cream. Emma and Dani were foster sisters in China. Emma was adopted a few months after Dani and is now living in Colorado. It was a special treat to connect these girls once again. I like to do this kind of thing every chance we get because all of the children adopted from China share part of a story that is so different from their parents. Dani surprised me by being willing to hold Emma’s hand and saying, “Emma! Emma! Emma!” It was really cute.

Emma and Dani in China in January 2014 (this is a guess based on when we sent the camera and the snow). Then in CO in November 2014.

After ice cream I needed to head back and pack up for our 12 hour drive home the next day. I am always sad when it’s time to leave our friends, but we really had such a wonderful week. Thanks for hosting us Randy and Jess and letting us crash your family Thanksgiving 🙂

On the road trip home in a little town in CO we saw a building made of petrified wood. My sweet husband made a u-turn so I could hop out and take a photo. I get a kick out of quirky things we see on our countless road trips.