Weekend

We got a break from PT this past week. So we decide that we would go on a short vacation. Maria really wanted to see her friend Alexis, so we went to Indianapolis for a long weekend. We ended up meeting up with Alexis' family at a park on Friday and another adoptive family joined us too. It is always great spending time with families who understand adoption, this time was no different. It was wonderful chatting with my friend Valerie, hearing the plans for meeting J and S next month. Seeing how her kids have grown in over a year and being completely entertained by the two littlest boys. The girls love connecting with each other and all the kids had a blast at the park.

After the park we went out to dinner with our friends Kim, Jason and their son, Nikolas. We actually got to celebrate Nikolas' gotcha/family day. They are a great family to spend time with. We had plans with Kim and Nikolas for Saturday morning at the zoo.

Saturday looked a little questionable weather wise, but we got to the zoo bright and early. The kids had fun looking at all the animals and the weather was nice. I think Kim and I got the biggest kick out of seeing. Nikolas push Maria up and down the hills at the zoo. He was very sweet and protective of her. Wanting to make sure she got to see everything. We made sure we did some of the collector penny machines too. My plan is to eventually make Maria a charm bracelet out of her collector pennies.

 

This guy was too funny, he kept spitting out his food at us and then sucking it back in.

The flamingos liked to inspect everything. Nikolas wasn't so sure they should inspect Maria.

Maria wasn't sure at first about feeding the birds.

After the initial shock, she did a lot better.

I even got to hold a parrot for a while.

After the zoo, we went back to the hotel for a long rest. Then we went to a Greek restaurant with Kim, Jason, Nikolas, Jane and her daughter also adopted from Bulgaria. It was a fun evening with lots of entertainment from the kids and the belly dancer. We will just say one day Kim and Jason have some funny photos and video that Nikolas might not want shared with his friends. It was a good time. We had lots of fun....so much that Maria didn't want to leave.

 

 

 

 

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