Three Northern Stars: 2 Years Home

Sunday, August 5, 2012

2 Years Home

Wow, hard to believe Lauren MeeHyeon has been in our arms for 2 years now. It really seems like yesterday that we were in her birth country saying goodbye to her loving foster mother, wiping our new daughter's tears, and becoming a new family of five. On July 23rd, we celebrated our 2nd family day. Family day is a bittersweet day; on one hand we celebrate our daughter joining our family (her forever family) but on the other hand we realize that there is a great loss that occurred for her on this day. She lost her home country, her language and culture, her foster family (the only family she had known for 13 months) and so much more. We also remember her birth family on this day and hope that they know that MeeHyeon is loved beyond words.

Family day 2012 began with swimming lessons for the kids. This was Lauren's first swim lesson and she loved it. After a quick change, we enjoyed a hot, fun-filled day at Como Town and Zoo. All the kids loved the rides, splash park, animals, and picnic lunch. On the way home we made a special stop to buy some yummy handmade chocolates for our chocolate loving girl. She was in heaven with her chocolate treats. Lauren picked out dinner for the night - her choices: shrimp, corn on the cob, roasted broccoli, and macaroni and cheese. We ended the night watching the boys at tae kwon do practice.

We love you baby girl.