When we first began our adoption journey, we were blessed to meet some wonderful families that had also adopted children from South Korea or were in the process. Most of these friendships developed online. It's funny how much you can know someone despite never meeting face to face. One family has been close to our hearts for many years. They have three wonderful boys that are similar in age to our children and are waiting for their little girl to join them (hopefully soon). We waited together for our children's referrals, cried many tears together when we missed important milestones, celebrated new pictures together, and speculated on the process together. We missed just meeting each other in Korea by a few days. Our Lauren and their Dylan were born on the same exact day in Korea and share two parts of their names. So when we planned our vacation and knew we'd be in their area,we just had to meet face to face and what a wonderful time it was. It was like old friends getting together.
The two families enjoyed a wonderful morning at the Virginia Aquarium.
Dylan, Evan, Carson, Kyle, Lauren, and Cameron
Lauren checking out a model ship
The boys touching the sting rays
Posing on the metal statue of a dolphin
Following the aquarium, the two families parted ways for the afternoon. We headed down to Virginia Beach for lunch along the boardwalk and then thought a nice walk along the beach would be great before heading back to the hotel for some rest. Well, its always best to be flexible with young children. About 2 minutes after stepping our toes into the sand, Kyle fell down in the water and was soaked. Lauren then proceeded to somehow get a mouth full of sand and throw up - twice. Oh well, I guess we needed a rest instead but first one quick picture to mark the occasion.
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