Korean Adoption Celebration

Earlier this summer we had the pleasure of meeting a new friend at our pool.  It all started because Beau was in this phase of staring at Asians.  I hope that doesn't sound offensive, just stating the facts.  So we were at the pool and Beau was staring at this sweet lady.  After a few minutes, she came over and introduced herself.  She is Korean and immediately knew that Beau was Korean too! (tangent: She said she thinks that one of Beau's birth parents must have had really light hair because his hair is quite light.  I had actually never thought about it, but his hair is actually dark brown instead of black.)

As we began talking, we found out that our new friend was involved in the adoption community.  Although she has not adopted, it is something that is very near to her heart.

She recently planned an amazing adoption celebration at her church and we were so blessed to be able to attend.

The theme of the event was based on Korean food trucks and it was so well organized.  When we arrived, we were greeted by many members of the church (all Korean) and they were so warm and welcoming.  Next there was a picture taking station where we had a family picture taken.  There were even crafts for the kids.  Home Depot employees were there and had brought little wooden trucks for the kids to put together and paint.

There was a wonderful program that included singing, dancing, and our homecoming video was even played at the event.

Finally, it was time for the food.  And it was delicious!!! It was a fun night and it was clear that so much preparation had gone into the event to make it special.

 truck building station provided by Home Depot

 menus on each table

 just a small portion of all of the yummy food

 food trucks 

more food

amazing dancers with their drums 

 Isaac loved the watermelon! I thought this was so cute! 

At the end of the event, each family was given a goodie bag.  Isn't that so nice?  There was a Korean flag and dried seaweed inside.