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Here's the trip in a nutshell. Our flights were terrific. Rory was an angel on Sunday - not a cranky word or whine out of her the entire time. We sat next to a military man on our second flight, and he entertained her for 2 hours. He was so friendly and quite taken with Rory. When the flight was over, he gave her his U.S.A. patch off his uniform.
Tuesday we went to the zoo with some friends. I don't think Rory was too impressed with the animals. There were too many distractions for her to be very interested, but we had a good time. The weather was amazing. I'd forgotten how dry the Illinois air can be after living in the sticky south for so long. In fact, the weather all week was great. It was sunny and 78-80 degrees all week.
On Wednesday mom, Rory, and I had a shopping day, and it was so fun. I can't believe how nice it was to shop with someone else who actually enjoys shopping and we spent lots of hours browsing shoes and purses and children's clothing. We didn't really buy too much, but had lots of fun looking. We did meet an adult Korean adoptee and her mother at Marshalls, and they were so sweet. I enjoyed talking with them. It's actually the first time another adoptive parent has ever stopped to talk to me in the 4.5 years I've been a parent.
Thursday was more shopping, along with some horseback riding. Rory didn't love riding the horse, but she didn't protest either. She did like petting the horses and being outside with Grandpa. In fact, she liked to anything with Grandma and Grandpa. She ran into their arms at the airport and never looked back.
Brian and Camden had a good, but exhausting week of camp. VBS starts tomorrow so Brian has spent the majority of the day over at church getting ready.
Some new things Rory learned this week.
Tuesday we went to the zoo with some friends. I don't think Rory was too impressed with the animals. There were too many distractions for her to be very interested, but we had a good time. The weather was amazing. I'd forgotten how dry the Illinois air can be after living in the sticky south for so long. In fact, the weather all week was great. It was sunny and 78-80 degrees all week.
On Wednesday mom, Rory, and I had a shopping day, and it was so fun. I can't believe how nice it was to shop with someone else who actually enjoys shopping and we spent lots of hours browsing shoes and purses and children's clothing. We didn't really buy too much, but had lots of fun looking. We did meet an adult Korean adoptee and her mother at Marshalls, and they were so sweet. I enjoyed talking with them. It's actually the first time another adoptive parent has ever stopped to talk to me in the 4.5 years I've been a parent.
Thursday was more shopping, along with some horseback riding. Rory didn't love riding the horse, but she didn't protest either. She did like petting the horses and being outside with Grandpa. In fact, she liked to anything with Grandma and Grandpa. She ran into their arms at the airport and never looked back.
Brian and Camden had a good, but exhausting week of camp. VBS starts tomorrow so Brian has spent the majority of the day over at church getting ready.
Some new things Rory learned this week.
- the word "stop"
- that she really wants to eat what everyone else is having, not what I give her
- to say her own name
- to call everyone Mama (when will she ever learn I'm the only mama!)
- to count to five (not that her numbers sound like anything you'd recognize)
- to take off her own shoes
- to say "wheeeee" every time we go over bumps in the car
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