I know that it sounds wierd, her first dance recital…but you have been posting about her dancing since she was three. It is true though. Competitions? Check. Exams? Check. Recital? Not until today. Her first recital and she was adorable. I could have just eaten her up. She danced really nicely (which bodes well for our first competition as a Beginner this Saturday) and finally looked like she has been practising like she has. Her group even did their Flora, named after the Flora MacDonald who flirted with Bonnie Prince Charlie. Now they were flirting but they were adorably cute. At the end of the recital, all of the girls got their exam awards and then goodies. Katrine went to bed a happy girl tonight.
Last weekend we got to go to Kingston for the annual reunion of the China girls (and boy). It is a really special time because it lets Katrine reconnect with her Chinese “sisters” and “brother”. At the same time, we get to see how all of these fabulous kids are doing and also reconnect ourselves. We catch up on how they are doing in school, with friends and their extra-curriculars. We also get to share adoption related issues with those who are also living variations of them. We are very lucky. We were blessed with a wonderful China family. The families are friendly and fun and they all really care about our kids. I mean, they were so happy about adding one more sister to the mix that they enthusiastically asked about our travel plans (August 1) and gave some super sweet outfits. I have attached a copy of one of the cards which almost made me cry.
