Fu Reunion

Bridge over the Missouri River
The Iowa Welcome Center is in an old boat
The Fu Girls connect
Cami and Olivia's first encounter since China
Enjoying a picnic lunch
The boys found a baby swing that still fits them
Of course, both had to have their pictures taken in it

Today we sojourned to Sioux City, IA to meet up with Max, Lisa and Olivia. This was a midpoint for us to meet. They were one of the four other families who were in our travel group to China. We shared the Gotcha Day experience together. We have not seen them since we parted ways at the O'Hare Airport in Chicago last June. Olivia was the oldest baby in the adoption group and Cami was the youngest. The girls are six months apart in age, but as time passes, the age gap becomes less apparent. Olivia filled out nicely and is an adorable young lady. The Fu girls enjoyed staring at each other in their strollers. All the little girls in our adoption group had the surname Fu. This is derived from the name of the orphanage in charge of supervising their care - Fuzhou Social Welfare Institute. Children adopted from this institution are forever known as "Fu Girls." There is even a national Fu reunion held annually.

We originally planned to do some swimming, but the clouds were iffy all day, so we filled the time by visiting a couple of parks. Despite the attempts to burn off as much energy as possible, Cami stayed awake almost the entire day.

We hope to reunite with Max, Lisa and Olivia yearly as they are the closest family in our travel group geographically.