After 7 years, we are having a reunion with all the families and girls who were on the same China adoption trip with us in April 2002:

We made it to Minneapolis, got our dinky rental car that starts by pushing a button, and drove to our hotel which is next to the gigantic Mall of America. The girls took about an hour to warm up to each other and then once they started playing, they had a blast. We went out to Buca de Beppo for dinner – (20 people!) – and then the kids played in the hotel pool til 9 pm while the adults watched.

Tomorrow we are going to the Mall of America at 10 am, which apparently has an amusement park and rides in the center of the multi-level mall. There are 3 boys around Sam's age here – 12, 13 and 14 yrs old, so he is having a blast.

Here is one of the first group photos. All 6 girls adopted April 2, 2003 were born in June or July of 2002. So they all just had their 8th birthdays. One of the girls has a younger sister adopted from another province – she is in the front.

Sophie is on the right with the red "Peace" shirt.