Great day to Celebrate

Yesterday, we spent  the day at a friends house to celebrate their daughter's birthday.  This friend is special to our daughters.  She too was adopted from China.  We met them at day care when our daughters were young.  Angie had seen the daughter and the father at day care, but we did not know if the mom was Asian.  When we saw the mother, we knew.  From that point on, the girls have been friends.  I think it is great for the girls to have a friend like this.  They share a very special bond.  The family welcomes all our children.  I remember when Mia first went over to their house, she was in a stroller and not really talking.  Yesterday, she did not want the stroller.  She ran around with the girls and talked to most of the guests.  She also got soaked at their pool.  She did not go swimming, but she put her feet in the pool.  She kept splashing until she was thoroughly soaked.  At the end, she had a major tantrum when it was time to leave.  Lucky for us, the rain held off until night time.  It did not ruin the party.