Meeting new friends....and old

Today we were invited to the ACCEPT picnic in Sunnyvale by our friends Melanie and Peter. They arrived home one week ago with Madelyn Tai, and boy is she a cutie! We were so excited to go to the picnic. Not only does ACCEPT facilitator Chinese adoptions, they also work with other countries as well. There was a huge turnout and we had a great time. I held back and waited to see if it was o.k. with the new parents if I could hold Madelyn and I did, for a bit, but protective father Peter took back over. They are such great parents and Maddie is so cute. I don't blame him one bit.



We also ran into Gwen, another new US Citizen. Donna and Andrew are so lucky! Little Gwen is a busy one, she was seen running, walking and falling all over the place what a sweet little girl! Donna wins the award for the most inventive bottle holder so baby can't throw it on the ground award. Don't worry Donna, I won't steal your patent idea!



I was also excited to see new friend Kelly and this time I got to meet Helen too! She was adorable...my mom commented she was more adorable in person then in photo's, but I'm not sure about that. She is such a sweet girl, in a cute dress! Good to see you again so soon, Kelly, but where is that elusive Chris????

The park in Sunnyvale was amazing and Austin had a great time playing there. They had a great water feature that all the kids loved. Austin especially loved trying to catch the water in his MOUTH! Yikes, I wasn't there, but I hope he doesn't catch anything from the water......here's a hint about why I'm worried. The fountains in the park lake were spewing green, yes, green Disneylandish water.....






One of the best parts was being approached and asked if I was Stacey from my blog. I had a really nice conversation with a "lurker" who had better get her butt commenting on the Blog. She and her husband are almost done with their paperwork and here's to hoping their I 171 comes quickly!




Finally, I have to admit, I spent a little more for a carseat then I think I normally would have, I bought the Britax Marathon and I'm told I won't regret it at all. It is the Ashley Floral print which is something very girly, and Mark is saying if I put it in his car he will spray paint it!!! I love the carseat and can't wait to get it in the mail (free shipping and no tax at BabyUniverse) Yes, Mary-Mia, it's the one we were pointing at, laughing, gasping for breathe and taking pictures of just last Saturday at Babies R' Us..... I'm a sucker, I saw it in a store, felt how darn soft that fabric was and was hoping they had one in my size, but they didn't.....