When we decided to adopt we joined a support group through LDS Family Services called Families Supporting Adoption (FSA.) After Emma was born, they asked us to be part of the board, which we have served on over the last three years. Being part of this organization has taught us much about the world of adoption and brought us together with many wonderful people who have also adopted children.
Today we attended an FSA Activity at Taft Beach in Lincoln City. We had never been to Taft Beach before, and we loved it. It is a great beach for families with young kids. It is on the bay, so we were sitting on a flat part of the beach with water that was shallow for a good section of area. Great for the kids to play in without large waves coming in and getting really deep. I loved it.
We had a mixed blessing in that this activity was not well attended. There were only two families in attendance, the Thompson's and ourselves. Emma loved playing with their two older kids, Harmony and Kimball. They also have a cute baby named Treygen.
Here is Traygen playing next to his Mommy.
The family next to us had a raft and many children. Here is a photo of them burying their brother in sand (in the raft) and turning him into a Mermaid. He was such a good sport. They also let our kids join them. You can just see Harmony's head above one of the girls.
The oldest girl cam over and asked us if she could give our kids rides in the boat. She was so good with them, and they loved being pulled around int he raft. You can just see Emma's head in front.
Here is Bambi taking Treygan for a walk. He so wanted to follow the bigger kids.
Emma was so good about keeping her sunglasses on all day. I had done a pretty good job with the sunscreen, but missed down the opening of her shirt. Lucky for us it was a very mild burn on her chest, which went away after a day. Not so lucky for glenn, who missed his neck and got a 2nd degree burn at the crease. He was in pain for a week or more with it.
Emma and Harmony spent much time carting water back and forth to pour on the sand. They played together so well.
Glenn and I have not been great about attending FSA Activites, but this one reminds us that we need to do more. We loved spending the day talking with Troy and Bambi, and Emma had so much fun with the kids. Especially as she gets older, it will be good for her to have friends that are also adopted that she can share with. Thanks Thompson Family for a great day.
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