The Shrum Family Adventures: Our Guate Tot get together ...

Monday, May 5, 2008

Our Guate Tot get together ...

Saturday I put together a get together for families that have adopted from Guatemala that live in NC and SC. These are all people that I chat with on the Guatemala adoption forum. 19 turned out. 8 Guates, and 11 of their family members. We meet at the new furbished mall beside of Carowinds. It is a Latin themed mall called Fiesta Plaza. It was a really neat place. But the coolest part of the mall is the giant play ground. The reason we came here!! The kids had a blast.
We all had a really great time getting to know each other! It is so nice to know there are people who have gone through experiences you have.

The monsterous play ground. Look hard you will see Jordan and Lilee at the top.

Sara Ava having a good time playing.

A group shot of all the Guate tots together, minus one he left early. Yes these are all girls!

All the kids that came, minus the 2 youngest. The big brothers and sister got in on this one.

Another group shot. It was hard to get all the kids in a picture.. This picture was missing Josiah, and the 2 littlest ones.

Sitting patiently waiting for the play ground to open to the public.

Sara Ava made an instant new best friend! Chloe!!! They were hugging and holding hands the whole time. I think they must be kindred spirits! They were tooo cute!

Sweet baby Maria! Maria I sure enjoyed holding you!

There were even clowns there!

Sara Ava and sweet little Austin.

2 Cute sisters!!! Breanna and Madison. They are not twins.

Sara Ava and Breanna. I think they looked alike!

Chloe, Lilee , and Sara Ava. Poor Lilee really stuck out. She did not look like any of Guates. I guess I will need to have an American adoption play date for her. No one could believe she was from Guatemala. They thought she looked like me and then after they meet Karlton then they all agreed she looked like her daddy. It was so nice to meet you all Teresa, Sophia, Dawn,Katelyn and the 2 daddies who came too! I am looking forward to the next get together this summer!

4 comments:

The Hardy Family said...: Yay, I can finally leave a comment! :) That is so neat that you were able to get together with other families who have adopted from Guatamala. It looks like everyone had a blast!
Love,
Lea; May 5, 2008 at 6:34 PM
Susie said...: Oh my....I was out of the loop for 10 days with your blog and so much has happend! Oh your sweet children! How is your Mom doing? Hope your ministry blog is going well too. Love keeping up with you and your family, Susie; May 6, 2008 at 7:02 AM
Hannah said...: What a great day! I love that you were able to get together what a blessing.

Hannah; May 6, 2008 at 11:12 AM
Maya and Maria said...: We had such a good time that day, and it was so nice to meet you and your sweet family! I hope we can get together again ... Maya misses Joel! :-); May 6, 2008 at 7:50 PM

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Verses that really spoke to me and helped me get through our adoptions.

(John 14:18) " I will not leave you as orphans, I will come to you."

(Isaiah 43:5-6) "Do not be afraid, for I am with you,
I will bring your children from the west. Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth."

(Proverbs 25:25) "As cold water is to a thirsty soul : so is good
news from a far country."

(Matthew 6:25-34) The do not worry chapter.
This is the chapter that told me we would adopt again and the
baby girl woud be named Lily (Lilee). "The lilies of the field".
This is a great reminder of why we should not worry, God will take care of his people!

(Psalms 82: 3-4) "Defend the cause of the weak and the fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Resue the weak and neady; deliver them from the hand of the wicked."

(Psalms 68: 5) "A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling."

(Deuteronomy 10:18) " He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow and loves the alien, giving them food and clothing."

(Philippians 4:13) "I can do all things through him who gives me strength."

(Philippians 4:6-7) " Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present
your request to God. And the peace of God,which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

(Romans 8:28) " And we know that all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."

(James 1:27) "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after the orphans and widows in their destress, and to keep oneself from being polluted from by the world."