Princess Fun!! Happy Birthday Katie Min Min!

One of the hidden blessings in our adoption of Lia was meeting a group of people that would truly become like family to us. We were delighted, after submitting paperwork to China, to find two families who lived within 30 minutes of us and were using the same agency! Not only did they live close by...we were all on the same timetable and traveled together to bring our daughters home. We formed an adoption support group of sorts with a few other families, who although were using a different agency, were on the same timeline. Since returning home from China, we have added several families as we meet them and our group now has about 10 active families. We get together every few months to celebrate birthdays, holidays and the odd luau (mostly because who can resist the sight of little girls in grass skirts??). As we have added families, we have also added children through adoption and the old fashioned way too! As you can imagine, as the group has grown, so has the fun and merriment. I look forward to our get togethers more than almost anything else we do!

...so you can imagine how very excited we were to be invited to celebrate the BIG "3" of our pal Katie!! Not only would we see our dearest friends and be treated to fabulous food......but Lia was invited to dress as her favorite Disney Princess!!!! We could hardly stand the wait!!!

Jen and Dan graciously threw open their doors and we all got down to some serious birthday fun! It was another one for the books! We will revel in the wonderful memories for some time to come! Enjoy the pictures...but please note that I am going to have to learn to snap faster...I am telling you...two and three year old princesses are extremely fast moving targets!!

Mulan (Hannah) and Cinderella (Lia)
One of our newest princesses, Belle (Lotus)
Belle #2 (Emma) intent on making the best crown ever!
Snow White (Mia)
Tinkerbell (Maddie)
Belle and Cinderella (sisters!) (Jade and Hayley)
Sleeping Beauty (and birthday girl!) Katie Min Min
Forget the Mamarazzi....these princesses want to play!