Love At First Sight?

Well, not really! As we continue down memory lane this week, today marks the anniversary of the first time we actually met Marcus and Zoe. During the months of looking at a referral picture you make a preconceived image of what your children will be like. You know what they LOOK like, but you don't know what the ARE like. Will they run to you or run away from you? Will they be shy and timid or over the top outgoing? Who knows?

We picked up Zoe first and she went to us, no problem. She would have gone to absolutely anyone who walked in the door. That's just the kind of kid she was. She looked a little confused, as in, "Man these folks don't get out in the sun much, do they?" But, she went with us right out the door and into the van without a cry or a peep. Then off we went to meet Marcus who was with his class at an amusement park. (Yes, we are riding in a van and she is not in a car seat, nor are we buckled up - welcome to Ethiopia!)
Now, put yourself in his shoes. You're having a blast with your friends riding on a roller coaster and then your class is going off to ride on one of those swing rides when you are pulled aside and asked to go to this strange looking couple who are holding your little sister. So, what do you think Marcus did? Right you are, he tried to get out of meeting us. Truth be told, the only way they got him near us was to bribe him with a cell phone. Once he got close enough we tried to play catch with him with a ball we brought. After a few minutes he warmed up enough to ride on the swing ride on Chris' lap and that was the beginning of getting to know each other.They hardly look like the happy kids we know now, but this is how it all began.