Well, the Scott's have now officially joined the world of RV-ing!!! Yes, that's right!! We now have a camper and took our first (of many more to come) trips to Stone Mountain in Atlanta for a couple of days. The campground at Stone Mountain was really nice and we all had fun swimming in the pool and playing whiffle ball in the big open area. But the highlight of the trip, and the reason for going, was a reunion with 7 other children from the same orphanage in Latvia that Anda, Arvis, and Jakeb lived. Six of the kids have been adopted and now, live in the Atlanta area and one, Anda's best friend, was here on the hosting program for the summer. It was an awesome reunion for our children and it was so good to see ALL the kids play together and laugh and just have fun!! The Dads took all the kids on the train ride around Stone Mountain and the Moms and I were able to share stories and get to know each other. It was a great day.
The kids all seem to be adjusting to life in America really well and they have all grown since they have been here. We met some of the kids while we were in Latvia last summer and it was so good to see them finally "at home". Anda especially enjoyed being able to speak Latvian for about 6 hours straight!!! Arvis got to see one of his best friends and Jakeb just thought it was fun to be around familiar faces from Latvia. Although the visit was short, I think we all agree it was so worth every minute...maybe this should be a yearly thing!!?!!
For more information on the hosting program, check out the link for New Horizons here on our blog.
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All these chnages. I can't keep up! I am so glad that the kids got to see their friends. I bet that was special!
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