Reunion Time...in Iowa

In June we headed to Cedar Rapids, Iowa for our 3rd annual reunion with Ava's China travel group. This year, 8 of the 11 families in our group made it to the reunion. It was a wonderful weekend filled with reminiscing and reconnecting, laughing and playing, and eating and more eating! This was the first time since China that the two boys in our group were able to be there with their families. It was so great to see you again, Ben and Matthew! Hannah was excited that Ben's two older sisters, Grace and Cassidy, were also there.

While in Cedar Rapids, we hung out at the hotel and ate pizza, went swimming, watched a parade, took part in the Freedom Festival, snapped photos of the traditional couch picture, ate Chinese food, played outside, and had a water fight (thanks for supplying the squirt guns, Dave and Janice...sorry you got so wet Dave! Haha). We parted ways after a delicious brunch on Sunday.

Each year the reunions for both Ava's group and Hannah's group are such an important part of our summer. It's always great to see the families in our group, but more importantly it allows our girls to stay connected to an important part of their history in China. We're already looking forward to Hannah's reunion!

Matthew, Ben, Gabbie, Ava, Amy, Allison, Kailey, Lucy

Thanks, Dax and Shelly for a wonderful weekend in Cedar Rapids!