Wednesday, August 29, 2007

These kids go way back

Tomorrow is travel day to Ethiopia! Not for us of course...but for the Norris family. We met Deanna and James back in May at a dinner for families adopting from Ethiopia. At the time we had both just recently received our referrals. So, now, after a long summer of waiting, Deanna , James, and their daughter Taylor are leaving tomorrow to pick up Kidus.


Kidus and Mikias go way back. From what we understand, they both started out at the Adera Orphanage in Debre Zeit and then were brought at the same time to the Adera Orphanage in Addis Ababa. We actually had the pleasure of meeting Kidus when we picked up Mikias in June. The picture below is of Mikias and Kidus hanging out in Addis.






We actually were able to get together with the Norris family this past weekend. I hope we were helpful in answering some questions they had about travel. It's so exciting that the next time we see them we'll be able to reunite the two boys. We wish them the safest of travels and hope that they enjoy the experience of Ethiopia.




We know that so many people enjoyed reading this blog while we were in Ethiopia. Here's a link to the Norris' blog. Hopefully, they'll also be updating this during their trip.

http://deanna-norris.blogspot.com/

3 comments:

DDanielle said...

How cool is that? Mikias and Kidus will have such a special bond. That is so neat!

Denise Bryant said...

Oh, that gave me goosebumps! How cool that those boys were together in Ethiopia and will get to see each other in Michigan in their new homes!

Nichole said...

Hi guys - just wanted to let you know that I think your journey and how you're sharing it with others is awesome (Caroline clued us in to your blog). I hope you don't mind, but I added you as a link on my blog so I could share your story, too!
Nichole and Jason Beem