Yesterday afternoon we received a surprise phone call from another dear China family friend Erica. This is a picture of Mimi and Naomi discussing plans for when we get to California. Hopefully we get a chance to meet with them sometime during our stay.
Long story short, we met the Alvarados at Allyn's Disneyland way back when all our girls were 3 and have remained great friends ever since. Naomi's family was on the list to go again and we were to be in the same group. As you already know our wait was sooo %^$#@ Long! So in the meantime they went ahead a adopted a little boy Rueben from Korea and he came to them quite quickly. However they still had their paperwork active with USAA.
Then in November of last year they let their paperwork expire as Erica had thoroughly convinced herself that these two were the only children they needed. But then there still was the feeling that she has given up on the daughter in China. When she talked with Norman about letting their paperwork expire, Norman mentioned to her that they had already been matched with a child. Wow! So both she an Miguel mulled it over deep within in their minds and hearts and talked it over with Naomi. Naomi as it turns out was the one to tip the scale. Both Miguel and Erica were leaning toward getting a mei mei for Naomi and when Naomi mentioned how much she really wanted a mei mei they both said that' it. We are going to China. So now they are active again and in the next group to go. Woo Hoo! They too are getting a "Tonginator".
This is an old picture of the Alvarado's back in 2009 when they were here for a visit. Rueben was not here then so therefore not in the picture so to speak.
