Our combo CCAI-Reunion \/ Disney Animal Kingdom trip this past weekend was so much fun. We started out on Thursday, arriving in Orlando just in time for a nice dinner at TGI Fridays restaurant. We got to Animal Kingdom the next day around 9:30 and stayed till they closed at 5pm. The weather was wonderful and called for shorts and T-shirts\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6not bad for November! Back at the hotel that night, there was a light buffet in the courtyard with the CCAI folks. At first, we felt a little out of place. But, we soon met some wonderful parents and too many cute little girls to count. We were able to meet Josh and Lily, the founders of the CCAI agency! They were just as nice as I always thought they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d be. I also met two of my online friends, Sue and Marney. Their families have already adopted once from China and both are adopting again! The next morning, there was a buffet breakfast and silent auction in one of the ballrooms. The auction was raising money to build a playground for the ZunYi orphanage in China. They had hoped to raise $10,000, but I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve heard that they surpassed that! I was happy to help them out, with our 2 winning bids. Grin.<\/p>\n
Seeing all those beautiful girls has made me think even more about Lainey. She\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s in China, waiting for us!<\/p>\n
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The kids met a new friend at Animal Kingdom<\/p>\n
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Meeting Josh and Lily!<\/p>\n
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Sue and Me (Sue is from my June-July CCAI online group)<\/p>\n
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The girls meet Mulan!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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