Hiking in French Park, Sweet Moon Baby book signing at the Blue Manatee and Somewhere Between - a documentary film

This past Thursday was a beautiful low humidity day so we decided to test the hiking backpack some friends recently gave us.  We were hoping Audrey would like this mode of transportation as we are planning a trip to a state park in Virginia later this fall.

She was mildly accepting.  "Help Me Mary" visited Friday and gave me an idea of something to try involving a little "magical thinking" which may work.  As Mary put it Audrey is a little young to use this technique but she is also so bright it just might work and certainly worth a try.

We also bought a new holder for the DVD player in the car.  Not only is it better positioned for viewing, A can't kick it and I can ride in the passenger seat when all 3 of us go somewhere.

Saturday we skipped Kids First Gymnastics class again.   This time to attend a book signing for Sweet Moon Baby An Adoption Tale at the Blue Manatee.

A picture of the author, Karen Henry Clark, her daughter Maggie and us taken by the author's husband.  Maggie was adopted in 1996 from Guangdong Province.  Her parents wait was 18 months long.

I recently read about and saw the trailer for this documentary which I hopes comes to Cincinnati.  It is titled Somewhere Between.   This documentary follows 4 U.S. teenagers adopted from China and their coming of age search for identity. The trailer lists these facts at the beginning of the film:

China's "One Child Policy" was implemented in 1979.

           Since 1989 150,000 children from China have been adopted around the world.

           80,000 live in the U.S.  In all 50 states.