Here She Is!

I got permission to post pictures :)

first time meeting Little Miss B at her orphanage

lunch at a hotel

leaving the orphanage forever!

staying in Addis now

B is very pleased with her new sunglasses

had to remove her braids to treat her dry scalp

trip to the Lion Zoo in Addis

first time ever swimming - she didn't want to leave the pool even after 2 hours :)
Mom forgot her suit in the U.S. so dad got a workout!

on a hike in the countryside

waterfall by the Portuguese bridge

Looks like the Great Rift Valley in the background?

Orin and I didn't get to do any sightseeing outside of Addis while we were there so its been great to see my parents getting out and exploring the more rural parts of Ethiopia while they are there!

B has been doing pretty good they say but has some understandable waves of grieving. I am so glad she is able to do some of her grieving/bonding in Ethiopia where there is a translator and her environment is familiar. Can you imagine having to do this in America where everything is foreign and no one speaks your language?

She really enjoyed having ice cream for the first time and when my dad emailed this morning, B and my mom were baking peanut butter cookies with chocolate chips. B thought they must be having a party and asked my mom where the balloons were. So my mom went to go find some :0