Wow What a Dinner!

What we thought was a "thank-you for picking up the kids from Seattle" dinner was oh so different than we expected! While child #1 and wife spend their 10th anniversary in Cabo, we are sharing the grandparenting duties of their 3 adorable boys with the other grandparents in L town. We met them, as they traveled from their home in the Portland area, and child #3 and her husband who live in the Seattle area for dinner at a restaurant. After a quick shopping excursion at Southcenter, we headed to Stanford's for dinner. I must admit, the kids seemed in a big huury, and didn't even bother to wait to show us the way, just gave us directions. When we arrived, they were not waiting for us in the foyer, but were already seated. We saw our two older grandsons peaking behind pillars and giggling, we thought they were just excited to see us! When we finally reached the table, we were greeted by two squirming one year old boys with brown matching shirts. Both boys were holding dolls...I just kept thinking what a liberated family we had giving both boys dolls for a toy! When they wiggled the boys in our faces, we took the time to "read" thier little shirts. They BOTH said "Big Brother." Then we were to focus on the little dolls. They were little African American cabbage patch dolls....with little bows in their hair...on further look, they both expclaimed in big letters "little sister.' Being old and confused, I couldn't quite process all of it, but soon realized we had two little girls on the way. When I peered at my daughter's tummies, they were too flat to be both pregnant and know the sex of their babies...then the black hair and dark skin made me realize, these are children conceived elsewhere. These babies are in Africa. Yes, both our son and daughter's families are adopting a beautiful daughter from Ethipia. Wowser! We will be grandparents again! We are overjoyed at the expansion of our family, and our children's heart for God's precious children who need homes so desparately. THIS journey will be new, but what a delight! CANNOT WAIT!