Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?

Last night two brothers we had in foster care the spring and summer of 2008 came to our house for dinner with their Mom and two sisters. The boys, with their Mom's permission, were the ring bearers at our wedding in 2008. Bobby walked us down the front porch into the front yard where we were married by a Justice of the Peace. Our neighbor's six year old twins played the cello and violin. It was beautiful.

Anyhow, for the past year and a half, since the boys have left and returned home, we remain in contact pretty regularly. They are no longer a case in the foster care system - thus the pictures. Sometimes Mom calls, sometimes it is one of the boys. They call us when things are going well and when thing are going not so well. What I treasure the most is that their Mom respects and supports their relationship with us. It was so nice to sit and hang out (well, as much as you can hang out with eight kids...) and just enjoy each others company.

We watched a very gross, I mean cool, DVD photo slide show of the older boy's recent accident. He got his finger caught in the chain of his bike and it ripped off the tip of his finger up to the knuckle..so the photos were at the ER and retracing his steps (blood on the door to the local convenience store where he called home, bloody curb...) EWWWWW gross...but he was so proud. Maybe he'll grow up and direct horror movies????

Mom gave us this really cool snow globe that you can put pictures in. On one side was the two boys and on the other side was the two girls...She also gave us two copies of their family portrait. Although their pictures are all overthe house, it is from our time together in 2008. It was so nice of her to think of us and know we want more currrent pics of the kids - they are so stinking cute!