Thank you New Shanghai Circus!

This year marked the 3rd Annual Chinese Children Reunion hosted by the New Shanghai Circus acrobat theater group in Branson. They've been wonderful to invite children adopted from China to attend their acrobat shows for free, and three years ago they expanded their support for our kids with this all-day event. This is the first year that we've been able to attend and the girls had a wonderful time.

The first several hours were spent playing children's games at the Hilton Convention Center in the Branson Landing. Our girls were a little slow to warm up (as usual!), but once Ashlie started jumping rope and Allie and Annie saw that there were prizes awarded for participation they all got more involved! There were hula hoops, balloon races, a Chinese version of hackysack, brush painting of the girls' Chinese names, handprint painting, coloring stations, and more. Outside there were trains to watch while we waited for Daddy to bring the van.

After the games, we drove over to the theater where we enjoyed a delicious Chinese lunch and then our girls were amazed by the acrobat show! You can see how worn out the girls were; they were all asleep before we got out of Branson. We really enjoyed the day, not only for the games, food, and a great show, but also for the opportunity to spend the day with so many families that look like ours!