The Big Party - 2007

We decided early on in our adoption process we would like Cole to not only know he was adopted but when and where possible meet and / or spend time with all of the people who truly love him. We came up with the idea to have a Big Family Party once a year and invite everyone from both sides of the family. 

The first party was this year in September. We met in Bountiful, Utah in a small park located right in the middle of town. The weather was perfect, and the temperature, which had been hovering around the high 90's and 100's the week before, was cooler and made for a nice day to play in the park. 

We started the afternoon spending lunch with Jay and Tami. It was Jay's first opportunity to meet Cole, so we thought it might be nice to have a quiet place to meet and talk without too many people around. 

After lunch we headed over to the park where grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends (Bishop, Debra (Tami's Case worker) greeted each other. Everyone took pictures and snacked on treats, but mostly everyone got to spend time with Cole. 

We had a great time.