Craft Day at NIU

One of the moms from our local adoptive groups walked into the Asian American Center at Northern Illinois University one day just out of curiosity to see what they do and even with the hope that our group and their group could get to know each other. A bunch of us adoptive moms met with the director of the Asian American Center one night, and we all decided that it would be nice to have both groups mingle.

We had a brunch and craft day at NIU earlier this month that Kamryn and I attended. We couldn't stay long because the boys opening baseball games were that same afternoon. The hour that we were there was fun though, and I was impressed at how well the students, girls and boys, interacted with the kids. Kamryn seemed to enjoy herself and loved the attention!

One of the girls (I forgot her name, shame on me! Julie do you remember?) drew two circles on the board and Kamryn took the marker and "finished the drawing" by making a smiley face - the two circles being the eyes and she added a nose and a smile. It was fun to see Kamryn's thought process. The game continued on.















The group that got to stay had a nice walk to the park and great conversation. One of the students is an adoptee from Korea. She had mentioned to the moms how great she thought it was that we all get together and learn about the girls' heritages. It really speaks volumes to me that she likes to participate in the activities that the Asian American Center has to offer. After all, she is Asian American even though her family is not. I really feel blessed for having this special opportunity to get know all of these students. Even though they are the students, hopefully they will teach us a lot.