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The Jazz Kitchen, Downtown
Disney, CA
(photo from: Nancy Moore, CA) |
The Courtyard Fountain
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Saturday @
Jazz Kitchen: Just got in & checked in to my seat &
looked back. Looking at the entry way. Connie seated
checking in Adoptee Lora (JoAnne's find) and her 2 birth
parents (Dad from Canada & Mom from states). Mom flew
to Lora, they both flew to Dad, & all flew to CA. 40
some odd years later, both Mom & Dad are single & have
kinda stated a relationship to Lora's happiness. After
the luncheon, they took their "little girl" to Disney
Build-A-Bear to buy her the first teddy bear from them
together & then planned to go to Disneyland the rest of
the day as a family! (I bawled!!!!!!!!!) Notice
Sherrill & Nancy snapping shots of entrances to the
left. :)
(photo from:
Susan Werth) |
Sherril & Susan picking out a place to sit.
(photo from: Nancy Moore, CA) |
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(photo from: Nancy Moore, CA) |
Lora's
blended family @ table - how cute?
(photo from:
Susan Werth) |
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(photo from: Nancy Moore, CA) |
(photo from: Nancy Moore, CA) |
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Lora's smile
says it all!
(photo from:
Susan Werth) |
JoAnne
beginning what would be the most exciting - Joe's 1st
F2F w/his birth father....
(photo from:
Susan Werth) |
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Joe standing
taller w/adopted family. All of them. His brother
(also a reuntied adoptee by JoAnne) picked his b/father
up from the Airport coming in from San Antonio, TX.
They are just outside Dowtown Disney at this point &
everyone is getting very excited!
(photo from:
Susan Werth) |
JoAnne
BEAMING w/excitement!
(photo from:
Susan Werth) |
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(photo from: Nancy Moore, CA) |
Phone call -
they are in the park!!! Joe w/adoptive parents at entry
to see them walk in! Drum Roll Please!
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from: Susan Werth) |
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As Donna &
Kathy (her sister-in-law check in), Joe's brother &
birth father walk up!
(photo from:
Susan Werth) |
A picture says it all - Father & Son's first hug!! Oscar
& Joe finally together!
(photo from: Nancy Moore, CA) |
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(photo from: Nancy Moore, CA) |
Joe
introduces the entire blended family to birth father -
tears all around!
(photo from:
Susan Werth) |
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Oscar & Joe
(photo from: Nancy Moore, CA) |
Joe &
Oscar
posing for a slue of cameras (you can see Cristi & me in
the mirror - but there were a line of us all trying to
get a good pic!)
(photo from:
Susan Werth) |
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Oscar & Joe
(photo from: Nancy Moore, CA) |
Joe's
brother & adoptive parents in tears of excitement! They
have a full family gathering planned later that evening
that will end up lasting through the night & his birth
father will fly out mid afternoon Sunday.
(photo from:
Susan Werth) |
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(photo from: Nancy Moore, CA) |
As you can
see, we are not in a room but the main courtyard entry
where EVERYONE walking by or into the Jazz Kitchen can
see us. Cameras are going off everywhere as each
celebrity AD Member enters - Cristi & Nancy are going 2
directions at once!
(photo from:
Susan Werth) |
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Dan & Delayn
(photo from:
Susan Werth) |
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Connie &
husband (Chuck) at the sign in table
(photo from: Nancy Moore, CA) |
Connie &
husband (Chuck) at the sign in table with the beautiful
Yellow Roses Grace sent from Florida - how wonderful of
Grace!
(photo from:
Susan Werth) |
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Donna,
JoAnne, Lora, & Cristi!!!!
(photo from:
Susan Werth) |
Donna,
Susan, JoAnne, Nancy, & Lora!!!
(photo from:
Susan Werth) |
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(photo from: Nancy Moore, CA) |
(photo from: Nancy Moore, CA) |
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(photo from: Nancy Moore, CA) |
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(photo from: Nancy Moore, CA) |
(photo from: Nancy Moore, CA) |
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(photo from: Nancy Moore, CA) |
(photo from: Nancy Moore, CA) |
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Susan,
JoAnne, Dan (Chosen
Babies,
http://www.chosen-babies.com/),
& Nancy!!!
(photo from:
Susan Werth) |
Joe,
Delayn, Kati, Susan, JoAnne, Dan, & Nancy...
-- just kept
getting bigger & bigger!!!!
(photo from:
Susan Werth) |
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Enter Ramona, Israel, & Joshua straight from meeting her
birth mother & sister!
(photo from:
Susan Werth) |
(photo from: Nancy Moore, CA) |
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Israel &
Joshua get settled in as Ramona is showing pics of her
Mom to all of us!!!!
(photo from:
Susan Werth) |
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Selling out the raffle
tickets, Connie prepares to do the drawing.
(photo from: Nancy Moore, CA) |
Connie made
an Angel shirt & raffled it off raising money for the AD
- Lora won!
(photo from:
Susan Werth) |
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Cristi kept
catching me in all sorts of poses w/o my knowledge - so
I got her! lol
(photo from:
Susan Werth) |
Donna &
Kathy (her sister-in-law, her main support in her
search)
(photo from:
Susan Werth) |
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Ramona &
Susan - our first chance to talk & cry! So Happy!
(photo from: Susan Werth) |
(photo from: Nancy Moore, CA) |
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Oh yes - &
hug!!!
(photo from:
Susan Werth) |
(photo from: Nancy Moore, CA) |
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(photo from: Nancy Moore, CA) |
Connie made
a wonderful plaque that was on the greeting registration
table - she presented this to JoAnne
(photo from:
Susan Werth) |
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Nancy & Mike
Moore - such wonderful people to open their home to me!
(photo from: Susan Werth) |
Lora & her
happy family leaving to go build her a teddy bear!
(photo from: Susan Werth) |
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Wrapping
up & saying tearful good-byes. (photo from:
Nancy Moore, CA) |
The
beautiful shirt Connie made & presented JoAnne
(photo from:
JoAnne) |
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The Guest
Book & Pen Set for the 1st Official AD Luncheon from
Connie
(photo from: JoAnne) |
The
Plaque of honor marking the 1st Official AD Luncheon
made & presented to JoAnne by Connie
(photo from:
JoAnne) |
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