| David and Kassy waiting for "My 'Trice" and family to arrive |
Allen helped David ration his tokens, and the two of them had a good time on the rides and games. After David's tokens were gone, he came to me asking for more. I told him that we didn't have any more money for tokens and that if he wanted more he could look under some of the games to find some. He sure is a terrific scavenger! He found about 10 more tokens under and around the games, so he and Allen had a bit more fun.
Kassy has been noticing skin, hair, and eye color lately, so it was very good for her to be surrounded by people who have the same colors that she does. Latrice told me that at one point Kassy said, "My skin is brown. Your skin is brown." It became apparent though, as we left Memphis today, that Kassy didn't notice all the other brown skin, because she asked me if her brothers had brown skin too. I'm so glad that we live in as diverse culture as we do, but I know it won't always be easy for Kassy. From my observations today, David didn't even notice that ours were the only white faces in the restaurant, although he did comment afterwards that Kassy's birthmom had skin that was different from his.
Eventually our visit came to an end. Kassy got and gave lots of hugs and kisses, even from her teenage big brothers. Latrice is an amazing, self-less woman to make the courageous decision to trust a white couple whom she didn't have very long to get to know take her precious baby girl home for their very own. I can't begin to imagine how it felt for Latrice to see Kassy, bittersweet, I'm sure. Apria's tears as we parted today couldn't have made it any easier for Latrice either. We are so thankful for this opportunity for Kassy to visit with her birthfamily. She has a very loving birthfamily and will be blessed by future visits.
