Adoption Day

After about a month, I'm finally posting our adoption pictures.

We had to wake up way too early to get into

Boston in time for the court proceedings.

Don't the kids look great! This is in the hotel before we left.

Waiting with Oma. We had to wait for the judge to call us

into her chambers. It was a LONG wait.

Waiting with Poppa. Where is the judge?


Finally, we're led into the court room. Here we are reviewing
the kids birth certificates. Our names are added
after the adoption.

Signing the birth certificate form.

Our day is finally here! After three long years, we

finally get to sign for our kids.

In the court with the judge. She did such a great

job. She had the kids "adopt" us. They filled

out a certificate changing our

names to Mom and Dad.

When the judge asked K. why he wanted to adopt us, he said,

"Because I love them."

My heart melted. So did everyone elses.

Posing with everyone on the judge's bench. After such a

long road, they are finally our kids.

It's a wonderful feeling to know

that nobody can take them from us!

Pictures with the ladies that have been so

important in our children's lives. On the right, is the

worker that matched us with our kids.

On the left is the therapist that worked

with our kids while they were in

foster care. It was a WONDERFUL thing to get

to share our day with them.

Thank You.

After a fun afternoon, we went to Plaster Fun Time. We

wanted to take Oma and Poppa to one

of the places that we visited while we

were still visiting the kids in Boston.

My Sweet artist. Did I mention, she's mine now!

My very excited artist! Although the judge

didn't change his name to Batman Robin, he still painted the Bat symbol.

The picture is blurry because he kept jumping around.

Did I mention it was an exciting day!

After Plaster Fun Time, we went to a place called "Bean Town".

It was another place that we used to visit with the kids.

Those are water fireworks that happen in the food court of

the shopping center.

My forever children. Aren't they cute!

They're posing in front of some of the things in
"Bean Town".

Everything is made of jelly beans.

Make Way for Ducklings, made with Jelly Beans!

After a very exciting and busy adoption day, it was back

to the hotel for some sleep. Aren't they precious.

The next morning, we took a trip to Plymouth.

A tree in Plymouth. They were arguing about

who could sit on the branch. Even adoption won't

change some things.

This is a picture of the Mayflower 2. We took the kids on board

to learn about the pilgrims trip to the new world.

It was such a great experience.

We had a wonderful trip to Boston. I'm so thankful that my parents were both able to be there, and that we will all share the special memory of K. and D. becoming ours legally.

Please continue to pray for my Mom. I'm so glad that she was able to spend a few

happy days with us and the kids.