We had an early court hearing - 8:00am. Allan's brother A1 was our lawyer. It was his first adoption. We arrived bright and early with extra time to go through the metal detector. Our nephew J came with Grandad and Grandma H. He borrowed Allan's parents Curious George for the day. George got to go on an adventure through the x-ray machine and J helped George be quiet for the court session. We didn't hear a peep out of either of them. :)
There was another adoption right before ours which was good because A1 learned that he was supposed to ask us, and the agency representative, some questions. He prepared some questions on the fly. He really did a great job. It made it even more special to have everyone involved on our side of things a member of the family.
The hearing lasted about 10 minutes. After the Judge declared us an official family he said that sometimes in adoption hearings he has a really good feeling about them. Like this is the way it is supposed to be, it's right. He then told us that he felt this way about our adoption of little A - things had happened like they were supposed to and we were supposed to be the parents of little A. What a great experience to have.
Afterward we took a few pictures with the judge.
Thank you to all of the family who were able to make it! We're so glad you were able to be a part of this with us.
S worked with us in A's placement and with AG,we love her. She was there representing the agency.
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Love that last picture! So happy for you guys!
ReplyDeleteHow nice that must have felt that day! A is lucky to have you as her Mom!
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