Sarah has really been part of the family for almost ten months, but now it is official. I checked the kids out of school early so we could go to the courthouse. They thought it was super cool to go through a metal detector (Abby even had to be “wanded” because of her hair clip), and they all commented on how fancy the building was. It was educational for them to see how things work in a courtroom. The hearing was short and sweet and everything went smoothly. It was a happy day. Jody and Kevin are lucky to have Sarah and she is lucky to have them. Hooray for adoption!
Jody made fun baby cupcakes for everyone. She was attentive to detail and gave each of the kids’ cupcakes the right color of hair and eyes. Very cute!
We hurried home from the courthouse for piano lessons and Activity Days and then headed down to Pleasant Grove for Braydon and Virginie’s wedding reception. Virginie is from Canada. French is her native language, but she also speaks English, Russian, and Spanish. Nate has been giving us lessons on how to pronounce her name properly so we don’t sound like dorks. She seems like a quality girl and we are happy that she is part of the family.
The highlights of the reception for the kids were eating yummy crepes, watching Uncle Karl eat a giant strawberry in one bite, and getting mini bottles of bubbles. Since we had a three hour round trip in the car, we had lots of time to kill. We played US trivia on the way down and listened to The Best of Bill Cosby on the way home. Good times.
4 comments:
what a great day to spend with the family. i am so happy for your sister. what a great day for their family and especially to know that this is completely final. congratulations to the cousins who got married. you should have her teach your children to speak one of her many languages.
Wahooo!!! Cute baby Sarah is part of the fam. Way to go Jody with the cupcakes. I must have missed that part on her post.
Yeah, I'm so excited the adoption finally went through. They are so deserving of that happiness. BTW, the judge is my sister-in-law's dad.
Your new niece is very pretty. Did you end up finding a photographer?
Mandy's dad? That's cool. He was a nice guy and seemed really glad to be part of a happy event instead of what he usually sees in his courtroom.
One of my brother's friends did pictures for them, so it all worked out.
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