The day we had been waiting for since, well, since we first called social services to tell them we wanted to be considered for placement while she was in foster care. That was November of 2007. We got to finalize her adoption on January 2010.
Finalizing Lorelei's adoption was such a special day. Grandma, Grandpa, John and Alex all came down to san bernardino for the court date. Jessikah and Mamaw were there too. We felt so blessed to have so much family there to make her day special. I didn't really know what to expect as far as emotions go. Mostly, I was just relieved to be done with everything. Pressure was high in the weeks leading up to the court date as it was mandatory for Christopher to be present, and he was leaving for basic training on January 31st. We had just a few days buffer in between court and his leaving. I can't imagine what would have happened if the state set our court date after he was gone. God is good and we were blessed.
The judge was such a nice man and it was so evident he truly enjoyed helping build families. He gave Lorelei a special teddy bear and took time to make her feel special.
Here are a few of the pictures..
(I know I have a picture with everyone all together, but I can't seem to find it)
With the judge. Addison kept trying to touch him.
We were just getting started and Addison had had enough already. :)
We took Lorelei shopping and let her pick an outfit to wear for her special day and this is the dress she chose. She will forever call it her 'adoption dress'. I thought it was sort of ugly, but she sure loved it!
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