It's Official!

Today our adoption of Vivienne was finalized in the courts of our state. The hearing before the judge was brief, lasting only 15 minutes, but it was momentous in our lives! Sixteen or so of our family and friends attended the hearing with us. It has been a long journey to this point and we couldn't have made it through without such support and with our faith in God and His promise to us... that we know for sure!


The last thing the judge said before stepping down from the bench was, "I think the judge should be the first one to hold the baby for photos, don't you think?" We figured it was the least we could do after he had granted our adoption petition! ha ha!

Next we took photos with our family and with our social worker, Jane. What a truly amazing day! It's official... Vivienne, you are stuck with us!