Today was Sam's adoption day. We all arrived at the court house early, and we only had to wait a short while before we were called into the court room for the signing of the official, legal adoption paperwork. We had a smaller group of family members this time around (my parents, our aunt, and our niece) as well as three workers (one county and two agency workers) who have seen us through our journey. We took some pictures and then headed out to a restaurant for breakfast.
Breakfast was enjoyable, and all the little ones did extremely well both at the court house and at the restaurant. It was so nice to celebrate with our family together after the court gathering. It was also probably a good idea that we went somewhere nearby for breakfast as opposed to heading back to our house and feeding everyone there because Sam was reaching his limit by the time we were almost back home again. Everyone took a good nap after all the morning's excitement.
This afternoon we went over to a local water park to play since it was a hotter day than we are used to. Then we returned home, had dinner, played and got ready for bed.
It is so wonderful to have Sam added to our family through adoption! We appreciate everyone who has supported us as we have followed the foster/adoption path with all the twists, bumps and curves. At 16 months of age, Sam is now a permanent part of our family, and we now make all decisions for him without needing to seek case worker or court permission.
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