Friday, October 5, 2007

The Adoption is Final!

Today, Riley officially (legally) joined our family. Last night, we drove over to Houston and found a great texas BBQ restaurant and stayed the night at a hotel. This morning, we had to be in the court by 8:30 and by about 9:00, the court had finalized the adoption. The judges love this day (you can imagine that other days in family court aren't as happy). The judge let Riley choose a stuffed animal to take home (of three options, she chose the gray puppy in the bottom right photo). The whole experience was a good one and only took about 5 minutes in front of the judge with our lawyer. It's been a long and sometimes stressful journey, but now it's official!

11 comments:

Brian said...

AWESOME! Nice to know that's all taken care of.

Alicia said...

Congrats! I love how it looks like Riley is raising her hand to swear in too. So very adorable.

Todd said...

So exciting! Congratulations to all three of you. You deserve this. We are so very happy for you.

Anonymous said...

We're so happy for you that it's official. What a wonderful day this must have been.

Danielle said...

What an exciting day for your family! Riley is getting so big-she's adorable! Congrats again! Oh and Becca your hair looks really cute!

John said...

YEAH! I'm so happy for you and can't wait to see you guys. Landon's excited too! ;) Becca, noticed the hair. Lookin' good!

emily said...

That is so exciting, Becca! What a relief to have it all done and know that she's yours! Congrats!

Michelle said...

Congratulations! How exciting!! She looks like she belongs with you! :) Also, cute haircut Becca!

Suzy said...

Yippee!Congratulations, guys. I'm so happy for you and Riley. It must be nice to really breathe easy now. AND, your hair looks really cute, Becca. Yours does too, Scot.

Staci said...

Congrats on the finalization! That was a very cute picture of the three of you. That's nice that the court gives the babies a stuffed animal to choose from. What a special day for you guys.

Beth schell said...

Congrats again! I love your hair!