Today was our court date for the re-adoption.
Judge said Yes.
My sister Katie came with us.
We went out to celebrate.
You know it is a special occasion when they bring you those little tiny jam jars. I love those little tiny jam jars. You also know it is a special occasion when Orlando Bloom is having breakfast there too. (Sorry, no picture, but I did slip him my sister's phone number).
The judge said something like, "And now I make you a family." I think I may have snorted at him, because clearly he must have been joking. He had very little to do with us becoming a family. The four of us have done that ourselves over this past year.
Tomorrow marks exactly one year since we landed in Addis. I don't have a 'twelve months post'. I did find some journal entries though. They are pretty boring. I'll post them if you are interested, but, again, no great shakes. It is stuff like, "Dear diary, today I met my children." I also wrote them in the dark.Today is a good day.
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Beautiful post, beautiful family! Yay!!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd putting some juju out there for your sister and Orlando.
A bit anti-climatic, I know, but still a pretty great day for the family. Beautiful pictures!
ReplyDeleteOh, Julie, you have me crying. You guys are beautiful, and yes, a family WWWAAAAYYYY before Mr. Judge's pronouncement. I snort and celebrate along with you!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to a very beautiful family!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, again!!! Great family, great pictures, and what a great place you live in.
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice bookend to a year of changes!
ReplyDeleteYou all look gorgeous!
What a beautiful day. You guys look fantastic! Its crazy to think that an entire year has flown by since we were in ET. And by the way, I have a major crush on Orlando Bloom...but only Orlando Bloom as Will Turner in Pirates, not as any other character. :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!!
I know that anti-climactic yet worthy of celebrating nonetheless feeling quite well! Glad you enjoyed the day and congratulations on being official!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!
ReplyDeleteAnd, really, no 12 month post? Seems like things in the blog world just shifted a little...
Congratulations! And I love Melese's fishy face in the family photo at the beach! Menderina does that too!
ReplyDeleteWonderful! Congratulations!!!
ReplyDeletesigh...love this post. esp. the part about how you have done the work of becoming family over the past year. that last pic on the beach is stunning. hope it works out with your sis and orlando.
ReplyDeleteCould not be more happy for all 4 of you! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteI found the whole court thing oddly moving. Yes, it was a bit beside the point because as you said, we were a family long before we met the judge but still... I guess it's like marriage. You don't need someone else to tell you that you two are joined forever and yet, it feels good hearing it. And I love that you went to Shutters and I love the rollerblader in the last picture who will forever and ever be a part of your readoption day :-)
ReplyDeletecongrats. love the pictures.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!! And how handsome does Little m look in his tiny suit. Love all the photos.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!! Beautiful pics. Love Meazi's "big hair", as my girls would say! They've grown so.
ReplyDeleteI didn't expect to be moved at all, and kind of had a bad attitude about having to go. We were a family and I didn't feel like we should have to have any more officialness. Then we got there and I cried happy tears the whole time. It was great. I'm happy you had such a wonderful day.
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