Adoption Day

Today was an amazing, blessed day. It was a long, heartbreaking road, but it's finally come to a close, and we can embrace the good that's come of a hard decision, and move forward from here. Today, we finalized Jerry's adoption of Caleb and Lily.

There is no one in the world I would rather have adopt my kids, and it means the world to me that Jerry wants to be their father. My kids are so blessed to have him in their lives and they absolutely adore him. There really are no words for me to describe how I felt today.

The final hearing was fairly simple. We appeared in front of the judge, surrounded by family and friends. The judge asked a few questions, with and without the kids in the room, and then he signed the final decree. After that, the judge set the kids loose in the court room to have pictures taken, even insisting that they pose behind his bench. The kids loved that!

Since I'm at such a loss for words, I will end with a few photos from our adoption: