Today was the big day- after exactly 11 months of Hope being in our care legally, we have completed her adoption. The 2 hour drive seemed to fly past as we drove up to our old home town, then we met our caseworkers & lawyer, then we stood in the vestibule of the court room for what seemed like 20 minutes, and finally went in for about 2 minutes of the hearing followed by a few photos. We walked in as foster parents and walked out as a forever family. As it turned out, we were one of 3 adoptions taking place that day. We then took photos out in the waiting area as we waited for the adoption decree to be copied and given to us.
After we finished with stuff downtown, we had to run to her pediatrician to get her files released to her new doctor then we made a stop at a playground before leaving for home.
When we got home it was time for a bit of a nap, then it was off to a before dinner art & craft time. Mom and I made some special toasting goblets at the time we got engaged, so we went to a ceramic painting studio and made a special plate with her hand print and adoption date that Hope got to paint on her own. We added a little dog to the corner of the plate that was painted to look like the Dizzler. She then had a little meltdown, so I took her to the car and got ready to head to get pizza.
We went to the Pizza Hut buffet (folks not use to FW area Pizza Huts don’t know what you’re missing—not like any other area locations). Hope dove into the all you can eat pizza and jello. It was a very nice relaxing and filling dinner. If she could have told us exactly where she wanted to go, this would have been the place she would have chosen. After dinner we gave her a sucker for the first time, and boy did she like it.
When we got home, we decided to take a walk and explore the walking trails around our new home, we were pleasantly surprised by how nice the trials were and they extended into 3 additions.
We have her FW adoption party tomorrow, and her baptism on Sunday. Then what????????
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