Friday, April 1, 2011

Ta-Da!! It's Official!!

We  adopted the twins today!

And so I introduce to you: James and Anna-Joy!

We had some very special friends come and celebrate with us...
The twins were really excited about changing their last name to match ours.
In the car on the way, Steve said,
"Oh, let's just cancel."

James said, "Don't joke!"

And the girls had fun explaining to him that it was April fools day and lots of people make jokes on this day. 
After that he was just fine with the kidding around.


And so we are a family.

Thanks to all who have traveled this adoption journey with us.

Surprise, surprise... another family we know was there for their re-adoption from China.
The process was a little different from ours since they did not need an attorney, etc...
What a sweet family!


23 comments:

Hannah said...

PTL!! I am so happy for your family!!

Sean Nebblett said...

Love it! :) Beautiful...

Shonni said...

Yea!!! Congratulations! What beautiful pictures!

:)De said...

Congratulations!!! I am so excited for you all. They are cuties and you guys are a beautiful family.

Peace

Mama in Uganda said...

Praises to the Lord!

I have been checking your blog all evening.

Blessings and love,
Summer

MrsKish said...

Congratulations!! I'm so happy and excited for your family. Thank you for sharing your struggles and successes through your blog. I'm so blessed to have stumbled upon it, for it has helped me more than you may ever know!

William said...

Yay!

Jennifer P said...

Congratulations! What beautiful pictures and kids!!! Glad you could make the next step in your journey.

Blessings,
Jennifer

GB's Mom said...

Congratulations! I am full of joy for you all!

Sharon said...

Congratulations! Precious photo of the twins under the umbrella.

Kristy said...

I've been waiting for this day....when you no longer had to blur the faces in the photos! I'm so happy for you! What a beautiful family!

Unknown said...

Congratulations! Praise the Lord for such a wonderful day!

Sarah said...

Congratulations!!!! They are beautiful! Best wishes to all of you, I am so happy for you! :-D

Trinie said...

Gorgeous blog and what an awesome day for ALL of you! Have a blessed Sabbath....

Elyssa said...

Oh my oh my! How exciting! I'm smiling from ear to ear. :-)

Kelly said...

Awe. Are you kidding? I am soooooo stinkin' excited!!!!! I can't believe you just sprung this on us. Congratulations. Your family is beautiful and James and Anna-Joy are adorable. Love all the pics. Can't stop smiling!!!

Anonymous said...

Welcome to the Family James and Anna-Joy! Jesus gave you the best mommy and daddy and someday we all hope to meet you! Love you lots, your uncle, auntie, and cousins in Africa.

stellarparenting.com said...

Woohoo!

Quacken said...

I can't wait to share mine in a few more months (fingers crossed).

What a GREAT day for an adoption anniversary! :)

They're so cute, I know you're happy to share their adorable faces.

Unknown said...

Congrats!! What a long road. Glad you are now officially a family.

junglemama said...

Congrats! What a lovely family you have.

La Tea Dah said...

Congratulations! What a beautiful, beautiful family. I noticed the new header and the smiling faces when I opened your blog page immediately. Then, I scrolled down and there was the great news! The twins are adorable!!!! So nice to see their faces and learn their names. I was calling Anna-Joy by the name Bre or Bren --- I just had it backwards. :D

Blessings on a lifetime as a precious family!

LaTeaDah

Oldqueen44 said...

Very happy for you. How interesting that the twins look like you and the other kids.