Dallin turned 6 months old on the 19th and that meant we could finalize our adoption. On Friday, the 22nd, we drove down to the Fort Bend County courthouse, about an hour an a half to two hour drive. We brought along some special guests who had flown in from Utah, Carolee and her daughter Melissa (Zane lived with this family throughout high school) and Mary his mom. The court house looks like an old fashion court house you would see in oldie movies. This Friday was adoption day, so the mood in the courthouse was upbeat and positive with a lot of tears flowing. We were the third family to approach the bench. All of our guests stood behind us. Our lawyer asked us some easy questions about raising Dallin and then what name we wanted him to have (Dallin's name was actually Branson Lee until last Friday). I was crying throughout as Zane wrestled Dallin. Then the judge told us Dallin was our baby. He gave him a blue teddy bear and we turned around and had a picture with the judge. It was a very happy moment. After collecting our paper work, we headed back to the Woodlands for lunch at the Cheesecake Factory. What a great day!
At the courthouse with Judge Robert Kern
Outside the courthouse
Our family with Carolee and Melissa
Our family with Mary
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I would have been bawling too. What a great day!
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