Today was our court hearing to officially "re-adopt" Elizabeth. I realize it's just a formality, but since it was free here in our state AND now Elizabeth can have a birth certificate that states US as her parents...no more carrying around her abandonment decree and adoption decree!...we decided to go thru the paperwork and proceedings. :)
my dad came along to take pics -but the state's attorney said she'd do it for us -SO nice! :)
John had to return to work so for a special surprise I took the kids out for donuts. They each had 4 mun*chk*ns..I had a couple of them too AND a coffee of course. :)For dinner tonight I made M*ngolian Beef, jasmine rice and hot & sour soup- and it was super yummy!
When I told Elizabeth we were having "China food" because it was another "Elizabeth Day" she looked at me and said "for me, again?!" -it was pretty cute. :)
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Congrats! What a special day! And - having just gone through kindergarten registration - can I just say that doing that will make it MUCH easier to enroll her when the time comes! :)
Okay, seriously...how did I not know that today was E's special readoption day?? I even talked to you on the phone for 45 minutes and still didn't realize that I missed out on congratulating you guys on this final detail! Congratulations are now officially said! :) Keely
Oh happy day!!!! Congratulations!!!
That's wonderful! Congratulations!
So cool that your state does that for free! I've get to get a move on and get Maddy's done. It's not required but like you, I'd like to have a birth certificate that's easy to read and reproduce. I'd like to get Maddy passport when we renew ours again too.
CONGRATS!!
Congrats! Your dinner sounds yummy!
Congrats!! What a happy "Elizabeth Day!!"
Shame on you, you made me all misty! Even if it is a formality, it's still another milestone. :) Elizabeth just looks like she's beaming with pride in that picture (either that or she's just way too happy about those doughnuts! LOL). Congratulations! (and I like to learn about that beef recipe if it's not too terribly hard...or spicy! I never did actually get to try Mongolian beef..and I was in Inner Mongolia! =p)
Oooops! We still haven't done this!
Ours comes up on May 25. Attourney says that readoptions are clumped in with uncontested divorce cases, so the attitude of the whole courtroom changes when a readoption comes up. Not free here in Florida tough - 1000+ Yikes! - and that's on the low side.
Blessings to you & your tribe.
I love it! You had the same judge we did about two months ago! Congratulations. We are going down the same birth certificate/SS# path as you...we should celbrate with a playdate soon! ;)
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