yesterday was the big adoption day. we all woke up early and enjoyed a "special" breakfast of nutella on toast and then drove up to the court house. i figured we'd have to wait awhile there, and we did. william did a good job of waiting though. my mom and brother kyle came too.
the actual court proceeding was pretty easy and quick. brian and i both got to answer a few questions, and there were a few other testimonies, but that was it. it was all over very quickly. at the end, the judge welcomed william up to her seat. she gave him a present, let him sign his name on the official document, and let him bang her gavel. he loved it all. then, of course, we took quite a few pictures.
then there was paper work that needed to be sorted out. the paper work stuff is the un-fun part of all of this, but eventually it will be over with. eventually as in probably a few months from now.
once we were done at the court house we went and bought william a bike. the plan was to go out for lunch after he rode his bike around for awhile. but after realizing that all of his friends were at school (and wouldn't be out for 4 more hours), william came into the house and asked if he could go to school. we couldn't say no--so we took him to school.
later that afternoon, he rode his bike around a lot more and showed it off to many people. then we took him out for all you can eat shrimp with one of his good friends.
all-in-all it was a great day. william is a great kid, and brian and i are very lucky that he is our son.
9 comments:
Congratulations! We couldn't be happier for you!
That's so exciting! He is lucky to have you both.
That's extra cool. I'ts even cooler that you got Chief Justice Sotomayor to sign the documents.
You're a lucky man to get those two, William.
Woo-hoo! Happy adoption and new bike day!
william! love him. love the red hair, of course. love the bike and that he wanted to go to school. love it all! so very happy for the whole roberts crew.
and ps - i'm going to be laughing about the justice sotomayor comment all day.
I love the pictures! Also, it's so great having William in the family. Thanks for adopting him!
I like this post! Its my favorite! What a happy day--and I'm one happy grandma. :)
That is really cool, you guys. I am so happy for William. He really lucked out to get you for parents. :)
Congrats to all of you! What a happy day. William is quite the handsome fellow. The ladies better watch out with the new bike in town. Don't worry, I came over from Katy's blog.
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