"Adopting one child won't change the world; but for that child, the world will change."

Monday, November 15, 2010

The Judge Said...."Da!"....

...okay, slight exaggeration, she said "Da" minus the exclamation mark.  The court proceeding was short and sweet but quite detailed.  It blew our minds to see the paperwork we worked on over the past year sitting in one neat pile in front of the judge.  The judge seemed most interested in our photo montage...but I guess flipping through these adoption files can be quite boring.  She also focused on our family support....so keep it coming, ha!  McKenna was an important part of the questioning and she seemed to be present even though she was half way around the world.  The orphanage representative told the judge she knew we were in love with Maksim within minutes of meeting him.  She could not have been more correct.
So now the 10 day wait begins...and then we will finally pick up our son on Thanksgiving Day!
We plan to visit the orphanage to play with Maksim this Wednesday....it cannot get here fast enough. 
Congratulations McKenna, you have a baby brother!!

6 comments:

  1. Okay, I can now go back to sleep. Congratulations Kim and Kip. All the work is paying off. What a Thanksgiving present this is!!
    Love mom

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  2. YEH!! We were all up to get this news minus Brett!!

    Congrats to you and we are so excited for you (exoecuakkt for htis time of morning) and cant wait to meet our new nephew/cousin..

    Love
    Aunt TT and family xoxo

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  3. Oh Kim and Kip -WE are really so happy and excited for you! What amazing news! I have goosebumps!!! So super excited to meet Maksim!Race is going to make sure he has lots of thomas the train! xoxox Love you so much!

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  4. WOOHOO!!!!! I've thought about you every single day! So very, very happy for you.
    -the Minors

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  5. Congrats to all of you! We are so happy for you and what a wonderful Thanksgiving it will be!

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  6. Congrats! Hope the 10 day wait goes quickly for you!

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