And now they officially are.
Monday, April 26th - we went to our courthouse and became Jasper's adoptive family.
Jasper has lived with us for over two years now, and we have been his legal guardians. At the beginning of this year, his mother Lori approached us about becoming his adoptive parents.
I've been truly touched and humbled at Lori's selflessness as Jasper's mother.
She raised him well for those first 9 years. He is such a wonderful boy. She knows her limits and loves him enough to give him the best life she can.When the option to adopt him was presented to us - we felt joy, happiness, relief, and excitement. These past two years with Jasper have been very good - so rewarding, fulfilling, so right. Also at times full of worry - wondering how long we would get to have him.
Now that feeling of worry has been replaced with feelings of comfort and peace.
So Monday we planned an adoption celebration and after our time at court was done, we went to our local aquarium. Since it was a week day during school hours, it was the perfect time to go.
Jackson loved the "wishies".
After the aquarium we went to a family dinner with both sides of our family. We had so much fun.
Here are my boys.
(Don't be scared of my newly painted fluorescent door. I tried to be adventurous and paint it green. I'm not sure about how BRIGHT GREEN/YELLOW it turned out.)
These two didn't know what they were in for.
They never knew they would have it so good.
