That's right! The adoption was final Thursday, July 27. Here are all us Schandings in front of the court house in downtown Lexington.
We met with the judge for about 15 minutes. He asked us all some questions, including Jonah. The judge asked him what his favorite subject in school is to which Jonah replied recess. The judge signed the papers, and the adoption was final!
Here's a photo of Jonah with his attorney. Thank goodness he approved of David and I as parents even though Jonah told him of all the dog bites he's had to endure from Chase and Flash, whithin the first five minutes of meeting him no less.
Jonah's been practicing writing his new name before school starts.
8 comments:
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!
Now you are all one big happy family...legally! Woo Hooo!
Megan D
That is so awesome! I knew David would be a great daddy, and now he's got a great son to go with that! I'll bet Jonah is thrilled. Congratulations Schandings!!
Can I be next? I write my name real pretty and I mow the lawn.
I'll take you Liz. I don't have a yard to mow but I could use a wife!
The Schanding Family...how exciting! I am so happy for all of you. It is quite a special thing to adopt and be adopted. It's a unique thing to know that you're a part of something chosen by everyone involved. Congrats!!
How could I forget...the most exciting part about being adopted is celebrating "Gotcha Day". The day you got one another. Have fun.
Lisa, David and Jonah,
CONGRATULATIONS! Mom told me about it earlier..sorry I haven't had time to stop by.. Senior year was really busy at the first part of the semester, but it's better now! Yay for the Schandings!!
Lots of Love,
Shannon
Updates please. Pretty please. Girls in California get lonely and want to catch up with friendly faces. And, isn't there another Schanding on the way? Isn't this the Schanding Family News????
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