Adoption Day

After lame classes taught by a total wet blanket, months of harassing case-workers, a few let downs, multiple paperwork disasters and seemingly endless trips between the "new mommy" and the "old mommy" we FINALIZED our adoption!! On May 28th at 2:00 in the afternoon we testified that Allison Elizabeth and Gabriel Joshua would be our children forever. It was emotional and amazing. Gabriel shook his head no when the judge asked him if Allison is a good sister. Allison tried to make Aleks say that her name would be Allison Elizabeth Carrie Ann Preston II. The next morning Allison was sitting with my mom at the breakfast table and said "this doesn't feel any different", it starts...