Forever Family and Love

What a busy weekend our little Lola has had! Nana, Papa Jay, Gamma, and Gampa came to visit on Friday so that they could be here for Lola's (and our) big day! How special it was for us to finalize our adoption of Lola. We got up Saturday morning and Gamma had to get her hair done. So she and I headed out to do that. When we were finished, we headed down to the juvenile court four our appointment. The court house was decorated for a celebration! We were taken to the court we'd be in and waited outside for our turn. When we went in, our lawyer asked us a bunch of (easy) questions, and then the judge talked to us for a bit. She told us that this should be a day that we celebrate every year. That this day is as important as her birthday. That we need to remember every moment so that when Lola gets old enough we can tell her about it. What she was wearing...which was also very special! Mom gave me a dress after Lola came home with us that my aunt Judy made for me when I was a baby. It's a beautiful dress with hand stitched smocking around the neck and arms, and it fit Lola perfectly! My aunt Judy died when I was 6, so it was extra special to have Lola be able to wear that dress!

What I remember most about what we said to the judge is what I believe in my heart to be true...Lola is the baby that God intended for us. After all the years of trying to have a baby, she was born in my heart! That judge really made that day special for us, and told Lola, "God bless you, little baby."  I thought that was extra special!
We had our first picture taken as a family, and they gave us a picture frame to put it in when we get it. We had cake, and then headed out to lunch.
Gamma and Gampa left Sunday morning and we will be seeing them again on Wednesday as we head home for Thanksgiving. This will be the first time I've been to Las Cruces for a holiday in 20 years!  Nana, Papa Jay, Aunt Kristi, Uncle Bob, Cousins Hannah and Jake will be there. And we will be able to meet Cousin Jaycee for the first time!  Lola is really looking forward to meeting her new cousin!

I mentioned in my last post that I was looking forward to seeing New Moon. Those of you who know me well, know that I am a Twilight freak (or a Twi Hard fan!) and was very excited to see this movie. It's my favorite book of the series and I was much more impressed with this movie than the first one. And was also excited to hear that the next movie will come out in June. That means I don't have to wait another year to see the next movie, I only have to wait 7 months!  And this last movie really is testing my commitment to Team Edward! Team Jacob is really tempting me! My age was definatley revealed during the previews...There was a movie previewed with Robert Pattenson, and when he first came on the screen, the teenie boppers in the theater woo-hood and squeeled. Then they showed the actor playing his father...Pierce Brosnan. This is where I woo-hood and squeeled! 
I have not introduced Lola to the world of Twilight, she may be a little young at this point, but I'm looking forward to sharing the wonderful world of reading with her as she gets older.

Here is our "Forever Family"