It's FINAL!!!

Earlier this week, Joe and I went before a judge, with our lawyer and my parents present as witnesses, and were lawfully pronounced as K's legal parents!!! Now, according to state law, we have the same rights "as if he was born to them in lawful wedlock". The whole proceeding took all of about 5 minutes, but it was still amazing to hear the judge's statement, and know that after almost 2 and a half years, our adoption process is finally complete! He's ours forever and always and no one can take him away!! Having our adoption finalized also made K become a US Citizen, and although our adoption paperwork is complete, now begins the paperwork for his citizenship. Next we'll begin our paperwork for his SSN, passport and COC (Certificate of Citizenship). Even though through adoption laws, once he becomes our child he is a citizen, his adoption decree is not sufficient evidence to prove his citizenship, should we need to for say... a Korean military draft. We can start all this fun after we receive his birth certificate in a couple weeks! And, before I leave you to look at photos of our special day, I wanted to say a special thank you to my parents, who have been tremendously supportive of our adoption, and made the 2 hour journey by 9am to be with us on Tuesday! Thank You Mom & Dad! We love you guys!!