IT IS FINISHED!!

We finally adopted Droiy. June 9th, 2011 was the day we were officially declared to be Droiy's legal parents. The adoption certificate was signed in court in at 9 the morning by the Judge in front of our family. Our (new) lawyer, Robin Pope, was awesome! She made everythin happen so smoothly. If you ever need an international adoption attorney, we would gladyl recommend her.

Droiy wanted to wear a tie for the adoption. He was really excited to look just like his Papa. He was a little nervous, as you can see. But as soon as he got to the court house the police officer gave him a sticker badge and he got excited all over again!!

We received his birth certificate in the mail a few days later which lists Sarah as his legal mother and Ben as his legal father. Thanks to you all for your prayers and support. We really felt loved and help up through this whole adventure. We have another member of the family to pass on the legacy!

It is all done! Or should we say, it is just beginning...?

Our Rockstar

Just to give you a new update, we found a new lawyer. Our other lawyer did not seem to have the time to work on our case so we started looking for someone new about a month ago. Ben and Sarah have an appointment to draw up all the paperwork with her next week. She has successfully completed the adoption process of a Haitian parolee here in the State of Oregon, so we believe she is the lawyer for us. Keep our family in your prayers as we try to get the adoption completed stateside over the next few months. Also we have yet to hear back from Dr Bernard in Haiti, so it does not look like we will be doing an international adoption as originally planned. Hopefully this State of Oregon will be the last step in the adoption process until we get to make Droiy a legal US citizen 2 years from now.

On a lighter note, our son is becoming a Rock Star! He asked for a guitar for Christmas and his sister picked one out that fits him perfectly! We had to re-string it since he is left handed, but he is turning into a very talented musician. Here is proof:

No autographs please.