Friday, January 5 Alex's adoption day!!

What a happy day!! We are now officially Alex's parents, and he is now officially Alexander Kent Snow! There were no more complications today. We had our court hearing at 3pm, and it was over by 3:30pm. The Judge asked us both questions about ourselves, our relationship with Alex, and about America. Alex was not required to be there, it was just us, our translator, the Judge, the inspector, and a representative from the orphanage in a very small courtroom. It went very well, and at the end he declared us to be Alex's parents!

So now begins the countdown to coming home with our son! The 10 day wait starts tomorrow so we are in the process of getting our tickets home for the 19th or 20th. We cannot wait. It will be so fun to show Alex this new world- he already gets so amazed by the smallest things, like today it was our umbrella.

At some point we want to blog about some of the things God has been teaching us through this trial, but today we are just soaking in the happiness of becoming parents. It is sad for the orphans that they make the adoption process so difficult, but we know that it has really made us appreciate getting to be parents... finally. We know you share the joy of today with us. Thanks for keeping us in your prayers.