Thursday, December 20, 2007

Adoption Day

Today Owen's adoption was finalized. It is a very exciting day for us. Legally, this is the filial equivalent of paying off a home mortgage: we were certain this day would come, but it is deeply reassuring and satisfying that IT IS DONE.


Judge Deets presided, as he did for the finalization of both Samuel and Jude's adoptions. He is a gracious and thoughtful judge. It was fun for us to hear him state for the record, "The Squires are familiar to me..." because they keep showing up in my courtroom with handsome baby boys! Merry Christmas indeed.