Easter is the most important holiday even though it has been covered over via bunnies, eggs and chocolate. It’s about the most amazing thing ever done in the history of the world. The horror of the crucifixion has past and Jesus rose from the dead fulfilling all of God’s promises from the Old Testament. It’s a gift for all – freely given if you only believe.
Romans 15:13 “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.”
I am working my way through our photos from the end of 2012 and trying to get everything documented. These photos are from our trip to the Pumpkin Patch on 10.19.2012.
Nadia celebrated Chinese new year at the Chinese school and she was so excited about her outfit she wanted her and Amelie to wear them on Sunday to church. That was also the actual day of Chinese New Year for 2013 – The Year of the Snake.
Saying “Ni Hao” (hello in Chinese)
Amelie’s Favorite Pose
I just love these outfits and think they look totally adorable. And the girls received a lot of attention at church and Costco in them.
Today we went to Dallas for Amelie’s re-adoption hearing. In Texas it’s just a formality to be able to get a Texas birth certificate for her. That way when she is older and needs a birth certificate for various applications and other needs she won’t have to deal with her Chinese one. We did the same for Nadia in 2008 and the same lawyer friend took care of everything for us. We got there early and the girls got a lot of attention and smiles because the hearings happen at the Dallas Juvenile Justice Center – and let’s just say there isn’t a lot of happy stuff going on in there.
We waited in the courtroom with several other families and we were called first to go before the judge. Jonathan asked us all the questions and the judge said that she accepted it, we posed for a photo – then bam we were out of the courtroom.
We filed our paperwork with the clerk and received the form we need to mail to Austin. We left the courthouse and headed for the Paris Coffee Shop in Fort Worth for breakfast and PIE!
