We took them to Court !

Last Wednesday we finally finished the last step in what has been a long two year journey to adopt the
three youngest, Eleanor, Erik, and Maggie. We have been through much and I believe grown as a family
in many more ways than one.

Our appointment with the judge was scheduled for 2:50 in the afternoon, a very cold and windy afternoon.
The Erbers and Yens came over to our house about 1:45, and around 2:00 o'clock we where on the road.
After a 20 to 25 min. drive, we all piled out and got into the court house as quick as we could.

After going through security up four flights of stairs, and through a few doors
we where in the hallway out side the courtroom, where we met Grandpa and Grandma Strand
the court session all where running about 10 minutes behind. But after waiting we all went in and sat down,
and all the proper legal things where said and done. It all went pretty smoothly except there was a
piece of paper that went missing somewhere between the time when we filled it out and when it was put on
the judges desk.

When all we got home, we eat dinner and sat around and chatted while some of the boys went out and had a
war of cornstalks. ( fun for those who wish to partake in such a sport, and a lot of fun for those who are watching:)
Grandpa and Grandma left about 6:30 and everyone else after 7:30.
Although this was the end of all the legal part of the adoption. It is not the end, Merely the end of the beginning. We look forward to what God has in store for our family.