Officially ours!

We’re writing this on cloud nine, having just returned to the apartment from court, where we were granted custody of Lily Grace! The proceedings went smoothly, other than Tonya breaking down one sentence into her court speech, which she gave right after mine. :-) At which point the judge told her she could just sit down and try to speak later. This must have given her new resolve, as she said “No, I can do this!”, got it together, and finished her speech, which was beautiful.

We are about to grab a bite of lunch, then head to the baby house for our afternoon visit, which we already know is going to be very special.

We now wait 15 days for the decision to become final, then five more days for Lily Grace's passport to be processed, then fly to Almaty for a week of processing out of the embassy. Add it all up and this Thanksgiving will be the most blessed Thanksgiving we've ever had.

Thanks for your prayers and positive thoughts – keep them flowing!

Steve & Tonya