Introducing Peter Eyob Whartenby

Well today was a "big" day. We went to court to finalize Eyob's adoption. This was a very important day because it not only made as legally his parents but also allows him to become an American citizen. Our appointment was at 11:00am in the neighboring county(it was easier to finalize the adoption in the county where our home study agency was located than it was in the county we live in). I was super paranoid that we would run into traffic and be late so we left REALLY early and of course arrived REALLY early. The kids did well despite the long car drive and long wait. The judge and our lawyer were so nice and made it so special. After the hearing we went to my brother's house and had pizza(Eyob's favorite food) and my sister in law made an American flag cake. It was such a nice way to celebrate this important day. (In case you were wondering, Eyob is still going to go by Eyob, I just can't get into calling him anything else, but we thought we would give him another name to commerate this important event in his life. He now has the same intials as his older brother and has something in common with Spiderman)Eyob before the hearingOur family with the judge (sorry we just can't get everyone to smile at the same time)Our extended family Eyob with his flag cake