"once our eyes are opened, we can't pretend we don't know what to do. God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls, knows that we know, and holds us responsible to act."
Proverbs 24:12


Saturday, April 28, 2012

Ethiopia Trip 1 Day 3


Leaving our hotel to go to court to adopt our girls
 
We are the proud parents of Ester K and Emma B
We went to court this morning (April 25, 2012). Esther K and Emma B are official our daughters. We are so excited but in our eyes they have been our daugthers since March 9th (our referral day). We were in love with them before we came but I can say that we are even more in love with them now. After court we were able to get some lunch and we picked up a few pieces of artwork at a gallary connected to the restaurant. Afterwards we were able to go to Hannah's Hope. It was not on our schedule to go today but we could not imagine going a day with out seeing our girls.  So we asked Almaz if we could skip the shopping on the schedule to be with our girls. I am so glad we did. They were so excited when we arrived. They screamed and ran up to us and gave us big hugs and kisses. It was wonderful to know they were happy to see us. We got to stay about 4 hours. Emma B. crawled up in my lap and fell asleep. It was another precious time I will not forget. Luther and Esther K drew and played on the ipod touch. After Emma B woke up we ate a snack and colored. We then played with some of the other kids as they were taking turns getting their baths and pjs on. All of the children are so wonderful. It is amazing to see each of them and how God created them. I feel so blessed to be able to say that I know each one of them. They all have definetly impacted my life.
Me and Almaz (She runs Hannah's Hope)-
She is a great lady and loves the children.
I am so glad we got to spend time with her.

Esther K drawing while Emma B slept

Emma B taking a nap on mommy

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