Puppies, Horses and the Easter Bunny

We've had a busy holiday. Laina went to see the Easter Bunny and had some fun at a Merry-Go-Round and Game room with our friends, Jeff, Marjory and their son, Luke who is 1 1/2. They stayed for the weekend and we all had a great time. When we were sitting next to the Easter Bunny for our photo, she stared at him and then suddenly said, "Thank you for the basket". It was so sweet. She really liked riding the carousel this year, last year she was a bit scared. She also rode a little car in the game room and tasted cotton candy for the first time. Yummy! A little while ago, my photographer friend, Lisa, invited us to a photo shoot at the beach where she was taking photos of 11 Black Lab puppies! Yup...11. Laina had a great time running around with them(so did we of course).

Refinalized

Yesterday we went to refinalize Laina's adoption.This is not required as when an adoption is from China it is finalized when you are there, and she became a U.S. Citizen as soon as we hit U.S. airspace on the way home. However, Laina has a Chinese birth certificate and the U.S. requires this refinalization in front of a Judge to get her a U.S Birth certificate. Everyone recommends it since it will make her life easier, getting enrolled in school, getting her driver's license and everything else you need it for. It gave us a sense of closure and we had friends come with us. Also, today is the anniversary of Gotcha Day, the first time Laina was put in our arms. We have so much to be thankful for. I think I'll keep this post simple, with a photo of us yesterday at the courthouse with the judge and maybe a couple of photos from the actual Gotcha Day 2 years ago. The best day of our lives!