Howdy!
We have now been in Ethiopia for several days and have pages and pages full of information, photos, and videos to share, yet not enough time and desire to post in a little internet cafe in Ethiopia.
We have been able to visit the boys twice now.....LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT!!! They are the most amazing little kiddos we could have ever dreamed of. We think back to those positive pg tests, and realize the excitement is only a percentage of what we felt when we laid our eyes and hands on the boys. They are so sweet and fun! They are full of giggles and smiles and love to play. They are super tiny, and have a distict Ethiopian smell. We love to absorb every second we have with them, and then back at the guest house watch the videos over and over again!
Today was court and we were all dressed up and ready for business. Our attorney and families all met at the court house and were seen by the judge. We met privately with the attorney on Tuesday with concerns about Zeke's father and the paperwork that had yet to be completed by him. Remarkably he had made the 10 hour travel last week in order to give his consent for us to adopt his little angel. What a miracle! So today we were interviewed by the judge for an understanding of our reasonsing behind adopting the boys. We were nervous and shaking, but at the end the judge said, "Your contract is approved!!!" Praise God!!!! Everyone heard different remarks finalizing so we were concerned, but our director explained to me that meant we have custody of the boys!!!! Taft and Zeke now are offically Johnson Boys!!!
We will share about all our tarvels in the days and weeks to come, we just appreciate all the prayers that were lifted for our day in court and couldn't help but take a moment to let everyone know that court went great!
Now we have some celebrating, meeting with the pediatrician, travel to Arba Minch to see the boy's first home and then we will be able to share more in the future. We promise details will follow when we are back in the boring life of American Johnsons!
Love yall and God Bless!!!
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YAY!!!!!! We are soooo excited and happy for you guys! Can't wait to hear more - take care of yourselves - enjoy your babies! Hugs to you all!
ReplyDeleteCant wait to meet my two precious nephews. Miss you Ty and Nik
ReplyDeleteWhoa it has been a long hard haul but you both did it!!! I am so proud of both of you and we are anxiously awaiting the arrival of Zeke and Taft! Wish we could have seen your faces when you saw your boys. Love you and be careful. Love Memaw and Pepaw:)
ReplyDeleteExcellent!! So happy for you guys! Our God is a great and wonderful God!!! Congrats!!!!! Enjoy the rest of your visit in Ethiopia :)
ReplyDeleteThis is the best post I've ever read! We are so thankful that your court date went well-custody granted, no delays. Tell Taft and Zeke that Nene and Poppy love them and can't wait to meet them. We are counting the days until we can see your sons and our grandsons. Praying travel mercies over you for the rest of your trip. Love, Nene
ReplyDeleteI'm soooo happy for you! I have been thinking about you guys, so I'm sooo glad you were able to post and share this fabulous news! It's good to hear that things are going well! I can't wait to see pictures when you get home and to see the boys themselves when they are able to come home! =)
ReplyDelete-Jessica Zazick