1 Year Ago

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One year ago today we sat in an open air seating area in Rwanda and listened to a judge read verdicts (all in French of course).  The tone of the room was very serious, and many cases that he read nobody was present for.  The room was mostly occupied by the 9 families awaiting their adoption verdict, leaving little room for the convicts in pink jump suits and their families.  When it was our turn, we stood before the very solemn judge and listened to him read our ruling in French, and then we signed (because that's what our POA told us to do. =)  We ended the day with a celebration dinner that we will never forget, at a restaurant called Zen (the best Asian food we have ever had).  So 1 year ago today this beautiful baby boy forever became a part of our family.  Today we celebrate this special day that we officially became a family of 5.  Kyler has been a blessing to this family so much more than we could imagine.  His smile lights up a room and his great sense of humor constantly makes him the center of attention.  We love this little boy so much and are so thankful that God chose us to be his parents.


In case you haven't seen it yet, here's a slide show of when we 1st met our beautiful baby boy: