Oh Frabjous Day!

Today, we appeared before a judge who declared our adoption of Claudia 'approved'. And, so, everything is final and we get to keep her forever! 'Callooh, Callay!' This is a huge step in the whole process, and we are glad that it is finally done.

In other November news, we started off the month with a trip to Chicago to help celebrate the wedding of Tim's brother, Alex, and his new bride Monika. It was the first time in five years that the whole family was together, so we made the most of it by spending lots of time together at the hotel pool, the Shedd Aquarium, and the Kohl Children's Museum. And a great time was had by all!

Sarah attended a delightful birthday party for her friend Vicki and even got to ride on a real live Unicorn! (Sarah claims it was just a horse wearing a hat, but it looked real to me)!

We were also greatly blessed to spend the Thanksgiving holiday in State College, PA at my brother Tyler's house. My brother, Geoff, and his family were also there from Ohio, as well as Jamie's brother and his family from DC. We had a wonderful time eating, bowling, and playing with so many cousins. Thanks Tyler and Jamie!!!!

All in all, we had a wonderful November!