The adoption is finalized!!!!

Henry's adoption is final and he's officially Henry Joon Seong Kohlenberger!!!! He's not a US citizen yet, but he is irrevocably ours. :) We went to the courthouse in Nashville, IL where we, along with another family, went through court proceedings with our attorney and a judge. The whole thing was very quick and the judge was very kind. Henry was his adorable and friendly self throughout the whole proceeding. He had a tough time staying in one place and wanted to explore the whole courtroom. When Henry escaped from me and I went to go after him the judge said to let him go and that he was fine. Later, in the middle of the attorney's questioning, Henry got a huge grin on his face and started waving and shouting "Hi!" to the judge. The friendly judge just smiled and waved back at Henry. When both families had finished everything the judge came down from his bench and took pictures with us.

After we were finished at the courthouse we went outside and there was a local Farmers Market set up on the sidewalk. When one of the women at a cookie table saw the kids in their hanboks she sized up the situation and gave all 3 of the children a cookie pop as an adoption gift. The kids were thrilled and I was touched. Then we went across the street to a little pizzeria for a celebratory lunch and it was delicious. Nashville, IL may be a tiny town but it was perfect for our family's big event. It was a lovely time all the way around. :)