Adoption Announcement

November 10, 2009 - Princess of The Day

Alissa is the Princess of the Day today. Her adoption hearing was this morning at 8:00 a.m. at the Court House. All four grandparents came to see the special event. Other visitors included Auntie Gayle Burns, babysitter Laura Sporl, and Tatiana and Giovana Grant (virtual little sister). During the hearing, mommy began to cry because she was so overwhelmed with joy. Alissa was so excited during the hearing that she gave a "shout out of joy" and everyone laughed. It was the perfect beginning of our new PERMANENT lives together. We lover our little girl so much.

After the Hearing, everyone went to Village Inn for Brunch and Grandpa Diamond decided to treat. Alissa was very entertained with her bottle, restaurant spoons, and saltine crackers that Grandma Smith kept giving her. She left a huge mess on the floor for the waitress to clean up, but the waitress didn't seem to mind. Alissa enjoyed the attention and company very much. Poor Giovana was a little jealous of all the attention Alissa was getting so she pretended to be Alissa and crawled into her car seat. The joys of little children to lighten our lives. We are so happy!

The other exciting news that took place this week is Alissa's first two teeth. We noticed her first one on Sunday, November 8th and her second one today, November 10th. Our little girl is growing up and we are grateful to have her in our lives. :)