He is Official!

This weekend was a big one in the life of the Burk Family! On Friday we went to court to finalize Hudson's adoption! Yeah! He is officially a Burk now! After you adopt, your agency officially has custody of the baby for the first 6 months and the baby retains the birthmoms last name. Then you can make things official. My parents came in on Thursday and the Burks met us in Richmond on Friday morning for our court appearance. The judge was very nice and Hudson did very well! It was really special, the families got to stand with us as we answered some questions and then he was officially declared Hudson Gene Burk and given a huge teddy bear to commemorate the experience. Lilly also was given a bear by the judge for being the big sister. We went to a coffee shop after that to celebrate (it was a cute little renovated service station).

Lilly waiting our turn at the courthouse

On Saturday we had a family party at our house to continue the celebration. We had the blow up pools and sand, I think all the kids had a lot of fun, even though it was soooo hot out! We are so thankful for all of our family who has prayed for us, supported us, and loved us and Hudson throughout this journey. I can't believe our adoption journey is complete, this time last year we had no idea who the little baby God had planned for us would be, and now we have a very lively 6 month old that is so full of joy.

All the cousins hanging out!