Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Kari - Official in the USA


This past Wednesday was Kari's court date to be adopted in the USA. She was officially adopted in China and recieved her US citizenship in September '08, but we chose to "readopt" her in the US so that she could get a US birth certificate. My parents and Lydia came along to witness the event. The court even gave each girl a teddy bear to match their sweaters - which was nice because for them this was a pretty boring event!


The LA Children's Court is in Montery Park, so the best part of the deal was a delicious Dim Sum meal for lunch! Kari loves ChaSiu Bows - buns filled with BBQ pork. She loved those in China and she still loves them! We had to put a limit on the number she could eat since she was eating non-stop. Then we topped it all off w/ a Boba drink for the ride home :). Kari will have to wait about 15 months or more to get her birth certificate b/c the CA government is a total mess right now, but we're thankful Kari could once again become officially ours even though she's been officially ours for 9 months now.

3 comments:

Emily said...

Congratulations...again:) What a special moment for you all and what special treats...bear, dim sum, and a boba drink. How does it get any better than that. Praise God for this little one and for the blessing she has been to your lives.

SR Parent said...

Yeah for Kari's successful readoption! Iris got hers a couple of months ago and received a little soft toy dog as a gift. I love dim sum and always will remember that great dumpling place in Lanzhou.
It's crazy how long the birth certificate takes to process. Kisses to all your children!
-Cindy

Diana of Diana Rambles said...

Congratulations! I found you through Emily's blog. Here is our adoption blog: http://dori-love.blogspot.com