Court Day

We made it through court! Again we fought traffic to get there, but we made it on time. The social workers involved in the case however were not on time. We had to wait for them to start. When we got there the interpreter did some last minute prepping for court. It seemed really long but court only lasted about 2 hours. The judge and the prosecutor asked lots of questions. I would say a good number of questions had to do with Kelsey’s adoption and whether we had the finances to care for a family of 5. They also wanted to know what we knew about Russian history and what we would do to help keep the boys aware of their Russian heritage. Overall, court really went smooth. Our interpreter said it went about as well as it can. It was hot in the court room and pretty stressful, but we made it through. At the end, the prosecutor recommended us and the judge decided it was in the best interest of the children to be placed with us. We shook hands with our coordinator and headed back to the hotel. We are excited to be able to check off the “court box” of our checklist.

We are so tense from traffic and court. We could really use a message therapist! Thank you so much for praying everyone! We are now in the 10 day wait period and we won't be able to share much during this time. We will share what we can. Just know we are limited. Thanks for understanding.