It's Official

One year to the day that we stepped into the United States with Sofia, we appeared in court this morning for Sofia's re-adoption in the state of California. Basically what this means is that Sofia will receive a birth certificate from California (still showing Guatemala as her place of birth) and her name has officially been changed from Veronica to Sofia.

The judge was super nice. She wanted to make sure that we had read all the fine print and understood that we must give Sof everything she asks for ;-) And, Sofia was pretty well behaved as well. Now, we are almost done with the paperwork although it could take up to a year to receive this new birth certificate. Once we have that in our hands, we can officially change her name on her SS card and passport and put all of the paperwork away for good. What a relief that will be!!

Grandma and Grandpa came along and joined in the celebration and we all enjoyed a wonderful brunch together.