Introducing Mariah Joy Jennings

Today was an eventful day. We went to court this morning. Brigette and Joe were with us and were planning to watch the boys while it was our turn to be in the court room.
However, at the last minute the judge asked us all to come in the room at the same time. This meant the boys would have to sit in court. Not only that, we had no time to prep them for what was expected. The judge asked us questions about ourselves, our family, our home, and Mariah. The orphanage director and a representative from juvenile services were present and were asked to testify about what they knew of Mariah and whether or not this adoption was in her best interest. Each person agreed they thought it was in the child's best interest to be adopted into our family. In the end, the judge ruled on our behalf and granted our request to adopt Mariah and to change her name. As soon as the ten day waiting period is over, she will officially be part of our family. We are so excited. When we left the court room, we told the boys how pleased we were that they sat so quietly the whole time we were in court. Zach said "you can thank me later, just feed me now!" It was so cute. They really did a great job. We are so blessed. God has added a new little one into our family and we are so proud to call her our daughter. She is an absolute delight and we can hardly wait to introduce her to all of you.