Establishment Day

Happy 8th Establishment Day to our little family of 3! On this day in 2011, we stood before Judge Deal to formalize what we'd known for years - that Joshua would OFFICIALLY become Ashton's daddy. When Josh proposed to me in 2006, he also said he wanted to adopt Ashton. We started having Ashton call him "daddy" from that day on. When Ashton helped my dad walk me down the aisle, one of the sweetest parts of our wedding was Ashton pointing to Joshua and shouting, "Daddy!" (He was also shouting, "cookie!" - but that's an entirely different story.) This day brings me unexplainable joy, a deep and beautiful and holy joy. Thank you, God, for gifts like this. For the wonder of family. For the desire to be together. For the years of memories. For all that is to come in the future. I'm so grateful this morning.