Sofia Lorenz is now officially our daughter

We were able to go to court yesterday and a total of maybe 5 minutes in front of the judge we were able to finalize. He already had the paperwork signed before we even got there. Finalization is just a formality, but needed so we can get her name changed and have everything official. This has been a long time coming but I am glad we finally have it done.
As you can see below the girls don't like to smile in front of the camera, they have the cutest smiles but for some reason you get the camera out and they get all serious.


Since Lee has been posting most of the blog updates I will fill you in with some added information on the workings of our crazy home.
Emma has speech every week and has been improving on her speech weekly, except this week she decided that she was going to do everything in her power to not say anything but "NO". She has a smile bracelet on that she got Saturday at the Military Child fair we went to and she was saying "Happy" all weekend. I thought that if she wore it she would tell the therapist "happy". But that was not going to happen. All the words she knew she wouldn't say. Once we walked outside and got into the truck she started talking. She definitely is a stubborn little 20 month old.
Sofi is doing great. She goes over to a friend’s house while Emma is a speech and does great. I trade babysitting with this friend every week so she can take her son to therapy. They have a little girl that is a year older than Sofi and they love to play together. Sofi is also improving on her speech. She is talking in full sentences now and is using please and thank you all the time, even when she does something she knows she is not supposed to she says "Thank You, Sofi." It is hard not to smile.
The girls love to play outside and love to be with each other. The older they get the more possessive they are of each other and look after one another.
Here are a few pictures from the last week or so.

Sofi is wondering where Emma is to push her in the little wagon.


Emma is wondering why her lawn mower keeps falling over as she is going up the hill.

I think this picture is cute because the girls are feeding each other cereal.






As for myself, I keep really busy taking care of the girls and always have housework to do. It is fun and I wouldn't trade it for anything, except some sleep once in a while.