Charlie is Officially a McCarthy

November 2013

The McCarthy family reached another milestone in November.  Six months after Charlie arrived in their home, they legally finalized his adoption at the Courthouse in downtown Fort Worth.  They invited their family and a few friends who were close to the adoption process to share in their special day - and of course we were thrilled get to be there! We were in Connecticut when Lincoln's adoption was finalized, so we were especially glad we could make it this time. The ceremony was short, but filled with emotion.  Brandi, Ryan and Lincoln promised to open their home to Charlie and love him forever. It was a privilege to be there.

Here are all four McCarthy's with the judge after the adoption was finalized:

 And the whole group:

And here's our family with our newest "official" cousin/nephew:

From the courthouse, we all went back to their house to celebrate.  Brandi had a wonderful breakfast set up for us:

Tommy and I had both taken the day off work, so we were able to stay for a couple of hours. As usual, the kids had a great time together:

We are so thankful were had the chance to be there for the McCarthy's special day and to welcome our nephew into the family officially and forever.  We love you, Charlie!