Chase's Adoption Finalization

Today is a big day…Chase will finally be a Gardocki! Chase arrived on October 26, 2010 and immediately became part of our family. However, as mandated by the South Korean government, we were required to wait 6+ months before the adoption became final. Today is the day!

This morning, we woke up, had breakfast and got Chase slightly dressed for the ride to the Bucks County Court House for our 9:45 am hearing.
When we arrived, we got Chase completely dressed and walked to the court house.
Inside the court house, we met other friends and family members and had to wait until our hearing began.

Chase was very excited because he got a new toy car from Luke.

We were not allowed to have cameras inside the court room, but after the hearing we were able to get a photo of the Gardocki family with the judge.

We are please to introduce you to Chase Il-Wu Gardocki.

We then celebrated the day by having brunch at the Duck Deli.

As you can see, Chase really enjoyed his meal.

He also enjoyed the ice cream treat.

Outside, Chase got to open a few gifts…he loves toy cars and trucks!

Ecstatic, we drove home and had some family photos taken.

WE LOVE YOU, CHASE!!!