Thorburn Family

On Ben’s “Signed and Sealed” day, he was given a special quilt and a cute stuffed bear. He named the bear, “Mary,” which is the same name he gave the fish that Valerie recently gave him. Either he is short on creativity, or he is naming these gifts after his fabulous Nevada Social Worker, Mary! We think it’s the latter, and are glad he remembers her, after all she has done in his life. We continue to praise God for the great adoption story He’s given Ben, and for adding him to our family.

Though Benjamin has been “ours” since he arrived home on May 31, 2008.. our adoption finalization was not signed till yesterday in Claremont District Court, family division.  Yay!   He is now officially, to all on earth, “Benjamin Samuel Thorburn,” and his birth certificate will read as though we gave birth to him.   We’re so glad that the day finally came!  Benjamin was given a special stuffed bear and a beautiful quilt by his permanency worker, Darcy.   We were a little sad that Lydia could not join us for this special appointment b/c she is in TX right now, but we did our real celebrations months ago, and she’s with us in spirit.   These pics didn’t transfer to the blog very clearly, but you’ll get the jist.