Published Thursday, September 03, 2009 by Elisha Larsen
Dearest Evelyn,
Yesterday you officially became our daughter. Even though you were there, you may not remember many of the details for very long. You probably weren’t able to completely understand why the day was so special for us.
In a few days, you will be 15 months old. That’s not very old for a person, you’re still just a little girl. But 15 months has been a long time to wait for this whole adoption to be complete. The attorney who helped us with all the paperwork thought everything would be done in 6 months. Oops! We have been looking forward to this day for a long time.
So many people love you, Evelyn. Grandma G., Grandma Steward and Grandpa Stewart drove a long way to be with us on our special day. Uncle Matt, Auntie Jamie, Jack and Katie were there. Grandma Terri was also there at the courthouse.
After some waiting, the judge was ready to start the ceremony. She told us that we were going to be considered your natural parents. You would be considered our natural child. We promised to love you , feed you, clothe you and take care of you. You officially have a share of our inheritance. Your mother and I said “yes” to all the questions. We were so glad for you to be our girl.
While the judge was reading our promise, your mommy and I had tears of joy. You said, “Dada” and also gave mommy a nice kiss. It melted our hearts. We love you so much.
When we decided to adopt you, there was nothing you had to do. We picked you and love you because you are you. You are the girl we wanted to be part of our family. While we love so many things about you, please don’t misunderstand. You are so cute. But that’s not why we picked you. You have gorgeous blue eyes. But that’s not why we wanted you in our family. You are lots of fun to play with. But we didn’t know that when we chose you. You are very friendly. You love to dance. You are so affectionate. But all those these things are just a bonus. You are the person we chose to have in our family. Nothing will ever change that. You are our daughter as long as we shall live.
We hope that some day you will be as happy as we are about your adoption, God knew where you would be. He helped us find you so you could be our baby.
Evelyn, I love you with all my heart. You will always be my sweet girl.
Love, Daddy