Gotcha Day/Family Day

On Monday, it was a BIG day for the adoptive families.  This was the day that they met their new child(ren) for the first time.  We also had to sign a 24 hr guardianship form, stating that we will take care of our child(ren) and not abandon them in the next 24 hours while they process the finalization of the adoption.  Even though we already had our Gotcha Day with Mason, twice, it was still exciting as we watched the other families, one by one, receiving their new darlings!  There were probably around 12 families there, and the groups were from America and Italy.  I expected a lot of screaming and crying (from the children), but it went very smooth and calmly.  We were the first group to arrive (3 families in our specific travel group), so we got to watch each of the families receive their child(ren) as the different orphanage reps arrived.  one family in our group received a sweet little boy who's orphanage was a 3 1/2 hour drive away!

                                   Two future Italians waiting for their families to show up.

                                     Anxious parents waiting for their child(ren) to show up.

                               Our new friends, the K family, with their new son, Zak (child #6)

      Some other new friends, the A family, with their new sons, Griggs and Hagan (child #8 &9)

                                               And of course, the Schillers on Gotcha Day!