We completed our "Re-Adoption" earlier in this month. The court hearing itself was quick and painless....just more paperwork and $$ to get us there. I believe we are down to one last step...hopefully. At some point we will need to apply for a COC (Certificate of Citizenship) through the USCIS office. What does this involve? You guessed it....more paperwork and $$! Once the application has been received and reviewed we will be issued one last appointment at our local USCIS office.
Going back to September for a quick moment....
Mason had an out-patient surgical procedure, which we are glad is behind us ( I am sure he is too)! Everything went fine and we were home later that same morning. Prior to this hospitalization, Mason made his first trip to the ER! Mason and Gracie (one of our cats) had a disagreement. Let's just say, Gracie may have won the battle but she lost the war! Gracie now has a new home. She is staying with some friends of ours until Mason is a little older. This time Gracie got Mason right between the eyes! An ER trip, steri-strips, second skin and round of Augmentin later...Mason has healed just fine. (*Note: the OP surgery had nothing to do with the cat incident).
Mason is a happy, busy and entertaining little boy. He has most recently learned to spin in circles, shake his head "no" and stand on top of the coffee table! There isn't a day that goes by that we don't give thanks to God for the gift we have received in knowing this child as our son. At his 15 month checkup he weighed 22#.
Now what you really came for...PICTURES!!
Gracie's Aftermath: Round 2
Reading a story before surgery...
Mason post anesthesia...
Eat your heart out Tom Cruise!
Just another day in the life of Mason... 
Daddy, Mason and Cousin Brileigh...
Mason and Brileigh
Mason's first pumpkin...
This was all Daddy's idea...
