Lily Rose is Born!

On January 10, 2006, Lily Rose Opgaard was born in Missouri. The next day, Laurel and I got a call from the adoption agency that our new baby was waiting for us to come and pick her up. On January 16, 2006, Laurel and I, along with Grandpa L., went to meet Lily for the first time. On January 17, 2006, our petition for adoption was filed with the courts. We would have to wait until January 20, 2006 for the court to grant us custody. As soon as we had custody, we rushed Opal's house where Lily was staying to pick her up and take her to our temporary home with Aunt Lynda in Independence. Our family was started!