Our "Special Blessing"

February 3 Gavin Michael Wells was sealed to his parents, Jason and Jen Wells in the Salt Lake Temple to be a forever family! It was an amazing feeling to see the 3 of them all dressed in white become an eternal family. Sometimes I have to think about how Gavin actually came to be with us because he just belongs! I thank my Heavenly Father for the "special blessing" He gave us in Gavin and for the birth parents that loved him enough to give him more. I'm especially grateful Jason and Jen listened to the promptings of the Spirit and had the courage to step up and do as directed to become Gavin's parents. He belongs to them--us! Gavin is loved by so many. Later that evening Gavin was given a name and a blessing by his father. The chapel was filled by all those who love them. We are thankful for the support of good family and friends. Jason, Jen and Gavin were here for 5 short days. We were constantly busy, so time flew by and those 5 days were over far too fast. Thanks Jason and Jen for sharing these special events with us. Gavin was really close to crawling while they were here and Jason called yesterday to say he is officially crawling now! I knew it wouldn't be long. Now he is mobile! I just hope he isn't walking before I get to see him again. Keep the blogs going, Jen and GO GAVIN GO!!
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Adoption is Final

Monday, Feb 2 was an exciting day for me. I was invited to go with Jason and Jen to the court house in American Fork to finalize their adoption of Gavin. We were all so thrilled that it was finally coming to an end! Everything went off without a hitch, except for the mapquest directions led us to a hospital instead of the court house. All that was quickly remedied when Jason called the attorney and got correct directions. (Good job, Jason, not afraid to ask for directions!)It was very emotional for me when the judge declared them as parents and responsible for ALL of Gavin's needs. How blessed Gavin is to have such wonderful parents and how blessed are Jason and Jen for receiving a beautiful little guy!! Heavenly Father answered many prayers and blessed our family. We are grateful!

Baby Jason and Baby Gavin

Jason at 2 weeks in his blessing outfit and Gavin at 6 months in the same outfit. Both using the same blanket. Ahhh! How sweet!!