US Citizenship!

A week and a half later I still sit and and ask, "Is it really over?" The long, tedious road of paperwork, interviews, fingerprinting, tests, etc?! It's OVER! On Friday, August 19th, 2011, Viktor officially became a US Citizen. When we started down this road over 4 years ago it never seemed like the day would come. But, it has...and we had a great time celebrating this huge accomplishment. Here are some pics of our celebration...

Emily waiting patiently for the ceremony to begin. Thankfully we only had to go to Lexington, but we had to be there at 1pm and the ceremony was at 2pm...right in the middle of nap. Em is a champ and did great...not a fuss from my baby girl. I'm proud of her and she is proud of her daddy! Thank you Tootsie Roll Pop for helping keep this toddler still and quiet for almost 2 hours in a courtroom.

It is hard to see, but Viktor is pretty much in the very middle of this picture. This is when he received his Certificate of Naturalization. There were 51 recipients from 35 countries at this particular ceremony!

He was happy! Look at that smile...
The Bevil's came along to support him...such sweet friends we have!
Emily congratulating daddy when he was all done.

The sweet Judge who performed the ceremony. He was great and even commented on Viktor's hair (or lack thereof) when he shook his hand to receive his certificate. ha!

My parents were unable to make it for the ceremony, but their precious neighbors, Steve and Myra, made the trip down for the day. We were so thankful to have them here with us.

Yay!

Finally some fresh air. Emily just plopped down and wanted to sit and chat with daddy...so they had a little debriefing after the ceremony.

On Saturday we filled our home with our dear friends to celebrate! We are so grateful for the community we live in and those who support us in so many ways. Here are some of the goodies we shared together.

And just a few more family pics. Viktor is so very proud of his Hungarian heritage. Here he is with our favorite Amungarian (Emily...our little American/Hungarian baby)!

Aren't these girls just the cutest?! Emily loves her little friend, Sophie!