Elly's Sealing and KC Trip

So a month ago I was blessed to attend the adoption hearing for this little cutie.
Our dear friends, the Fuhrimans, have been fostering Elly for the last two years and then they finally got to adopt her. It was such a special day. There was so much love in that courtroom.
This sweet girl is so incredibly adored and I was so happy to be a part of it. 

So then yesterday we all got to drive to Kansas City to celebrate Elly's sealing at the Kansas City Temple. The kids couldn't attend the actual sealing since they are too young, but we wanted to all be there anyways to show our love and support.
The sealing time kept getting changed around because their family was having problems getting to Kansas city. It was a mess. Flights were getting cancelled and delayed. Anyways, we found ourselves in KC with hours to spare so we immediately found some yummy BBQ.
We went to this place called "The Mudhole" and it was so yummy.
They had this awesome wall where everyone could sign their names. The kids loved it. 

We all enjoyed the food. 

After lunch we drove over to "penguin park". It's the awesome park near the temple that has all these huge animal statues and tons of playground equipment. The kids loved this place. It was awesome. We will definitely be going back. 

I had to get a picture of the kids in front of the penguin for which the park is named. 

Look at all those animals. So cute. 

The kids played so hard. It was great. The weather was amazing and we were able to play for a couple hours before meeting the Fuhrimans at the temple. 

It was such a beautiful sealing. I was able to hang out with the kids in the kid room while they prepared for the sealing, then I walked them down with the temple workers and when we entered the sealing room the spirit was so strong.
We love this family so much!

We were so happy to be a part of their special day when their family was completed forever. 

We all love little Elly so much. She's been a part of the Fuhriman family since the day she was born and we are so happy to be able to be part of this day. 

Love love love this girl!

This huge herd of kids did not cooperate for a kid picture, but the result is pretty funny. 

After the sealing at the temple, we went over to "Liberty Jail". We haven't been there in a couple years and it's such a great reminder of the early days of the church. The sister missionaries serving there gave us a great tour. 

Then we grabbed some frozen custard and ate our treat as we drove home.
It poured on us during our drive home but it was worth it.
It was a great day in Kansas City.