Life's a Dance

It's been a heck of a ride the past few years, and the last week culminated in one of the most exciting events of our life. After seemingly endless years of waiting and an anxiety filled week, we have a monumental announcement to make. Princess Cupcake is officially a member of the family, in every way, (as well as some that make things a little confusing!) Before you say "What ??" allow me to explain. As her grandfather and ever present, stable male figure in her life, Hubby has pretty much been the only "dad" Cupcake has ever known, and this week it finally became official. We all - Hubby (Papa), me (Nana), daughter (Sweetpea) and granddaughter (Cupcake) all share the same last name because Papa is now Cupcake's legally adoptive father, and here's where it gets confusing, in kind of a fun way for us. Cupcake has always had an amazing mommy, our daughter Sweetpea, but to make the family whole, we made some legal changes that took a few years to accomplish, and now her grandpa is also her dad, making her mom legally her sister, her uncle- her brother, her aunt - her sister in law, and I'm not even sure I want to know what that makes me, but you get the picture. And yes, in case anyone wonders, she is a very happy little girl who totally "gets it" and is thrilled to pieces with her new status. He's been there from day one, and while he has always been her one and only Papa, he is now, and always will be, her "Dad" too.