Today we went to the Coast Guard station in Grand Haven for a ceremony for 14-18 year olds to become citizens of the US. It was a very nice ceremony. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, who became a citizen at age 9, was there to talk to us, too. I think this is the last of the ceremonies and paperwork! Afterwards, we picked up lunch and ate it on the beach. We got to show Laiya where Dave use to work and where we had our first date. Then, to top it off, we saw ourselves on the 5:30 news - they showed Laiya signing her certificate, shaking Rep. Hoekstra's hand, and the three of us, plus they interviewed us! It was quite a day!
Laiya taking her oath
Us with Rep. Pete Hoekstra
Laiya's new Certificate of Citizenship
Laiya's passport picture and her new citizenship picture - she's changed a lot in 14 months!
Laiya on the beach in Grand Haven
Laiya is an official citizen of the USA!!
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WOW What an important Day for Laiya; congratulations on becoming an American citizen!!! Hope you love your new country. We love you Grandma Z
You look very happy on your citizenship photo, Laiya! What a special day for you :) Sorry we missed you on the news; we'll have to watch the video your parents taped.
We love you!
Uncle Bill and Aunt Joan
p.s. Tell your mom 'thanks' for updating her blog :)
Congrats :)
What an exciting time!
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