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H “(I ”119"th ,( . ext 280. or visit www.waterloo.calcamp or email thought of (r()[Cha Day coming again Pat and Tim Burt celebrate Gotcha Day every year when they adopted their daugh- cam EB aterloo ca ‘ i this week and celebrating the day she ter Rachael, who is held by big brother Logan, min-Marmara ‘ ' ‘ ‘ was adopted by the Burt's in 2008. “(an we do it again?" asked the energetic parents still in the picture, but they first time we actually had her he asked wonders OfWinter (yrad02 student quickly came to the realization it if we could bring her school, so I took ’ l Pat Burt said it was a great way to wouldn't bean impediment at all. her to school continues “Ht-ll Dec' 31 ‘ show Rachael how important an addiâ€" "We thought really what's the big "All he wanted to do is hug her and The annual Wonders of Winter festival of lights i “on she was to their family [he idea deal." said Pat, “So we went back to kiss her. and she didn't know who the continues nightly5'30 Pm- to 10:30 pm, at Waterloo ‘ tiinlt' from a favt)LlrIt(‘ show the Burt domestic adoption. and we're glad we heck he was the more he was trying to Part faintly all matches called Jessie on the did.” htig and kiss her the more she pushed There will be music and hot chocolate available l'aniily (hannel out of the Us [t fear l hey took a couple of training him away." starting at 5:30 pm, at the concession stand mu” l tort-s a family made tip of adoptive courses and home study, and regis “He wanted me," said Rathat-l about Lion's lagoon. tlllldrt'll, and Gotcha [lay is how they tered to adopt through Family and her big brother. ‘ The lights will remain on later on New Year's [ u. ‘ tl‘lt'l‘lf‘dlt' eat it new arrival and flit‘lt ( hildren's Services of Waterloo Region l'he feeling is mutual and you can tousher in theNewYear and end the festival's m“ «1 llllpflrlallt r- I hey also |oined the Poster to Adopt see it in how close Rachael is to logari For more info visit www.wondersofwtnter l d it was lllt' same feeling the Butts program that allows families to build The Hurts couldn't be more effusive wanted to express and celebrate With that relationship with a child in foster in their praise for domestic adoption l ‘ lldtlliit'l (are. 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