Where does Adoption End and Family Begin?

Here is the question for the day:
Where does Adoption End and Family Begin?


Depending on the person I guess.  I mean, I still haven't figured it out yet.  Sometimes I think Ping is not adopted anymore - yet she will hit me with a "Are yew done wif me now?  I go back China?" or similar question when I'm not expecting it.  Sometimes I think we are so far along on the "family" process, I forget to consider where SHE is in the "family" process.  I loved her from Day #1... she thought I was a Yeti.

Anyway, enjoy the Family Photos... hopefully you see more Family than Adoption.

Oh, and it was a trick question... Adoption never ends.  ;-)  

Thankfully, neither does Family.  :-)