RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostKerry Meyer, left watches Sierra Jean Haggerty Meyer, 2, plays with balloons during 14th annual Denver Adoption Day, at the Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse, on Nov. 9, 2018 in Denver. Kerry Meyer, a single mother from Denver, is adopting Sierra.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostKerry Meyer holds Sierra Jean Haggerty Meyer, 2, as she listens to Magistrate Howard Bartell, in his courtroom, during 14th annual Denver Adoption Day, at the Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse, on Nov. 9, 2018 in Denver. Kerry Meyer, a single mother from Denver, is adopting Sierra.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostJohn Meyer gets emotional as he listens to his daughter, Kerry Meyer, talk about including the Haggerty name in her adopted daughter's new name during 14th annual Denver Adoption Day, at the Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse, on Nov. 9, 2018 in Denver. Kerry Meyer, a single mother from Denver, is adopting two-year-old Sierra Jean Haggerty Meyer. John Meyer's real father was killed in 1943 during WWII and John was given his adopting father's last name of Meyer.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostTwo-year-old Sierra Jean Haggerty Meyer makes a break for it as she runs a lap around Magistrate Howard Bartell's courtroom during 14th annual Denver Adoption Day, at the Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse, on Nov. 9, 2018 in Denver. Kerry Meyer, a single mother from Denver, is adopting Sierra. "The best thing about adopting is literally my child, Sierra. She's fun and hilarious and has a big personality," said Kerry Meyer.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostSierra Jean Haggerty Meyer, 2, plays with balloons during 14th annual Denver Adoption Day, at the Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse, on Nov. 9, 2018 in Denver. Kerry Meyer, a single mother from Denver, is adopting Sierra.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostKerry Meyer holds Sierra Jean Haggerty Meyer, 2, as they come into the courtroom during 14th annual Denver Adoption Day, at the Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse, on Nov. 9, 2018 in Denver. Kerry Meyer, a single mother from Denver, is adopting Sierra.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostKerry Meyer and two-year-old Sierra Jean Haggerty Meyer celebrate the adoption being final during 14th annual Denver Adoption Day, at the Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse, on Nov. 9, 2018 in Denver. "The best thing about adopting is literally my child, Sierra. She's fun and hilarious and has a big personality," said Kerry Meyer.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostKerry Meyer kisses Sierra Jean Haggerty Meyer, 2, during 14th annual Denver Adoption Day, at the Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse, on Nov. 9, 2018 in Denver. Kerry Meyer, a single mother from Denver, is adopting Sierra.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostKerry Meyer and two-year-old Sierra Jean Haggerty Meyer celebrate the adoption being final during 14th annual Denver Adoption Day, at the Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse, on Nov. 9, 2018 in Denver. "The best thing about adopting is literally my child, Sierra. She's fun and hilarious and has a big personality," said Kerry Meyer.
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Kerry Meyer, left watches Sierra Jean Haggerty Meyer, 2, plays with balloons during 14th annual Denver Adoption Day, at the Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse, on Nov. 9, 2018 in Denver. Kerry Meyer, a single mother from Denver, is adopting Sierra.
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Families celebrated the 14th annual Denver Adoption Day, at the Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse, on Nov. 9, 2018 in Denver, Colorado.