Help Me Make My Family Official

3 years ago, I was at a crossroad... Either go back to my hometown of Philadelphia or remain in the Hagerstown Md area... Much to my family's' disappointment. , I decided to settle in Chambeersburg PA with my 2 daughters.... A single mom with young daughters in a city that barely anyone in my famiy has ever heard of... Oh, I also should mention that I only have 40% of my vision due to Retinopathy...You understand my family's concern ...
Then, I met Dave... More importantly, I met his 6 yr old daughter...I fell in love with her the moment I heard her voice... I fell in love with Dave a nanosecond later...In my heart,I found the man who is my soulmate and also was given an amazing kid that is my daughter...

Now, we are a loving family of 5... We received full custody of Dave's daughter about a year and a half ago...our 3 girls are sisters, (no step here)... We are a blended family in every sense of the word... We are Theresa , Dave and the girls...

Even though, these 3 girls are our heart children and bio kids... We are only glorified babysitters in the eyes of the state... I can be a mom in my heart and sacrifice for her as much as I do my own but I can't sign doctor forms and Dave could not do the same if he had to...it is time to fix that...

Dave ad I decided to get married.... We are getting married because we are in love and love eachotherbut moreimportantly. for the sake of our girls...We even have a date July 16,2016...

Another important reason for us to be married is Dave has serious health issues and We want to make sure his daughter continues to live with me and her sisters if anything was to happen.. It saddens me to say that his daughter has not had contact with her mother for over a year now...

We are humbly asking for help so we can have a small wedding and obtain a lawyer to set up paperwork to make sure our family can stay intact even in a tragedy...

We are both on a fixed income, without help in the form of Child Support due to an absentee parent and my ex husbands illness...we sacrifice what we can for out girls... They are a priority... Dave and I both believe that children should be first , last and always... We are both 4th on the priority list for each other...He puts my girls with his daughter.. When asked if He has kids, He says, I have 3 daughters,.i am blessed to have a man who considers mine his...

We are trying to save for our wedding but raising a 10 ,9 and 7 yr olds is a bit overwhelming financially .
We just want to officially make us what we have known in our hearts since we all met... A Family
Thank You