Four Kansas siblings were adopted together on Monday by a foster family in a touching moment in Johnson County District Court.
Phyllis and Eric Watson of Gardner received their licenses to become foster parents in 2015 but never thought they would become a family of six overnight, according to The Kansas City Star.
That all changed when they received a call from the adoption agency, KVC Kansas, which had four siblings needing a home where they could stay together.
Alisia, Bradley, Cody and Emma faced an uncertain future after social services moved them into foster care.
"Leaving from my dad's home into foster care, those were the only people I knew, and I really wanted to be with them just to have some comfort," Cody said, according to KDFW.
The four children came from a broken home in Overland Park, where neglect and substance abuse were common themes in their lives.
Although the Watsons were a little afraid of taking on four children all at once, they decided to open their doors to the siblings.
"I can't imagine what that would feel like, and being an adult, I can't imagine, and being a child or a teen, I can't imagine," Phylis Watson said, per KDFW. "I'm just glad that we stepped up and did it."
Eric and Phyllis Watson made some major alterations to accommodate their expanding family, building a bigger home and buying a bigger car, The Kansas City Star.
Now, two-and-a-half years later, the adoption was made official in Johnson County District Court.
"It's rare to see kids in the system, especially teens, find this perfect of an ending," said caseworker Kiersten Stolxenberg of the adoption agency, Epoch Times noted.
According to Children's Rights, there are nearly 428,000 children in foster care in the U.S.
The average child will remain in state care for nearly two years, while 6 percent of children in foster care have been there for five or more years.
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