This Family With Five Children Just Adopted Six More
This Family With Five Children Just Adopted Six More
The Sanders family just went from a family of 7 to a family of 13! Find out more here!
The Sanders family just went from a family of 7 to a family of 13! Find out more here!
In 2014, Christina and Christopher Sanders took in six foster children, a family of four brothers and two sisters in need of a home, and they knew from the start they would be working very hard to adopt them.
We just made the agreement – whoever we get, we will keep 'em. It was rough but we did it. And we are happy we did.
Christina Sanders
USA Today, April 27, 2017
Now, they have finally become a permanent family, adopting Coby, 16, Christan, 14, Caleb, 13, Cayley, 12, Carson, 10, and Chloe, 9 in addition to their own five biological children, and while there will have to be a little bit of room sharing at their 6-bedroom house, the Sanders couldn't be happier that their family is officially enormous, and neither could 12-year-old Cayley, who said:
I'm happy that I’m here because everything is wonderful. This is just what I wanted.
Cayley Sanders
USA Today, April 27, 2017
Her biological brother, Caleb, echoed the thought, saying:
I would not know where I'd be right now if it wasn't for the Sanders. We were having a rough life, before.
Caleb Sanders
USA Today, April 27, 2017
Judge Ted Winkler who presided over the case also voiced his admiration for the Sanders family.
They serve as an example… to how people can change the community one child at a time. Or, six children at a time.
Judge Ted Winkler
USA Today, April 27, 2017
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