After what can be considered a rough chapter in their lives, filled with abuse and in search of a new beginning, these four teens just had their prayers answered against the odds. Not only were they able to find a good foster home, but they were also able to find a foster home who wanted to take them all in together!
The four siblings from Kansas, Alisia, Bradley, Cody, and Emma were put up for adoption. The likelihood of splitting them up was high since there are four of them, after all. It’s extremely uncommon for siblings to be adopted all together. And after the kids, ages 17, 16, 15 and 11, assumed they’d go through the likely scenario that the two boys would go to one home and the two girls would go to another, no one thought they’d be able to stay under one roof.
But in the nick of time, a generous couple with huge hearts stepped in. Eric and Phyllis Watson had just finished their 13-week training becoming proud owners of the foster-to-adopt license. The first ever adoption case brought to them was the four siblings whose wish remained simple but probably impossible – to stay together.
While Eric and Phyllis both have full-time jobs, their concerns were normal – how would they care for four teens at the same time? How would they be able to support them financially? Would they be good parents?
However, the answer was obvious, and the two agreed they couldn’t let each child go their separate way. Eric and Phyllis met the kids, and everyone clicked from there. The adoption was made official in court by District Judge Kathleen Sloan who was brought to tears by this incredible adoption story. She too was emotional but inspired throughout the whole hearing. She said, “There is nothing better than an adoption, in part because you all came in here happy, and I get to let you leave happier!”
Click below to see the first day of the rest of their lives together!
