I have 9 children - 7 adopted, 2 bio. Sons 32, 30, and 11 - all adopted. Daughters 28, 26, 24, 22, 9, and 9. The 26 and 24 year olds are bio. The first four adoptions were infant adoptions - 2 from US and 2 from Korea. The last adoption was a US sibling group then aged 7, 5, and 5.

Hi We are currently waiting for a referral from Russia. We have three "home grown" girls 8, 5 and 2. We tried to adopt from Vietnam, but after 6 1/2 months of waiting for a referral, the program closed and we switched to Russia.

I have 3 adopted boys. They are all half brothers. While living in California, my husband and I were foster parents. They are beautiful children. We celebrate the day their adoption was finalize as our "Gotcha Day" party.

What do you tell people who ask if your child or children are adopted?

My husband andI adopted in May and have a beautiful baby girl. We found that adopting in the states and a new born as not as hard as we had been told. We feel very blessed and are excited about our first Christmas as a family.

My husband and I adopted our little girl from China just about 2 years ago. She is now 3. We are older parents. Both of us just turned 48. It's been an amazing journey with its ups and its downs. This summer I became a full time Mom.