Six Blood Siblings Who Did Not Want To Be Divided Up Adopted By Family With Five Kids

Dec 30, 2019 by apost team

Party of 13! Large families aren't entirely abnormal, with some even appearing on reality television with their growing broods.

Families are created in many different ways, whether it be by adding biological children or adopting. For the Sanders family of Hamilton County, Ohio, they've expanded their family both ways.

Christopher and Christina Sanders already have five children of their own. When they decided to start fostering children, they knew they were opening themselves up to the possibility of adding more children to their family.

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When six blood siblings came to them through the foster care system, the Sanders family instantly fell in love. They knew that these children needed a loving home and they were happy to provide it. Despite their obvious physical differences, the Sanders family never treated any of their newly-adopted children differently from their biological children.

When the opportunity came up to officially adopt all six siblings, Christopher and Christina jumped at the chance.The big day arrived in April 2017 and the court house was packed to see the adoption of Colby, 16, Christian, 14, Caleb, 13, Kaylee, 12, Carson, 10, and Chloe, 9, become official.

Not only were the six siblings being adopted together, but their names were also changing to the ones listed above. Judge Winkler has been a judge for Hamilton County for two years now and he's never presided over an adoption this large before. He said the situation was truly "unique" and was proud to be a part of such a wonderful experience reports WCPO.

As for the six newly-adopted children, they are happy to finally be safe and secure in a loving home. Prior to meeting the Sanders family, they were in and out of bad situations for years.

All of the children have formed close bonds with their new parents and siblings and are grateful for the opportunity to be part of such a wonderful, large, blended family.After the adoption was made official, the entire family of 13 posed with Judge Winkler for a monumental photograph. Then the new father of 11 shared a final thought with reporters:

"We're all the same in God's eyes, so the color of anyone's skin has never had a bearing on any of this," Christopher Sanders said to WCPO.

How do you feel about the Sanders family and their decision to adopt so many children? Do you think it's a good idea that the children were kept together, or should they have been split up into smaller families? If you think what the Sanders family did was inspiring, be sure to pass this story along to your friends and family and encourage them to read it also.