It didn’t take long for Pam and Gary Willis of Menifee, California, to fill their empty nest after their children grew up.
They didn’t want to adopt, so they became foster parents instead. But soon, seven sweet faces were stealing the couple’s heart!
Pam was scrolling through Facebook in January 2019 when a story caught her eye. Seven siblings from San Diego had lost both their parents in a car crash. They needed a home, but even if they found one, they would likely be separated.
So, having already raised five biological children, Pam and Gary agreed to take in seven more!
Pam called the adoption service every week until she and Gary finally brought Adelino, 15, Ruby, 13, Aleecia, 8, Anthony, 7, Aubriella, 6, Leo, 5, and Xander, 4, home.
Pam and Gary’s grown children came to celebrate the adoption. After all, they have grown to love their new siblings just as much as their parents do!
Pam explained — “We have never looked back since the day we met them and never doubted what we’re doing is the right thing to do.”
She added — “I have noticed how incredibly happy they are and that makes me so happy too, because that’s all we ask for. The oldest of the seven, Adelino, said to me recently, ‘Thank you for giving us this life,’ and there is no other feeling like that.”