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Finding home

Finding home

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TO ANY TREATMENT. MICHAEL: AMBER, ASHTON, AND LADA BECAME CLEVELANDS TODAY, 2 AND A HALF MONTHS LATE BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS SHUTDOWN. BUT THE ADOPTION PAPERS WERE SIGNED TODAY AND THE CELEBRATION BEGAN TONIGHT. WYFF NEWS 4’S JOHN LYON WAS THERE. >> I GET A NEW FAMILY AND THAT I HAVE PARENTS WHO LOVE ME. JOHN: 12-YEAR-OLD AMBER KNOWS NINE-YEAR-OLD ASHTON AND SEVEN-YEAR-OLD LADA DO TOO. THEY ARE NOW PART OF THE CLEVELAND CLAN. >> WE BELIEVE WE ARE BEING OBEDIENT TO THE LORD WHEN HE SAYS TO TAKE CARE OF THE ORPHANS AND WE FEEL IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO GET TO FOSTER AND ADOPT. THEY CELEBRATED THE SOCIAL DISTANCING WAY, WITH FRIENDS, FAMILY AND TEACHERS ALL DRIVING BY, SHOUTING AND WAVING SIGNS AS THE CLEVELANDS SAT IN THEIR DRIVEWAY. >> THEY CALLED US ONE DAY AND SAID ARE YOU INTERESTED IN THREE CHILDREN? I SAID WHOA, WE’VE ALREADY GOT TWO, BUT BRING THEM ON. WE JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH THEM. JOHN: THAT WAS TWO YEARS AGO. THE ADOPTION HEARING WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN IN MID-MARC BUT DELAYED BY THE VIRUS. NOW IT’S OFFICIAL. >> WE CAN RELEASE THEM FROM THE PAST, EMBRACE THEM IN THE PRESENT, AND GIVE THEM HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. JOHN: WHICH BEGINS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, SIGNS IN THE YARD AND PLENTY OF SUPPORT. >> IT HAS BEEN A JOY WATCHING YOUR FAMILY GROW IN LOVE. >> THEY CARE FOR ME AND THEY LOVE ME DEEPLY. JOHN: AND TO CELEBRATE THE ADOPTIONS AND THE EXPANDED CLEVELAND FAMILY, THEY ARE ALL GOING TO MYRTLE BEACH FOR JULY

A parade was held Tuesday night for an Upstate family after adoption papers were signed for three children.(Watch story above)

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A parade was held Tuesday night for an Upstate family after adoption papers were signed for three children.

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