Washington State

Three more adoption means eight boys for local family

By Keith Eldridge, KOMO TV

Nov 16, 2007

Robert and Holly Fujioka are going where few parents have gone before. They're bringing eight boys into their home, and three of them were just adopted today."

Our new adoptees are of course Willie and Robert and Seth," Robert said, introducing the new members of the family. That adds to the five boys who have already been adopted into the Fujioka household."

It's great," Willie said. "I'd like to be adopted and it happened today."

Robert said he's having a great time and is looking forward to having eight brothers. "It's funner and you have more people to play with," he said. But it's more than just fun. It's a permanent home."

That means I'm being with a new family forever," Seth said. The Fujiokas wanted to share this moment with you in hopes that other children will find homes."We are crazy, but it's for the benefit of the kids," said Rober, the father. "We want to get those kids out of the system and get them into a good home."

Mom Holly agreed.

"We first tried foster care and we said we can love other people's children," she said. "We really fell in love with those two little boys and so we said we have to adopt our own, we don't want to let them go."

Robert says eight kids is enough for now, but his wife might have other ideas. "No, I'd say we might be back, you never know," Holly said. But first they have to get their clan home, a larger one. They moved from Redmond to Longview for a bigger house, and they needed a new van to haul everyone. They're off to start their new life. Eight boys, one family.

The Fujioka's got started in the adoption process with the Washington State Heart Gallery: http://www.dshs.wa.gov
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