Heather Lundsford holds her newly-adopted son Cayden Lunsford, 2, in a Collier County Courtroom where the adoption process was made official. Cayden will have three older brothers to help look out for him as he grows. Four families made the adoption of five children official on Friday in a Collier County Courtroom. The children were part of the foster network and were placed permanently with their host families. The event was in honor of National Adoption Day on November 21. There are 188 children waiting for adoption in Southwest Florida alone and 44 of them have no identified homes. Michel Fortier/Staff

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Heather Lundsford holds her newly-adopted son Cayden Lunsford, 2, in a Collier County Courtroom where the adoption process was made official. Cayden will have three older brothers to help look out for him as he grows. Four families made the adoption of five children official on Friday in a Collier County Courtroom. The children were part of the foster network and were placed permanently with their host families. The event was in honor of National Adoption Day on November 21. There are 188 children waiting for adoption in Southwest Florida alone and 44 of them have no identified homes. Michel Fortier/Staff

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