families

 

Jenae VanEvery plays with her adopted son, Josiah, 3, in her backyard in Lincoln, NE. The VanEverys began caring for Josiah as foster parents when he was just 5 weeks old before legally adopting him into their family in 2011. (KRISTIN STREFF / For the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange)
Jenae VanEvery plays with her adopted son, Josiah, 3, in her backyard in Lincoln, NE. The VanEverys began caring for Josiah as foster parents when he was just 5 weeks old before legally adopting him into their family in 2011. (KRISTIN STREFF / For the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange)
Eight-month-old Brynlee Flynn. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star
Eight-month-old Brynlee Flynn. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star
Ashlyn Erickson, 4, of Waverly tries to wiggle away from her mom, Angela, after being "frosted" during the Candy House Funshop at the Lincoln Children's Museum. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star
Ashlyn Erickson, 4, of Waverly tries to wiggle away from her mom, Angela, after being “frosted” during the Candy House Funshop at the Lincoln Children’s Museum. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star