Family Finds Adoptions Add Joy
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Posted: March 17, 2010 at 4:59 a.m.
Stephanie Mertz, left, holds their 1-year-old son, Samuel, as her husband, James, right, plays with their 3-year-old son, Isaac, while their 8-year-old son, Eli, and daughter, Grace, 10, watch on Saturday in their Prairie Grove home. The Mertzes adopted Isaac and Sam, both of whom have Down syndrome.
Stephanie and James Mertz may have adopted two children with special needs, but they reject the idea they’re some kind of super parents.
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