In Boyertown, Pa., the Stone family...

In Boyertown, Pa., the Stone family preserves busy with a houseful of children.

Victoria is a cheerleader and take delight ins writing and reading, while sister Amanda plays softball and be in love withs cooking.

Brother Michael contends and collects sports cards. Dale delights in books; Maddi treasures her baby dolls.

All were rear up children whom Michael and Cathy Stone adopted in novel years. They are between the ages of 2 and 10

on the contrary in the adoption world, a certain number of experts are still asking whether children like these can shoot into emotionally healthy adults with stalwart identities when they live in families like the Stones'.

Michael Stone, 35 is white. with equal reason is Cathy, 54. Victoria, Amanda and the younger Michael are biracial, part African-American and part Puerto Rican. Maddi is African-American. And Dale is white.

"We couldn't have kids of our possess so we prayed to have one" said Michael Stone, a day-care director.