Photo Gallery: Adopted Family

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  • Rita Keck, 49, plays with her two adopted children, Danny Grayson, 10, and Yesenia “Yah Yah” Rivera-Keck, 8, in their home in Bethlehem, Pa.

  • Yesenia argues with her adopted brother, Danny in their mothers’ kitchen in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

  • Julian Keck, 2, plays near the door of his grandmother’s house while Yesenia plays with a cat toy sitting on her mother, Rita’s lap.

  • Yesenia teases her brother, Danny, about an earlier tumble off the playground fence.

  • Surrounded by birthday presents, Lily Grayson, 52, records a birthday wish from her adopted daughter Yesenia at her grandson’s birthday party in their backyard. On June 26, 2011, the family celebrated the birthday of Rita’s grandson, Julian Keck, who turned two years old.

  • Standing next to her daughter, Tiffany Keck, 29, Rita craddles a friend’s child during a barbeque for her grandson Julian’s (holding bottle) birthday party.

  • Yesenia shares a secret with her mother, Rita, at her cousin Julian’s birthday party.

  • Yesenia dances around Rita who is holding her new-born grandson, Jalen Keck, 5-weeks.

  • Children play with Rita in her backyard during Julian’s (foreground) birthday party as Julian’s godfather, Gabriel Crespo, 28, drinks a beer.

  • As her wife Lily takes photographs, Rita kisses Julian upon his arrival to his birthday barbeque. The couple hosted the party in their backyard.

Photo Gallery: Adopted Family

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  • Rita Keck, 49, plays with her two adopted children, Danny Grayson, 10, and Yesenia “Yah Yah” Rivera-Keck, 8, in their home in Bethlehem, Pa.

  • Yesenia argues with her adopted brother, Danny in their mothers’ kitchen in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

  • Julian Keck, 2, plays near the door of his grandmother’s house while Yesenia plays with a cat toy sitting on her mother, Rita’s lap.

  • Yesenia teases her brother, Danny, about an earlier tumble off the playground fence.

  • Surrounded by birthday presents, Lily Grayson, 52, records a birthday wish from her adopted daughter Yesenia at her grandson’s birthday party in their backyard. On June 26, 2011, the family celebrated the birthday of Rita’s grandson, Julian Keck, who turned two years old.

  • Standing next to her daughter, Tiffany Keck, 29, Rita craddles a friend’s child during a barbeque for her grandson Julian’s (holding bottle) birthday party.

  • Yesenia shares a secret with her mother, Rita, at her cousin Julian’s birthday party.

  • Yesenia dances around Rita who is holding her new-born grandson, Jalen Keck, 5-weeks.

  • Children play with Rita in her backyard during Julian’s (foreground) birthday party as Julian’s godfather, Gabriel Crespo, 28, drinks a beer.

  • As her wife Lily takes photographs, Rita kisses Julian upon his arrival to his birthday barbeque. The couple hosted the party in their backyard.