21 Love-Filled Photos Of Adoptive Families Coming Together

Today marks the last day of National Adoption Month, a time to let families who grew through adoption share their stories and to shine a light on the many children who still need loving homes.

The journey to bring together adoptive parents and kids can be long and emotional, but the result shows that it's all worth it.

Here are 21 beautiful photos of parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and even friends coming together as families through adoption.

Brooke Collier Photography

Owen was 20 months old when his parents adopted him from an orphanage in China. Photo by Brooke Collier Photography.

Three Continents Photography

Olivia came home to her family Steve, Kristen and Ryan in Virginia. Her grandfathers met her at the airport. Photo by Three Continents Photography.

Three Continents Photography

Baby Callie traveled to Virginia to live with her adoptive parents Grace and Peter and big brother Carson. Photo by Three Continents Photography.

Crystal Hardin

Lisa and her husband Reade adopted their daughter Bella from an orphanage in Haiti. Photo by Crystal Hardin

Crystal Hardin

Lisa and Reade also adopted a son named Maki. Photo by Crystal Hardin

MJW Photography

Jennifer and Lance adopted their son Welly from Haiti. He joined siblings Luke, Sara, Hope and Emma in Arkansas. Photo by MJW Photography

Kirsten Lee Photography

This Georgia couple brought home their daughter from China. Her big brothers and grandparents excitedly greeted them at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Photo by Kirsten Lee for for Red Thread Sessions, a website that celebrates adoption through photography

Tiffanie Michael

"We adopted our children two years and four months after they were placed in foster care with us -- Nov 20, 2013," mom Tiffanie Michael told HuffPost.

Jclaytor Photography

Ben and Sammy moved from foster homes in China to their forever family in the U.S. this past June. Photo by Jclaytor Photography

Brooke Collier Photography

He met his two big brothers in Michigan. Photo by Brooke Collier Photography.

Maura Montellano Wetherbee and Katherine Wetherbee

Maura Montellano Wetherbee and Katherine Wetherbee adopted baby Ava Simone last March, completing their family. Big sister Gia Belen turns 4 in December. Both their daughters were adopted domestically from the same birth mother, and the family lives in L.A.

Tiia Norsym Photography

Baby V's parents only got a few days' notice before her arrival and quickly bought a crib and clothes. "But all she really needs is LOVE, which there sure is plenty of in the Z household!" the photographer said of the family. Photo by Tiia Norsym Photography

Alyse French Photography

The Allen family adopted baby Jillian from China this past May. Photo by Alyse French Photography

Three Continents Photography

Jasper lives in Virginia with his parents Mike and Susan, and two sisters Kait and Megan. His family was there to support him during his official citizenship ceremony. Photo by Three Continents Photography.