Wind Advisory
from SAT 12:00 PM MST until SAT 10:00 PM MST, Western Pima County including Ajo/Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Tohono O'odham Nation including Sells, Upper Santa Cruz River and Altar Valleys including Nogales, Tucson Metro Area including Tucson/Green Valley/Marana/Vail, South Central Pinal County including Eloy/Picacho Peak State Park, Southeast Pinal County including Kearny/Mammoth/Oracle, Upper San Pedro River Valley including Sierra Vista/Benson, Eastern Cochise County below 5000 ft including Douglas/Wilcox, Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys including Clifton/Safford, White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties including Hannagan Meadow, Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains including Mount Graham, Chiricahua Mountains including Chiricahua National Monument, Dragoon/Mule/Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains including Bisbee/Canelo Hills/Madera Canyon, Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains including Mount Lemmon/Summerhaven, Baboquivari Mountains including Kitt Peak, Kofa, Central La Paz, Aguila Valley, Southeast Yuma County, Gila River Valley, Northwest Valley, Tonopah Desert, Gila Bend, Buckeye/Avondale, Cave Creek/New River, Deer Valley, Central Phoenix, North Phoenix/Glendale, New River Mesa, Scottsdale/Paradise Valley, Rio Verde/Salt River, East Valley, Fountain Hills/East Mesa, South Mountain/Ahwatukee, Southeast Valley/Queen Creek, Superior, Northwest Pinal County, West Pinal County, Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, Tonto Basin, Mazatzal Mountains, Pinal/Superstition Mountains, Sonoran Desert Natl Monument, San Carlos, Dripping Springs, Globe/Miami, Southeast Gila County

San Tan Valley family prepares to adopt 10-month-old

Saturday is National Adoption Day, and many families will be heading to the courthouse to finalize the long process.

Among the families will be the Smith family from San Tan Valley. While they are set to adopt baby Lochlan, they say they feel like Lochlan has always been a part of their family.

Kim and Seth Smith already have Shannon and Brayden. They are about to make 10-month-old Lochlan a part of their family for good.

Seth (left) and Kim (right) Smith

"As soon as he got here, he was a part of the family," said Kim. "On the first day, we went late to pick him up, the kids ran in, hugged him and kissed him, and talked about baby brother."

The Smiths became Lochlan's foster family on the day he was born, and found out soon after that they were able to adopt him.

"I was really reluctant to do foster care," said Seth. "She was leaving to go pick him up, I stopped her and said 'are we doing the right thing?'"

Lochlan

The Smiths now say they can’t imagine life without Lochlan, and hope others will consider opening up their hearts and homes to so many children who are in need of a loving home.

The Smiths say they have a very good relationship with Lochlan's mother.