Cymia first came to Heidi Eitel and Brian Yourish’s home in Washington as a foster child in need of emergency placement in March 2010. They filed to adopt her that June. This November, during the 25th anniversary celebration of the District of Columbia Superior Court’s Adoption Day, they finalized her adoption.

Waiting more than a year to adopt 4 1/2-year-old Cymia “felt like an eternity,” Eitel said.