The Jackson family was excited to add another little girl to their family. But about halfway through the adoption process, they decided to be open to a boy. Now, they are absolutely in love with their son, Luke, and the wonderful new adventure he is to their family. 

One-and-a-half-year-old Luke had been home for just a few weeks when he fell while playing outside. His legs couldn’t keep up with his toddling gait and before long he was on the ground with a bloody knee.

“I was ready for the drama!” says his mother, Lisa Jackson, recounting the moment.

So she brought him inside and began cleaning him up. Lisa and her husband, Tim, have three older biological daughters, so they knew the drill. While it was just a scraped knee, nothing serious, Lisa doted on him with the loving care and attention that she knew would make him feel better and stop the tears.

“But he kept crying and crying,” she says. Maybe the fall had scared him more than she realized.

But the next word out of Luke’s mouth cleared up any confusion: “Outside!” he sobbed.

He was “over” his bloody knee and falling down — this boy wanted to get back outside to play!