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Full House A photo story by Sarah Rohleder
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This is Chuck Stoneburner. Chuck leads a
family that never seems to stop growing.
He and his wife, Susan, have five kids:
Trey (19), Josh (17) Lexi (14), Hayley (12),
and Carley (5). Two are biological, two are
adopted, and one is fostered. With the
brood lives Tanner, the dog, and Susan's
mom.
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Meet Carley. Carley is five
years old. Her mother loved
her, but addiction got in the
way of motherhood. TheStoneburners fostered her
and her brother Josh two
years ago. In 2012,
Carley's adoption was
finalized and the
Stoneburners could finally
add their little girl to the
family tree. Carley doesn't
look like all other five-year
olds—she is tiny. She was
born prematurely and
wasn't always fed as a
baby.
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On the left is Hayley, who shares a room with Carley. Like any other 12-year old, she loves Justin Bieber, cheers
for her middle school, and wears stylish hand-me-downs from her older sister. Unlike other 12-year-olds, she lived
in several other foster homes until the Stoneburners officially adopted her in November 2012.
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Lexi practices her drill routine in the living
room for ROTC at Fern Creek. Along with
ROTC, she swims, cheers, plays soccer, and
serves her church. Although she has her ownroom, it's not uncommon to find a little sister
in there because they both admire her. As
annoying as little siblings can be, Lexi is
always there for them without complaint.
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Josh Gouker, Susan and Chuck's 17-
year old foster child, is on the cover of
the Courier-Journal. Although there is
very little evidence incriminating him,Josh is awaiting acquittal or conviction
for the murder of his stepbrother, Trey
Zwicker, in Jefferson County Youth
Correctional Center. Evidence points to
Gouker's father, Josh Gouker Sr.;
however, a conviction has yet to be
made. Josh Jr. lived with the
Stoneburners for about a year while hisfather was in prison for other violence
and drug-related acts, but a social worker
granted Josh Sr. custody after he was
released. Little Josh was in Josh Sr.'s
custody at the time of the murder.
The Stoneburner's oldest son, alsonamed Trey, is at college.
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Off to church in the morning!
17-year-old Autumn West
plays with Carley at Louisville
Church of Christ. There issomething unique about many
of the children in this Church—
roughly 25% are adopted, both
domestically or internationally.
Autumn was was one of the
first in the Church to be
adopted.
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Lexi picks Carley up
from the children's
service and helps put
on her shoes. It'stime to go home—
Sundays are a big
day in the
Stoneburner family.
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Every Wednesday and Sunday,
Susan visits Josh in JCYC. Carley
draws cards for her "Bubbie" Joshie.
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Lexi reminds Carley of a picture frame Josh made Carley, with pictures of him and Carley getting their ears
pierced, a picture of him in a costume, and a picture of their biological mom. Carley calls her birth mom "tummymommy."
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Carley shows off her card
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Although she was eating Mac and
Cheese, her favorite, Carley became
unhappy when Susan got ready to
leave. She adores her mommy.
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At 7 p.m., Susan made it downtown to
see Josh at JCYC. She gets 20-
minute visitations with him.
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Past this door, family members could see
their children for only a few minutes of
face-to-face interaction. Josh waits for
Susan every Wednesday and Sunday.
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Mother and daughter embrace, and Carley gets
sleepy. Susan isn't far behind her there. Carley
knows where her mommy goes twice a week and
expresses how she misses "Joshie."