Kokomo triplets and their mom get loving home

Robert Scheer
Indianapolis Star
Katrina Mullen (right), with the daughter she adopted, Shariya Small, and Small’s three triplets (from left), Sarayah, Serenitee, and Samari Small, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at their home in Brownsburg.
Katrina Mullen (right), with the daughter she adopted, Shariya Small, and Small’s three triplets (from left), Sarayah, Serenitee, and Samari Small, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at their home in Brownsburg.
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Shariya Small, 16, kisses daughter Serenitee Small, as her adoptive mother Katrina Mullen watches, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at their home in Brownsburg.
Shariya Small, 16, kisses daughter Serenitee Small, as her adoptive mother Katrina Mullen watches, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at their home in Brownsburg.
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Serenitee Small, 2 1/2, one of the triplets, uses a tooth brush to flip a light switch on the wall, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at their home in Brownsburg.
Serenitee Small, 2 1/2, one of the triplets, uses a tooth brush to flip a light switch on the wall, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at their home in Brownsburg.
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Shariya Small, 16, who has triplets, chats with adoptive mother Katrina Mullen, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at their home in Brownsburg.
Shariya Small, 16, who has triplets, chats with adoptive mother Katrina Mullen, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at their home in Brownsburg.
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Samari Small, 2 1/2, one of the triplets, with his adoptive grandmother Katrina Mullen, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at their home in Brownsburg.
Samari Small, 2 1/2, one of the triplets, with his adoptive grandmother Katrina Mullen, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at their home in Brownsburg.
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Sarayah Small, 2 1/2, one of the adoptive triplets, watches one of the house’s cats play with a toy, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at their home in Brownsburg.
Sarayah Small, 2 1/2, one of the adoptive triplets, watches one of the house’s cats play with a toy, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at their home in Brownsburg.
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Sarayah Small, 2 1/2, and her mother Shariya Small, 16, get a snack from the fridge, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at their home in Brownsburg.
Sarayah Small, 2 1/2, and her mother Shariya Small, 16, get a snack from the fridge, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at their home in Brownsburg.
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Katrina Mullen holds Serenitee Small, one of the three triplets of Shariya Small, who she adopted, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at their home in Brownsburg.
Katrina Mullen holds Serenitee Small, one of the three triplets of Shariya Small, who she adopted, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at their home in Brownsburg.
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Sarayah Small peers into a camera as JJ Mullen, 7, chats with his mother Katrina Mullen, as she holds Serenitee Small on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at their home in Brownsburg.
Sarayah Small peers into a camera as JJ Mullen, 7, chats with his mother Katrina Mullen, as she holds Serenitee Small on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at their home in Brownsburg.
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Shariya Small with two of her triplets, Sameri Small (left), and Serenitee Small on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at their home in Brownsburg.
Shariya Small with two of her triplets, Sameri Small (left), and Serenitee Small on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at their home in Brownsburg.
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Katrina Mullen has a laugh as she holds onto the hand of Samari Small, as the triplet sits with his mother Shariya Small, 16, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at their home in Brownsburg.
Katrina Mullen has a laugh as she holds onto the hand of Samari Small, as the triplet sits with his mother Shariya Small, 16, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at their home in Brownsburg.
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Quay Sumpter-Bey, 16, plays with triplet Samari Small, as other family members sit nearby, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at their home in Brownsburg. Sumpter-Bey is a child of Katrina Mullen, who adopted a young mother and her three triplets.
Quay Sumpter-Bey, 16, plays with triplet Samari Small, as other family members sit nearby, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at their home in Brownsburg. Sumpter-Bey is a child of Katrina Mullen, who adopted a young mother and her three triplets.
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JJ Mullen, 7, and his mother Katrina Mullen, show a game to triplet Samari Small, 2 1/2, on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at their home in Brownsburg.
JJ Mullen, 7, and his mother Katrina Mullen, show a game to triplet Samari Small, 2 1/2, on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at their home in Brownsburg.
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Katrina Mullen smiles she plays with her house full of kids, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at their home in Brownsburg.
Katrina Mullen smiles she plays with her house full of kids, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at their home in Brownsburg.
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