Couple adopt seven siblings who were separated into different Florida foster homes

'Before we even met them, it was a done deal. When I saw that picture, it was a done deal for me, honestly'

The seven siblings have all moved in to the family home (Screengrab/WECP-TV)

A couple were inspired to adopt seven brothers and sisters after watching a story about them being split up and sent to separate foster homes.

DaShoan and Sofia Olds said they had long considered adoption but after seeing the children on a local news channel, it felt like a calling.

So the couple began proceedings that would lead them to welcoming Dava, Erica, Eric, Zavian, Leondras, Reginald, and 12 year-old Necia in their home in Marianna, Florida.

They have described the adoption as “a blessing”.

“It was a done deal from the day we saw the story,” Ms Olds told US news channel WECP-TV. “Before we even met them, it was a done deal. When I saw that picture, it was a done deal for me, honestly.”

She added: “We looked at each other and said, ‘We’ve got to do this. It’s time. There’s no maybe, we have to do this.'”

Necia said she thought she would never have the chance to live with all her siblings.

“We thought we would never be adopted, but I thought this was a really good blessing for us,” she told the TV station.

Mr Olds said he would encourage the children to participate in a range of extra-curricular activities in the "loving household" that would now be their home.

“We're going to build their faith up, we're going to build them educationally," he said.

"We're going to get them active in a sport or an activity, or something extracurricular. And we're going to love each other so, we're going to do all of it."