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Danielle Sharkey (left) and Ali Beck (right) take a "selfie" with their new daughter Kendrik Sharkey during the Adoption Day ceremony at the Monroe County Courthouse in Rochester, N.Y. on Nov. 20, 2015. Over a dozen families all adopted children at the co

Danielle Sharkey (left) and Ali Beck (right) take a "selfie" with their daughter Kendrik Sharkey during the Adoption Day ceremony at the Monroe County Courthouse in Rochester, N.Y. on Nov. 20, 2015.

Ali Beck hugs her girlfriend Danielle Sharkey after they adopt their new daughter Kendrik Sharkey at the Monroe County Courthouse in Rochester, N.Y. on Nov. 20, 2015. Danielle and Ali had been foster parents for Kendrik for over a year, picking her up fro

Ali Beck hugs her girlfriend Danielle Sharkey after they adopt their daughter Kendrik. Danielle and Ali have been foster parents for many children in the past, but Kendrik is the first to be adopted.

Danielle Sharkey (left) and Ali Beck (right) lift up their daughter, Kendrik Sharkey, at their home in Rochester, N.Y. on Nov. 25, 2015. Danielle and Ali had been foster parents for Kendrik for over a year, picking her up from the hospital six days after

Dani and Ali lift up their daughter, Kendrik, at their home in Rochester, N.Y. on Nov. 25, 2015. Danielle and Ali had been foster parents for Kendrik for over a year, picking her up from the hospital six days after she was born.

Danielle Sharkey and Ali Beck clean up their daughter, Kendrik Sharkey, in the kitchen after making a pie at their home in Rochester, N.Y. on Nov. 25, 2015. Danielle and Ali had been foster parents for Kendrik for over a year, picking her up from the hosp

Dani and Ali clean up their daughter, Kendrik, in the kitchen after making a pie at their home in Rochester, N.Y. on Nov. 25, 2015. “We take in. I think that we just have a lot of love to give,” Danielle said.

Ali Beck plays with her daughter, Kendrik Sharkey, at their home in Rochester, N.Y. on Nov. 25, 2015. Ali Beck and Danielle Sharkey had been foster parents for Kendrik for over a year, picking her up from the hospital six days after she was born. Danielle

Ali plays with Kendrik at their home in Rochester, N.Y. on Nov. 25, 2015. "Foster care in general and adoption in general I think has always been something that we both have thought about since we were even young adults or teenagers,” Ali said.

Danielle Sharkey and Ali Beck throw a party with their friends to celebrate the adoption of their 16-month-old daughter, Kendrik Sharkey, at a pavilion in Pittsford, N.Y. on Nov. 21, 2015. Danielle and Ali had been foster parents for Kendrik for over a ye

Dani and Ali throw a party with their friends to celebrate the adoption of their 16-month-old daughter at a pavilion in Pittsford, N.Y. on Nov. 21, 2015. "We feel like we got lucky. We feel like she’s our good karma for not quitting," Danielle said.

Kendrik Sharkey gets ready for a nap in her crib at her home in Rochester, N.Y. on Nov. 25, 2015. Danielle Sharkey and Ali Beck had been foster parents for Kendrik for over a year, picking her up from the hospital six days after she was born. Danielle and

Kendrik Sharkey gets ready for a nap in her crib at her home in Rochester, N.Y. on Nov. 25, 2015. "I just adopted the cutest kid on the planet, who makes my day every day, and that’s what makes it worth it," said Danielle.