Mata, as she is known, became part of Jessica and Adam Davis' family, along with their daughters Abby, left, and Taylor and sons Owen, center, and Isaac.

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Abby Davis gives Mata a kiss the day she officially became part of the family.

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Jessica Davis says her children and Mata became fast friends, bonding over bubbles and games of tag.

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Mata saw snow in the US, a rarity in Uganda. Upon her return, she shared this picture with other children in her village.

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"If our child had been taken from us, we would want our child back," says Adam Davis, with Jessica and Mata.

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The Davis family made sure there was a crowd at the airport to welcome Mata to the US. They had a smaller goodbye party when Mata returned home. "We were trying not to cry, because Mata was happy," Jessica says.

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