An Ohio father is being praised online after he built a handicap-accessible snow fort for his children. According to Fox 19, Greg Eichhorn and his wife are parents to nine children. All are adopted and each has special needs. This past weekend, Eichhorn, his sister and the kids played in the snow. “We built a bigger igloo -- one that had a handicap-accessible hole so Elijah and Zahara could experience it, because I did when I was a kid,” said Eichhorn.Eichhorn's friend shared a picture of the igloo to Reddit, where it quickly went viral. "My buddy Gregg (sic) built this handicap accessible snow fort for his daughter," the caption read. Comments poured in praising Eichhorn."A+ dad right there," one said. "Your buddy Gregg is my hero for this week," said another. Eichhorn said he doesn't see it as anything heroic. “It didn’t feel like a big deal -- all of our kids, since they came from different places, we love adoption and kids with special needs, that kind of stuff," he said.Eichhorn hopes if someone considering adoption sees the story, they will open their heart the same way. “Our family is getting kind of full and it would be great if people stepped up, took on the same roles and enjoyed the kind of joy that we do. Because yeah, we get a lot of joy out of life," Eichhorn said.Many have reached out hoping to donate money to Eichhorn's family, but he suggested they give that money to local adoption agencies instead.

An Ohio father is being praised online after he built a handicap-accessible snow fort for his children.

According to Fox 19, Greg Eichhorn and his wife are parents to nine children. All are adopted and each has special needs.


This past weekend, Eichhorn, his sister and the kids played in the snow.

“We built a bigger igloo -- one that had a handicap-accessible hole so Elijah and Zahara could experience it, because I did when I was a kid,” said Eichhorn.

Eichhorn's friend shared a picture of the igloo to Reddit, where it quickly went viral.

"My buddy Gregg (sic) built this handicap accessible snow fort for his daughter," the caption read.

Comments poured in praising Eichhorn.

"A+ dad right there," one said.

"Your buddy Gregg is my hero for this week," said another.

Eichhorn said he doesn't see it as anything heroic.

“It didn’t feel like a big deal -- all of our kids, since they came from different places, we love adoption and kids with special needs, that kind of stuff," he said.

Eichhorn hopes if someone considering adoption sees the story, they will open their heart the same way.

“Our family is getting kind of full and it would be great if people stepped up, took on the same roles and enjoyed the kind of joy that we do. Because yeah, we get a lot of joy out of life," Eichhorn said.

Many have reached out hoping to donate money to Eichhorn's family, but he suggested they give that money to local adoption agencies instead.