Greetings!
Thanks for taking the time to find out a little bit about us. We can't even imagine what a challenging process this must be for you, but we know that the journey you're embarking on must take tremendous courage, self-respect, trust, and love for your child. We commend you for your strength during this time, and know that you will make the right choice to ensure that your child grows up in a very happy, wholesome, loving family.
So, without further ado, here's a little bit about us, our families, and our hopes and dreams about becoming parents…
So, without further ado, here's a little bit about us, our families, and our hopes and dreams about becoming parents…
Our Life Together...
Hanging out in our local park with Tommy and Mojo
We started dating on St. Patrick's Day 17 years ago, and have been married for 14 wonderful years. We both feel fortunate to have found each other and know that our love and affection for one another will carry us through whatever curveballs life throws at us. We have always wanted a family, and our challenges with infertility guided us to our decision of building our family through adoption. We have had much joy, fun, and laughter since Thomas’ birthmother brought him into our lives in October 2010 through open adoption, and we would love for him to grow up with a brother or sister.
We enjoy spending our time hiking with Tommy and our two Bernese Mountain dogs, Mina & Mojo, mountain biking, and attending concerts and community events. We love to travel and have had the good fortune to experience many different cultures and witness some of the incredible beauty this world has to offer - and there are so many places we still want to explore with children! We enjoy cooking together and hosting BBQs, games nights and holiday celebrations. And we love to laugh together and always try not to sweat the small things in life.
We enjoy spending our time hiking with Tommy and our two Bernese Mountain dogs, Mina & Mojo, mountain biking, and attending concerts and community events. We love to travel and have had the good fortune to experience many different cultures and witness some of the incredible beauty this world has to offer - and there are so many places we still want to explore with children! We enjoy cooking together and hosting BBQs, games nights and holiday celebrations. And we love to laugh together and always try not to sweat the small things in life.
Traveling in New Zealand - a country we definitely want to return to!
We were both raised in Canada and speak English and French at home as we are fluent in both languages (even our dogs are bilingual!) We intend to raise our children in both languages to develop strong bonds with grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins, and to open many doors in their personal and work opportunities.
We are Catholic and attend mass weekly, but for us, we believe that it is most important to try to do good in our daily lives, so we spend time volunteering at our church, at a homeless shelter, at a residence for people suffering with AIDS, and with women who are victims of domestic abuse. We also sponsor a child in Rwanda to provide him with food, education, health care and safe drinking water to ensure he grows up with the basic rights that we so often take for granted living in a wealthy country.
We are Catholic and attend mass weekly, but for us, we believe that it is most important to try to do good in our daily lives, so we spend time volunteering at our church, at a homeless shelter, at a residence for people suffering with AIDS, and with women who are victims of domestic abuse. We also sponsor a child in Rwanda to provide him with food, education, health care and safe drinking water to ensure he grows up with the basic rights that we so often take for granted living in a wealthy country.
