Introducing Our Kids
THEY ARE ALL EXCITED ABOUT OUR DECISION TO ADOPT!
JULIA
JULIA • Julia loves art, baking, and playing frisbee. She hopes to become a physical therapist one day. She is our sunshine. She is very enthusiastic about whatever she does and makes everything fun and joyful. She is an incredible big sister. She enjoys making artwork and looks forward to teaching another sister or brother to draw and create.
JUSTIN
JUSTIN • Justin loves sports. He is on the soccer, basketball, and lacrosse teams. He also loves the beach, skiing, riding his bike, and spending time with his dog. He is easy-going, makes friends wherever he goes, and is a very caring boy. He wants to go to the Naval Academy someday. He can’t wait to teach another sibling how to play all the sports he loves.
EMILY
EMILY • Emily loves sports, her dolls, and animals. She is on the soccer, lacrosse, and basketball teams. She loves to play with her dolls, roller skate, and take care of animals. She also plays the violin. She is very sweet and kind and would love to have a younger sibling to teach all the things she likes to do.
LOVE MAKES A FAMILY
Elizabeth’s mother and brother live about 20 minutes away and we see them frequently. Peter’s sisters also live nearby and we visit with them often. Peter’s parents live in Florida half the year and Vermont the other half. We see them many times a year as they come to visit us, and we travel to see them. Our kids love visiting Vermont and Florida. We have 2 nephews and 5 nieces between our siblings, whom our kids enjoy spending time with. We spend all of the holidays with our families. Fortunately for us, Peter’s family celebrates Christmas Eve and Elizabeth’s family celebrates Christmas Day, so the kids have a double Christmas celebration! We also like to go on vacation with our families. We have gone to Hawaii twice and Germany one time with Peter’s family. We like to go to the beach in New Jersey with Elizabeth’s family.
Birthday parties are a big celebration for us. We have 2 birthday parties for each of our kids every year. We have one party with all of our family and then another party with our kid’s friends. We have had a big bouncy house in our backyard, went to an indoor rock-climbing party place, and had a party at a gymnastics school with their friends.
Family in Hawaii
Fun with cousins
We frequently see both sides of our extended families. Both of our families are excited about our plans to adopt and can’t wait to have another baby in the family to love.
