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hankyouforyourinterestinus!Weareadown-to-earth,
activecouplewhocan'twaittoshowachildtheworldand
shareourtraditionswithhimorher.Evenbeforeweknew
thatwewouldfaceinfertilityproblems,wehopedtoadopt.Ourcom-
mitmentandloveforeachotherhasgrownthroughoutthisprocess.
Wecan'twaittoholdababyinourarmsandlovehimorher.
the two of us
Weareconstantlylaughingandweenjoyeachother'scompany.
Doingeverydaytasks,likegroceryshopping,isfunwhenwe're
together.Wehaveablastgoingtohockey,baseball,andbasketball
games.We'rebothalwaysupfortryingnewthings.Wearetrulybest
friends.
WevalueGod,family,education,nature,culture,andahealthy
lifestyle.Travelingandmeetingpeoplefromdifferentculturesis
importanttous.Westillkeepintouchwithfriendsthatwe'vemet
inAruba,Greece,Germany,Mexico,andFrance.
Raisingachildissomethingthatwehavealwaysdreamedof.We
wanttoraiseaconfident,well-rounded,happychildwhoknowsthat
theyareloveddeeply.Notonlyareourheartsreadytoraiseachild,
butwearefinanciallystable.
my wife, robin
Robiniswithoutadoubtmybetterhalf.Sheissogenerouswith
herlovetowardmeandeveryoneshemeets.Robinhastherespect
andadmirationofherfriends,family,andcoworkers.Hilarious,
affectionate,spontaneous,andloyalarejustafewwaysofdescribing
mymagnificentwife,Robin.
Robinkeepsourhomelookingspectacular.Sheiscreativeandlikes
art.Severalofherpaintingshangthroughoutthehouse.Robin
enjoysbeingoutsidetendingtohergorgeousgarden.Shealwayscuts
freshflowersandbringstheminsideforustoenjoy.
OurniecesandnephewsadoreRobinandherwillingnesstospend
timewiththem.Shehasgainedagreatdealofpatienceandlearned
alotaboutchildrenwhilebeingathirdandfourthgradeteacherfor
sevenyears.Shecan'twaittostartreadingtoababyandteaching
himorhernewthings.ThereisnodoubtthatRobinwillmakea
terrificmom.
my husband, todd
ThefirstthingthatpeoplenoticeaboutToddishisenthusiasm
anddedication.Kidsgravitatetowardhimbecauseheissofunand
fullofenergy.IfToddsaysthathewilldosomething,hefollows
through.Whenourfriendsneedhelp,heisalwayshappytolenda
hand.
BecauseToddlovestotrynewthings,hehasaccumulatedmany
differenthobbies.Searchandrescuetrainingwithourdogisone
ofhishobbiesthatreflectshisdesiretohelppeople.Hisprofession
(firefighter/paramedic)alsoreflectshisdesiretohelpothers.Hehas
evendonatedbonemarrowtopeoplethathehasnevermet.
Toddwillbethekindofdadthatwilltakeonanactiveroleinyour
child'slife.Healwaystalksaboutbringingthebabywithhimonhis
adventuresandprovidingthemwithasmanyopportunitiesaspos-
sible.IknowthatToddwill
beanincredibledad!
our dogs
NormandLucyareboth
well-behavedandcuddly.
Normancrawlsintoourlaps
everychancehegets.Lucy
isbeingtrainedbyToddto
findpeoplethataremissing
inthemountains.Welove
cominghometotheirwag-
gingtails!
our home
Weliveinaone-story,four-bedroomhomeinaclose-knitneighbor-
hood.Ourbackyardhasmanytrees,flowersandafountainthatwe
putinourselves.Acollectionofchildren'sbooksandapicturethat
Robin'sGrandpapaintedjustforthebabyarewaitinginthenursery.
our family
Weareveryblessedwithlovingandsupportivefamilies.EveryFriday
isFamilyNightatGrandma'swhereweeatdinnerandplaygames
withRobin'sfamily.WemakeseveraltripstoSouthernCaliforniato
seeTodd'sfamily.Theyareallveryeagertowelcomeanewchildinto
thefamily.
our thank you
Wehopethatyouhaveasenseofwhoweareandknowthatwithus
yourchildwillbesurroundedwithlove.Welookforwardtoremain-
ingincontactwithyoubysharingphotosandletters,ifyousodesire.
Ifyouwouldliketolearnmoreaboutusorspeakwithus,pleasecall
Lifetimeat1-800-923-6784.Wewishyoutheverybestandwant
youtoknowthatyouareinourthoughtsandprayers.
Sincerely,
Todd & Robin
todd & robin
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