knowus?Howdowetellyouhowexcitedwearetohave
asecondchildjoinourfamily?Itwillnotbeeasy,butwe
WeareJohnandPeggyandwehaveknowneachotherforever!We
metwhenwewereteens,datedduringhighschoolandcollegeand
married15yearsago.In2004,weadoptedabeautifulbabygirl,
Ciara,whobringsusmorejoythenweeverimaginedpossible.We
can'twaittoadoptagain.Weareanoutwardlyaffectionatefamily,
ticklingandplaying.We
neverendaphoneconversa-
tionorleavethehomewith
outan"Iloveyou".Weare
Catholicandourchildren
willcompletetheHoly
Sacraments.Religionisvery
importantandwewillteach
ourchildrenaboutGodand
theblessingthatbrought
themintoourlives.
peggy
dependableandisoneofthefunniestpeopleIhaveevermet.Johnis
theyoungestofsevenkidsandwasbroughtuptovaluefamilyfirst.
HehasbeeninmanagementforthePostalServiceforthepastten
yearsandworksfiveminutesaway.HeisoffeveryMondayandhome
everydaybylunchtime,sohehasplentyoftimeforhisfamily.Ihave
knownJohnformorethanhalfmylifeandknewhe'dmakeagreat
father,andIwasright.FromreadingbookswithCiaratosavingfor
collegeeducations,hehasbeenamazing.Iknowthathewilljustbe
crazyaboutanotherbaby.
funnywithoutevertrying.Peggyisthemiddlechildwithanolder
brotherandyoungersister.Sheisveryclosetoherfamilywhowe
seeoften.Shecurrentlyisemployedbyaconsultingfirmandoften
worksathome.Shewilltakealeaveafterthebabyisbornandmay
returnlateronareducedschedule.Sheisanamazingmomandgreat
playinggames.Sheisalsoawareofalltheimportantthingsregarding
learninganddevelopment.Sheisneverafraidtobesillyandnever
tiresofplayingwithourdaughter,shecan'twaittohaveanotherbaby
tolove.
light.Sheisquickwithahugandlovestobearoundadults,other
children,andourtwodogsDeioneandBrandy.Sheisverytalkative
andexpressiveandjustlightsupourlives.Shetooisexcitedabout
havingababyjoinourfamilyandcan'twaittobeahelper.
arecloseby,childrenplayrightoutsideourdoorandtherearelots
ofthingstodo.WehavemanyBBQsandgettogetherswiththe
neighbors,manyofwhomareclosefriends.Welive30minutesfrom
John'sfamilyand5minutesfromPeggy's.Wethinkitisagreatplace
toraiseafamily.
andalsolovetheNewJerseybeaches.Going"downtheshore"isa
traditionandeveryyearwegettogetherwithfamilyandspend10
daysjustrelaxing.Welovetakinglongwalksonthebeach,swimming
intheoceanandsunbathing.Ciaraandherlittlecousinsmakesand
castlesduringthedayandridetheamusementridesatnight.We
simplycouldnothaveasummerwithouttheshore.
youcarrywithin.Aboveall,wewantyoutoknowthatwecanoffera
wonderful,stablehomeforyourchildfilledwithlove,laughter,and
opportunity.Wearehappytosharephotosandlettersandwouldbe
opentovisitsaswell.Welookforwardtogettingtoknowthebeau-
tifulpersonthatyoumustbeandtopossiblymakingyouandyour
babyapartofourfamily.