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H
i!WeareVinceandTandy,andwearesoexcitedabout
building our family through adoption. We have always
wanted to have a large family and adoption has already
beenawonderfulblessinginourlives.
Wemetrightaftercollegeandhavebeenveryhappilymarriedfor
tenyears.Afterseveralmiscarriages,andyearsofinfertilitytreat-
mentwerealizedthatadoptiontrulywasGod'splanforourfamily.
Werecentlyadoptedourlittleboylastyear.HisnameisRiley.Heis
fiveyearsoldnowandheis
anabsolutejoytousandfor
ourfamilies.Hecannotwait
tohaveanewlittlebrother
orsister.
VinceiscoachingRiley's
baseballteam,andtheyare
playingsoccertoo,sowe
usuallyhavegamestowatch
onSaturday.Weliveneara
beautifulnaturepreserveand
welovetogothereonthe
weekendsandhike,andto
playattheplayground.Riley
andVincelovetoplayinthe
creekandtocatchfrogsandbugs.Weliveinabeautifulneighbor-
hoodwithlotsofhills,creeks,andtreesandwehavelotsoffriends
intheneighborhoodwithsmallchildren.Welovetodofunoutings
withotherfamilies.Welovetorelaxinourbackyardandhavecook-
outswithourfriendsandfamily.Weenjoygoingtosportingevents
andshows.Wealsoliketogotothezoo,andtheaquarium,theImax
moviesandamusementparks.
Vinceisthebestdadinthewholeworld.Heissomuchfuntobe
around,becauseheissofunnyandsilly.Wearealwayslaughingand
playing.Heworksfromhomeasacommercialrealestatebroker,so
heisabletobeveryinvolvedinRiley'sschoolandsportsactivities.
Allofmyfamilyandfriendslovehim,andthinkheissomuchfun
tobearound.Weareveryclosetoourfamilies,andspendalotof
timewiththemandtheirkids.Weareluckythatwebothhavesuch
wonderfulparentsandgrandparents,siblingsandcousinsthatweare
verycloseto.
Tandyisagreatmomandcan'twaittowelcomeanotherchildinto
ourhome.Sheisfunnyandcaring,andwehavealwayshadsucha
greattimetogethersincewemettwelveyearsago.Tandyisalawyer
andsheisworkingparttimenowandenjoyingbeinghometotake
careofRiley.Tandywasadoptedasaninfantandhasalwaysfelt
thatshewassoblessedtohavehadwonderfulparentsandsiblings,
andnowtohavehadtheopportunitytogettoknowandloveher
biologicalfamilyaswell.
Rileyissuchajoytous.Heissuchasweetlittleboy,andissofunny.
Heisfullofenergyandlaughter.He'splayingsoccerandbaseball,
andwillsoonbeswimmingandplayingallsummerlong.Heloves
playingsportsandridinghisscooterallaroundtheneighborhood.
Wehaveseveralplaygroundswithinwalkingdistanceofourhome,
andRileyisenjoyinggettingtoknowthekidsintheneighborhood.
Weliveinalargefourbedroomhomeonagolfcourse.Wehavea
wonderfulviewofthenaturepreservebehindourhouseandwehave
lotsofducksandbunniesthatliveintheneighborhood.Welivein
aquietneighborhoodwithlotsofchildrenandfamilies.Weenjoy
goingtothecountryandvisitingfamilythatliveonranchesnearus,
ridinghorsesandseeingthefarmanimals.
Wepromisetoloveyourchildwithallofourheartsandtoprovide
himorherwithahomethatisfulloffun,laughter,loveandfam-
ily.Wepromisetohelpyourchildtogrowupinasecureandloving
home,tohavetheopportunitytohaveawonderfulandfulleduca-
tionandtohelpyourchildfindandbuildonhisorherindividual
strengthsandtalents.Wewillalwaysbeopenandhonestwithour
childrenandwillalwayssharethewonderfulstoryofhowweall
becameafamily.Thankyousomuchfortakingthetimetolearn
moreaboutus.Ifyouwouldlikemoreinformationorwouldliketo
meetus,pleasecallLifetimeAdoptionat1-800-923-6784.Welook
forwardtomeetingyou.
Vince & Tandy
vince & tandy
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