tiveparentstoyourchild.Afterunsuccessfulinfertil-
itytreatmentsandseveralpregnancylosseswedecided
parents.WeliveinNorthernCaliforniainthesuburbsofamajor
city,walkingdistancetoparksandthelibraryandashortdrivefrom
thebeach.
loveentertaining;LibbybakesandTonybarbeques.Weenjoywalks
afterdinner,thatoccasionallyturnintoraces!Welikeboardgames,
watchingahockeyorfootballgame,hiking,orjustspendingquiet
timetogetherathome.Whenwecan'tdecidewhatshowtowatch
orwheretogofordinnerwehavefoundagameof`RoShamBo'to
betheperfectsolution!
tosayheiscominghomefromwork.Heenjoysgolfing,watching
NASCAR,footballandhockey,hikingandkeepingthosearound
himhappy.Heisplayfulandsillyandenjoysbeingoutdoorsand
active.
laugh,andournephewschallengehimtoagameofping-pong.He
isgentle,patient,andhardworkinginallareasofhislifeandIknow
fatherhoodwillbenodifferent.
makesyoufeellikeyouarethemostimportantpersonintheworld.
Shehasworkedwithchildrenofallagesfromcampcounselorto
teachingPEforthepast6years,butsheisreadytobecomeastay-at-
homemom.
cookanamazingmeal,andsnuggleuptowatchamovie.Sheispas-
sionatewitheverythingshedoesandwillputthesamepassioninto
raisingachild.Libbyhasproventobethebestwifeamancouldask
forandIcan'twaittoraiseafamilywithher!
perfectcompanionduringLibby'sruns,andkeepsTonycompanyas
hisNASCARwatchingbuddy.WechoseaBoxerbecausetheyare
knownforbeinggoodwithsmallchildren,Daisyisnoexception.
Libbyhasfiveoldersiblings,whoareallmarriedwithchildren.We
have15nephewsandnieces!Libbyalsohasayoungerbrotherand
sister,whowereadoptedfouryearsagofromRussia.
Tony'sfamilylivesafewhoursawayandwevisitwiththemasoften
aspossible.Whenwearetogetherweenjoydiningoutandgoingto
thelocalzoooramusementpark.Theyareanxiouslyawaitingthe
firstinthenextgeneration!
Holidaysarefilledwithfood,
laughter,gamesandlotsof
cousins.Weloveattending
thechildren'sLittleLeague
andsoccergames.Our
entirefamilyisveryexcited
towelcomeanotherchild
(especiallyourniecesand
nephews)!
adoptiontouchedourlives.
Libby'sparentsdecidedto
adopttwochildrenfrom
Russia.LibbywasluckyenoughtogotoRussiawithherparents
whentheyadoptedhersister,Nastiaandbrother,Sergei.Thisexperi-
enceisacherishedmemory.
ontoworkwiththeprogramthatunitedLibby'sparentswithher
youngerbrotherandsister.Libbyhaslovedrunningthecamppro-
gramswhichunitechildrenwiththeiradoptiveparents.Through-
outthesecampswehavewitnessedagainandagainthemiracleof
familybuildingthroughadoption.Nowashusbandandwifeweare
touchedagainthroughthehopeofbecomingtheadoptiveparentsto
yourchild.
isetohugandplay,teachandlearn,butmostimportantlywewill
loveeachotherandourchild.
weareopentoasmuchoraslittlecommunicationasyouwouldlike.
Webelievethattherelationshipwearebeginningthroughadoption
isuniqueandwewanttohelpitgrow.