selvesandourdesiretostartourfamilythroughadoption.
Weareacaring,stablecoupleandwewillraiseyourchildin
willbepriorities,butlaughterandfunwillalwaysbepresent.Wehave
alreadystartedacollegefundtobesureyourchildhaseveryopportu-
nitywhenitcomestohighereducation.
over8yearsandhave
growntogetheroverthe12
yearsthatwehaveknown
eachother.Sinceearlyin
ourmarriage,wealways
discussedhavingachild
throughadoption.After
experiencingnumerous
pregnancylossesfollowed
byinfertility,itwasaneasy
decisiontoadopt.Weare
lookingforwardtoadopting
ourfirstchild.
alsoliketotakeiteasyandfrequentlycatchanewreleaseatthe
movietheatreorrentmoviesforanightathome.Wehavegreatlove
foranimalsandfeelitisimportanttoraiseachildinahomewith
safepets.
friendstoCalifornia,whereweexplorethesanddunesonour
ATV's.WepurchasedaRVacoupleofyearsagowiththeintentions
ofbringingchildrenonmanycampingtripstothewoodsofnorth-
ernArizona.Erik'sfamilyhassomepropertyjustoutsideofCancun,
Mexico,wherewevacationasafamilyonceayear.
heart,heisalsomatureandresponsible.WheneverIneedhimthere
tolistenorashouldertocryon,heisalwaysthereforme.Erikwill
beafatherthatisinvolvedineveryaspectofourchild'slife.
ibleworkschedulewillallowhimtospendalotofqualitytimewith
ourchild.Hishobbiesincludegolfing,fishing,andhomeimprove-
ments.
inallaspectsofherlifeandcareer.Sheisakindandselflesswoman
whoalwaysthinksofothers.Sheknowsthatittakesalotoflove
toparent,andthatiswhatshewantstosharewithyourchildasa
mother.Erinlooksforwardtoraisingyourchildwithstrongbeliefs
andmorals.Shehasbeenspendingeveryextraminutepreparingus
andourhomeforyourchild.
firmnearourhomefor7years.Sheenjoysspendinghersparetime
withfriends,eithershoppingorofferingahelpinghand.
Erik'sfamilygrewrecentlywiththewonderfulexperienceofthe
adoptionofourniece.Nearbyfamilyisreadyandwaitingforthe
newarrivalwhilefamilyintheMidWestisalreadyplanningtripsto
visitwhenthenewbabyarrives.
twostories,threebedroomsandtwoandahalfbaths.Thereisa
largebonusroomthatwecan'twaittoconverttoachild'splayroom.
Therearemanyfamilyactivitiesnearbyincludingtoddlerparks,
museums,andalargezoo.Theschoolsaresomeofthebestinthe
district,exceedingbothstateandnationalaverages.Thereareseveral
childrenintheneighborhoodandeveryoneisfriendlywithone
another.Wearecurrentlydecoratingthenurserywithateddybear
themeinneutralcolorsperfectforaboyorgirl!
consideranadoptionplanforyourchild.Wefeelitisimportantthat
ourchildalwaysknowabouthis/herbirthfamily.Wewouldloveto
keepincontactbeforeandaftertheadoptionaswell,ifthatisyour
wish.Ifyouchooseadoptionforyourbaby,wehopethatyouare
confidentinthedecisionyoumakeandfindcomfortbychoosinga
lovingfamilytoraiseyourchild.
LifetimeAdoptionat1-800-923-6784.