Our Family:

     As a family we enjoy all sorts of board games, watching movies together, dancing in the living room, reading Dr. Seuss, traveling, swimming, reading, cooking and eating ice cream.  We enjoy doing most things together and would rather spend our time with each other than with anyone else.  We love each other very much and make sure to give lots of hugs and kisses every day.  In our home, laughter, music and time together always seem to be the best medicine.  Whether we’re curling up on the couch with a great Disney movie, playing Ticket to Ride, or cleaning the kitchen, we just enjoy being near each other. 

     We love open adoption and are so glad that we get to grow our family through such a miracle.  We have been blessed so much already. 

   

   

About Josh:

Josh     Josh works full time as the Director of an online Global MBA Program and works with faculty and students from all over the world. He speaks Hmong, Mandarin Chinese and some Spanish, has lived abroad, has a passport full of stamps, and loves to learn about other cultures and languages. His favorite two parts of his job are to help students advance their careers and to travel internationally (on the school's dime)!

     Josh is great at tracking our finances and takes pleasure in planning and preparing for our future. Josh is intelligent, kind, supportive and very even tempered.

     Josh is a percussionist at heart and plays both the drums and the piano. He has very eclectic musical tastes, celebrates others’ talents, is an avid supporter and admirer of the arts, enjoys attending the symphony, dance and drama productions, and loves to sing.

About Andrea:

Andrea     Andrea is very grateful to be a stay-at-home mom and thoroughly enjoys watching Lily grow and learn. She loves blogging about Lily’s daily discoveries, activities and development and taking photographs (especially of Lily). Designing printed books of her photos and blog entries is a favorite hobby and her way of recording the best parts of life.

     Andrea has a passion for travel and eagerly plans our family vacations. Learning all about and traveling to new places is a constant aspiration. She hopes that traveling as a family will encourage our children to experience other cultures and people. Whitewater fafting in New Zealand, climbing the Great Wall in China and eating schnitzel in Austria are some of her most memorable experiences.

     Andrea has always been a big Disney enthusiast, often rereads Harry Potter novels, enjoys event planning, recently became a fan of Doctor Who, experiments with desktop publishing, loves the color brown and relishes Pride and Prejudice marathons. Playing “Ticket To Ride: Europe,” cuddling with her little girl, finding good shopping deals and eating ice cream round out her list of favorite things to do. 

About Lily:

Lily     Lily, our beautiful three-year old is bright, full of energy, and growing up way too fast. A friend to everyone, she is the life of the party and delights in sharing her talents with those around her. She has become an avid storyteller, dances and sings daily, is learning to take photographs, practices somersaults and plays the piano whenever she can.

     Her favorite things include attending pre-school, baking with mom, her costume collection, swimming in the pool, visiting the zoo, autographs from Disney characters and microwave popcorn. She is hopeful to one day ride a yellow bus to school, have a bedroom that’s painted pink and become a big sister.

     Lily's loving birthparents placed her in our home in the spring 2008.