Matthew & James

Hi, we’re James and Matthew.  James is a musician, and Matthew is a high school teacher.  We have been together for almost 20 years, and we are excited to share our love with a child.

James can’t wait to read books with lots of funny voices to a little person.  Matthew is excited to sing songs and cook together.  Or maybe we can just walk to the playground and swing on the swings.  We want to show our child as much of the world as we can.  We want to help them learn who they are and what they have to offer the world.

We want you to know how we respect and admire your strength and tenderness.  Thank you for reading about us.

-Matthew & James

Fun facts about Matthew & James

Favorite places: Maine, Italy, Cape May, and the Chesapeake
Favorite foods: pasta, apple cake, home-made pizza, and a big steak
Favorite hobbies: reading, cooking, hosting friends, and exploring
Favorite music: classical, jazz, blues, r&b

Jim & Ben

Hi! We are so grateful and honored that you’re taking the time to learn more about us. We recognize that this is a difficult time for you. We both truly admire you for your strength, compassion, and courage in making this difficult decision.

We have been together for over 10 years, married for 5, and live in the suburbs of Philadelphia. We were very blessed to have our son, Ethan, join our family through open adoption at birth about 2 years ago. Ethan’s also excited about the welcoming a new member to the family as well!

Our neighborhood boasts plenty of kids and one of the best school districts in the state. Jim’s extended family lives just down the street and Ben’s extended family is in his hometown of Pittsburgh. We spend a lot of time with family – from weekly family dinners with Jim’s family, to spending a week or two with Ben’s family in Pittsburgh, we love our families.

To us, family is all about being together and being loved – unconditionally. As parents, we love showing the world to our family, whether through trips to the Jersey shore or across the globe, cooking out in our own backyard, riding bikes, or just spending time together with family and friends.

We cannot wait to share our unconditional love and welcome another child into our home and our hearts. Thank you for taking the time to read about our family!

Love,
Jim & Ben

Fun Facts about Jim & Ben
Favorite hobbies: We love road trips! On one special road trip, Ben was picked to be a contestant on the price is right in California!
Favorite places: We love to travel and some of our favorite places have been a European Cruise, Walt Disney World, and National Parks (including the Grand Canyon).
Favorite holidays: Christmas and spending time with the family each year is very special to us. We also enjoy summer BBQs around the 4th of July!
Favorite foods: There is a “create your own pizza” shop nearby and we go there once a week, so probably PIZZA!

Marian & Jesse

Hello, and thank you so much for considering us as adoptive parents for your child! We can promise you we will not take parenting for granted and hope this letter and photos give you a glimpse of the type of parents we will be. While we will never know all you are going through, we wish you comfort now and peaceful times ahead.

The two of us have wanted to have a family since we met 15 years ago. Both of us had siblings close in age growing up, and we would love for our children to have a similarly close relationship. We have been over the moon since becoming parents to Ellis through adoption. Now that Ellis is a toddler, we are all ready and excited to grow our family once again. A lot of our approach to parenting is influenced by our experience as teachers. Jesse is an elementary school teacher and Marian teaches middle school. We both think it’s important for children to explore interests, enjoy education, and grow creatively. We will ensure your child will have the opportunity to explore, learn, and create throughout their life with our full support and love.

Thank you again for getting to know us. We sincerely hope to have the chance to get to know you if and when you are ready.

With love,
Jesse and Marian

Fun Facts about Marian & Jesse

Favorite places: Paris and New Orleans
Favorite foods: Nachos and Pizza
Favorite hobbies: Playing music, sailing, and hiking
Favorite holidays: Christmas and the 4th of July

Grace & Michael

Hello!

We are Grace and Michael and we’re grateful to be among the parents you are considering for your baby. We are parents through adoption to our one year old daughter, Jane, and we are so excited to continue to grow our family.

We know we can never truly understand the emotions you are feeling, but we hope it will bring you peace knowing that your decision will give a child a life of love and support, no matter which couple you choose. As you read through this and other books, know that you will find the right family, one that will love and cherish your child unconditionally.

Within these pages, we invite you to take a look at our lives as we show you all the love a child will receive from us, our family, and our friends. We can’t wait to have another child to love, nurture and support. We look forward to playing games, reading bedtime stories, and helping them achieve their dreams. We love adventure and immersing ourselves in other cultures, and it is our dream to give our children the world.

-Grace & Michael

Fun Facts about Grace & Michael
Favorite places: Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. We met there in 2007 and lived there for a couple years after college and now we go back whenever we can.
Favorite foods: We love it all! From pizza to sushi to Ethiopian – we are willing to try anything!
Favorite hobbies: We love to travel and explore new places – really getting to know the culture, meeting new people and trying new things.
Favorite holidays: It’s so hard to choose just one but we have loved starting family traditions with Jane with all of our holiday celebrations. We especially love celebrating her birthday!

Michele & Aisling

We are Aisling, Michele, & Roisin. (Ash-ling, Mi-shell, Ro-Sheen) We’re a playful little family filled with laughter. We dream of welcoming another child into our hearts, our warm Philly home and our spontaneous kitchen dance parties. It’s an honor that we are crossing paths with you right now.

We’ve been together for 14+ years! Six years ago Roisin made us a family of three through adoption. Have a peek at our lives; get an idea of who we are. We hope you see how grateful we are for each other and for all we have. And that we long to expand our joy if our family is blessed to grow again.

We’d be humbled to be considered by you during this time in your life.

Fun Facts about Michele & Aisling

Favorite places – Ireland, Brooklyn, Maine

Favorite foods – TexMex, Sushi, Indian

Favorite sports teams – Michele loves the Phillies 💙🔔❤️ But we’ll go to any game so we can eat the hotdogs and nachos.

Favorite hobbies – camping, hiking, road trips. Aisling loves to snowboard, Michele crochets and knits.

Emily

Hi, I’m Emily. I am quick to laugh, smart, kind and compassionate, driven, a lover of people and nature, and fiercely committed to taking care of myself and those around me.

Since I was a small child, I have dreamed of becoming a mother. To pour myself into my children. Raising kind, compassionate, confident children who are free to be their unique selves, secure in who they are and the knowledge that they are valuable, loved, and supported.

After so many years of waiting and wanting to be a mother, I couldn’t be more thrilled to be starting my family through adoption. Thank you for considering me to mother your child. No matter what you decide, I know your decision will be made with love.

I can tell you all kinds of things about myself but may these pages do more than that. May they SHOW you who I am and the life that I live.

-Emily

Fun Facts about Emily
Favorite places: the beach, hiking and Morocco!
Favorite foods: fresh figs, lamb tagine
Favorite hobbies : gardening, creating skin care products from plants/flowers, beading jewelry
Favorite holidays: Thanksgiving and Christmas – getting together with friends and family over good food, lots of love and laughter

Thomas & Arreon

We’re Thomas and Arreon, and we’re so happy that you’re taking some time to read our profile and get to know us. We are grateful and honored that you might consider us to parent your child.

As you’ll discover in our book, we value living life to the fullest and maintaining close relationships with family and friends. We love our jobs and the fact that we have the opportunity to make positive change in the world every day.

We’ve always known that we wanted our family to include children, and we’re looking forward to sharing our lives with a child. Thank you for taking the time to consider us!

-Thomas and Arreon

Fun Facts about Thomas & Arreon

Favorite places: Broadway & the beach
Favorite foods: sushi, fried chicken
Favorite hobbies: cooking, making music, traveling
Favorite holidays: Christmas

Matt & Matthew

Hello! We are Matt & Matthew…and Simon. First, we would like to thank you for taking the time to read about us. We understand that you are making an important decision that may be difficult for you. We recognize your courage. We are honored that you may be considering us as part of your adoption plan and hope that you enjoy this glimpse into our lives.

We have been together for 18 years and have always dreamed of starting a family. Seven years ago, we welcomed our son, Simon, into our family. When Simon arrived, we knew that he would not be the only child in our family. It will be our responsibility to ensure that the next child that we welcome into our family develops a strong sense of who they are and where they come from. We look forward to building a relationship with you that is within your comfort zone.

We’d like to tell you a little bit more about us and our lives. We have both dedicated our lives and careers to working with children. Matt has been a teacher and elementary school principal in New York City. Matthew is a child psychologist.

We have a large but close-knit extended family. Between us, we have 6 siblings and 12 nieces and nephews. Almost everyone lives nearby, and we see family members on a weekly basis. We have been very active in the lives of our nieces and nephews and look forward to inviting the love and support of aunts, uncles, grandparents, and cousins into our child’s life.

We have so much love in our hearts and would love to welcome another child into our family.

Fun Facts about Matt & Matthew

Favorite places: the beach, the fjords of Norway, and the playground or our backyard (says Simon)

Favorite foods: chocolate, any baked pasta dish & pizza

Favorite hobbies: hiking and hanging out with friends (Matthew),  drawing comic books, hiking & interior design (Matt), drawing, creating sculptures & tap dancing (Simon)

Favorite holiday: Halloween! Hanukkah & Christmas

Laura & Megan

Hi! We’re Megan, Laura, and Sai. We are in awe of your strength as you consider adoption and we are sure that whatever you choose will be right for you and your child. Thank you so much for taking some time to learn about us.

We have been married and living in Philly for almost 8 years. Sai joined our family through adoption in 2019 and is now three years old. We live in a neighborhood with big parks, lots of playgrounds and all different kinds of families. Sai gets lots of time in nature, at the pool and hanging out with family and friends. His aunts and uncles and grandparents all love spending time with him. Sai will be an amazing, sweet older brother.

In our family we love and support each other unconditionally. We love learning and will encourage our children to have fun, explore and make the world a better place. We want them to know their stories and we will support them as they discover who they are.

Our best wishes are with you as you navigate this decision.

With love and gratitude,
Laura and Megan and Sai

Fun Facts about Laura & Megan

Favorite places: We love traveling to lakes and oceans — anywhere we can swim and ride on a boat and we are happy!
Favorite foods: Texas-shaped waffles on the weekend. Megan loves to grill, Laura makes homemade pizza, and we love cooking Indian food together for Sai.
Favorite holidays: We make a giant feast for Thanksgiving and host family at our house. We love celebrating Holi, the Indian festival of colors, with Sai.
Favorite hobbies: Hiking, reading, card games, fun movie challenges like watching all the Marvel movies in order.

Mike & Juan

Gabriel & Connor

Hello! Thank you for taking the time to get to know us! We are an easygoing married couple living in New Jersey. We are so excited about welcoming a child into our family and nurturing them as they grow. We both come from big family-orientated homes (and Gabriel’s sister is also starting the adoption journey!)

We both come from open, loving homes and we cannot wait to welcome a child into our lives. Our dream for this future would include teaching our child how to cook up a feast in the kitchen, getting going on a family DIY-project and of course, family game night! In general we enjoy interacting with people, nature and the world in which we live; whether that is having a lazy day indoors, or hiking up the mountain!

We have both led child-centred lives, with Gabriel working as a Pediatrician and Connor having various roles working with kids.

We hope this profile gives you glimpse of who we are. We are truly in awe of your courage and strength as you navigate this path. Whatever you decide, we feel privileged that you are considering us and wish you all the best.

-Gabriel & Connor

Fun Facts about Gabriel & Connor

Favorite foods: Pizza (standard, but delicious, especially homemade), Tacos (especially Taco Tuesday our home!), Ramen…any and all Ramen 🙂
Favorite sports teams: Arsenal football (soccer) club (an English team), Andy Murray…ok not a team, but an amazing tennis player!, Boston red sox (it’s a family thing)
Favorite hobbies: Cooking – especially the favorite foods above- Our pizza crust is legendary!, Kayaking (We live near an amazing kayaking river and we love going), Movies (We take this quite seriously, movie blanket, popcorn and snuggly slippers.)
Favorite holidays: Christmas (This might be everyone’s favorite, but decorating the tree, eating cookies, Christmas music, gifts….it’s our favorite!), Halloween (Candy, dressing up, spooooky trick-or-treating), & Hannukah, the Jewish festival of lights (oh and 7 days of presents)

Mary Kate & Scott

Hello there!
I’m Mary Kate and this fella is Scott, two people who are deeply in LOVE hoping to start our family. After a difficult few years trying to get pregnant, we learned that we had very little chance of conceiving. Once we made the decision to adopt, we knew this was the right path for our family. It’s our dream to welcome a child into our home with unconditional love, support, and protection.

We are excited beyond words to be parents. We consider ourselves learners and lovers of music, culture, food, and comedy. We love to support our local community, as well as travel and immerse ourselves in other cultures. We do what we can to make the world a more equitable place. We want to share these things with our child and raise them to be a compassionate and happy person.

We are eternally grateful for your selfless act and your strength during this difficult time. We hope one day, we can let you know that your strength is an inspiration to us. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

-Mary Kate & Scott

Fun Facts about Mary Kate & Scott
Favorite places: MK: Lake Como, Italy; Scott: Crete, Greece & generally wherever Mary Kate is
Favorite foods: Our homemade pizza! And Scott is crazy for every kind of soup.
Favorite sports teams: 4 for 4 Philadelphia sports teams and our Temple Owls
Favorite hobbies: Cooking, traveling, spending time with family, music
Favorite holidays: 4th of July (Scott loves to BBQ and lounge in the pool) & Christmas (MK loves snow and decorating)
Favorite music: Folk/Acoustic, Indie Rock, Americana, Classic Rock, Motown, Funk

Susie & Josh

Hi! We are Susie and Josh. Thank you for giving us this opportunity to introduce ourselves as you think about what’s best for you and your child.

We have been living together in Philadelphia for about 6 years. We’re both truly lucky to come from close-knit families and we’re so thankful to be surrounded by so many people that love and support us. Two of our siblings have already expanded their families through adoption and we’re excited to begin building our own family in the same way.

We’re both very active and love playing sports, traveling, hiking, scuba diving, cooking, and exploring the city together. We value honesty, kindness, and respect, and will do everything we can to encourage our child to become the best version of themselves that they can be. We can’t wait to welcome a baby into our family and into our adventures.

Regardless of what decision you ultimately make, know that we wish you and your child nothing but the best.

Fun Facts about Susie & Josh

Hobbies: We both love to travel. Josh loves to scuba dive, train Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and read. Susie loves to bake, run, and play softball.

Foods: We come from Italian families and both enjoy Italian food. Josh lived in South Korea for a year and still loves Korean food. Susie loves Ramen, Sushi and baking desserts.

Favorite Places: Some of our favorite travel destinations so far have been Bonaire, San Diego, and the Cayman Islands. More locally, we enjoy hiking in Wissahickon and exploring new parts of Philadelphia.

Favorite Sports Teams: Our favorite sports team is definitely the Philadelphia Phillies, though we also support the Eagles and the Sixers.

Steph & Adam

Hello!

We are Steph and Adam, and we are so thankful you have chosen to read our story as you seek the best path forward for your child. For the past 10 years, we have built our home in Philadelphia around a shared love of family, friends, food, and fun and are now ready and eager to welcome a child into our lives.

Simply put, there is so much we are excited to share with our future child. We hope to share our passions for food, travel, and being outdoors. Most importantly, we will share our love of life by providing a joyful household and unconditional love.

We cannot know how difficult this process must be for you, but we appreciate your strength in taking this step and hope our profile helps you see the loving family we could provide.

Thank you again,
Steph and Adam

Fun Facts about Steph & Adam

Favorite Places: Our favorite places are being at home in Philly and skiing/hiking in Vermont. We also have a special place in our hearts for Italy, which was our first vacation destination together.

Favorite Foods: Adam’s favorite food is BBQ and Steph’s is any baked good. But we really eat anything and love trying new foods together.

Favorite hobbies: Our hobbies together include cooking, dancing, hiking, and traveling. Adam is an expert skier and Steph is a great baker.

Favorite holidays: We love Passover when ALL of Adam’s family gets together to celebrate over dinner, and we love Christmas when Steph’s family gets together to open presents in the morning. Our other favorite holiday is Halloween so we can hand out LOTS of candy to the kids who visit our neighborhood.

Aaron & Horacio

We hope this letter finds you well and that you are feeling supported and loved during this extremely difficult time. We can’t begin to imagine the strength and courage it takes to make an adoption plan for your child, and we are grateful for the opportunity to introduce ourselves and share our story with you.

We are Aaron and Horacio, a couple living in New York City, and we have been together for 8 years. We have always known that we wanted to start a family. We have decided to pursue adoption to make our dream of becoming parents a reality.

We want you to know that we are a loving, stable, and committed couple who are ready to provide a warm, safe, and nurturing home for your child. We have surrounded ourselves with family and friends who are excited to welcome a child into our lives.

We believe that every child deserves to grow up surrounded by love, laughter, and adventure. We are eager to share our passions and interests with a child, whether it’s hiking in the mountains, reading bedtime stories, or traveling to new places together.

We understand the importance of preserving and celebrating your child’s heritage and culture, and we are committed to helping your child develop a strong sense of identity and connection to their roots.

We would be honored to have the opportunity to build an open and honest relationship with you and to include you in our lives in a way that is comfortable for everyone involved. Whether that’s through regular updates, visits, or phone calls, we want you to know that you will always be a special and important part of your child’s life.

Thank you for taking the time to consider us as potential adoptive parents.

Wishing you love and peace,

Aaron and Horacio

Fun Facts about Aaron & Horacio

Favorite places – We absolutely love traveling and exploring new places together. So far, we can say that our top favorites have been Thailand, Japan and Ecuador.

Favorite foods – We are constantly searching for new fun places to eat in New York. The cuisines that have captured our hearts would be Thai and Italian. That being said, we always leave room for a tasty dessert like gelato or frozen yogurt.

Favorite hobbies – Staying active is a passion of ours. Whether it’s skiing, riding our bikes, running or just going for a nice long walk together, we are happiest when on the move.

Favorite holidays – We really enjoy celebrating holidays with our families. For Passover, Aaron’s family puts on a lively interactive sedar. For Christmas, Horacio’s family has an annual gingerbread house contest. In general, we love any holiday that gives us a reason to get together as a family and enjoy each other’s company!

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