Dear Birthmother,

Hi!  We are Todd and Ann Marie and we LOVE being parents!  Adoption has touched our hearts through our children, and we are excited to adopt again.  Thank you for the honor of sharing a glimpse of our family with you.  

What we will give your baby:

A Loving Mom and Dad…
We met on a blind date and have now been married for 16 years.  We enjoy dinners out, movies, tennis, and quiet walks.  We can talk for hours and love being together. 

Our marriage is centered on our faith in Jesus Christ.  We pray together and are active in our church.  We believe the Lord has called us to grow our family through adoption.  We adopted Francesca from Haiti and she is such a blessing!  We are excited to adopt another child of African American heritage.

A Stay-at-Home Mom…
Ann Marie, my beautiful wife, is a devoted mother with a generous and caring heart.  She loves spending each day at home nurturing, guiding and teaching our children.  Her degree in Early Childhood Education strengthens her natural ability to love and care for them.  The kids would tell you that she is very fun and silly as well. 

When not busy with the kids, she enjoys singing in our church choirs, scrapbooking, baking, and, believe it or not, keeping our house organized.  Her passion for our family and her encouraging support of my role as a father make me fall deeper in love with her each and every day.    

A Fantastic Father…
Todd is my best friend and love of my life!  He is honest, hard working, and kind.  He can fix most anything, loves to play tennis and racquetball, and work on the house.  As a husband he is loving, supportive, a wonderful encourager, and strong where I am weak.   As a father, there is a passion and dedication to his children that warms my heart.  I often find him playing in the yard with the kids or letting them get their hands dirty while he includes them in a project he’s working on.  He always puts our needs first and I am so blessed to have him in my life! 

A Brother and Sisters…
Josh, twelve, is a very protective and loving older brother.  He loves to read, make movies, and learn alongside dad. 

Mary and Courtney (10) are identical twins who love to laugh.  They, along with Josh, play the piano and will soon be black belts in karate.  Both girls adore their little sister and cannot wait to have a baby in the house! 

Francesca (3) brings our family so much joy with her contagious smile and energy!  She is very smart, creative, and will be a sweet and gentle big sister.  She LOVES babies!

A Family…
As a family, we love to go camping, hiking, swimming, and sledding.  We take family bike rides on our city’s beautiful bike trails, visit museums, and have picnics, pizza and family movie nights.  We pray together as a family before Todd leaves for work and eat dinner together when he arrives home at night.  While we read to the kids every day, Sunday nights are set aside especially for that as a family. We pop a big bowl of popcorn and Ann Marie reads while we all snuggle on the couch.

We are close to our families and they are all very supportive of our trans-racial adoption of Francesca.  Everyone – especially the grandmas – are excited about our plans to adopt again. 

A Comfortable Home…
We live in a four bedroom home in southern Wisconsin with a playroom and a fort/swing set and pool in our back yard. 

Our neighborhood is quiet with friendly neighbors and plenty of kids.

A Future Filled With Love…
We hope this glimpse of our family gives you an idea of how much we would love and care for your child.  We will love your child with all our hearts and be open and honest about his or her adoption.  We would be happy to send you letters and photos to keep you connected and are open to visits, if you desire.  We will keep you in our prayers.

Thank you for considering our family for your baby.  You can contact us through Lifetime Adoption at 1-800-923-6784.  We’d love to talk to you!

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