American Adoptions -- America's Adoption Agency
 Hi. We are Kevin and Catherine. Thank you for allowing us to provide you a window into our life together. We knew we always wanted to have a family of our own and are so lucky to be able to do so through adoption. Thank you for this selfless, courageous decision of considering an adoption plan for your child. We hope we can be a part of that plan. |
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We don't have one favorite vacation spot we have TWO!
Kevin's best friend lives with his family in a log cabin in a quiet little town in Vermont. Their property has a great stream with fish, though very few get caught, since Kevin is always splashing around in it with his best friend's son and daughter, who are very much like a niece and nephew to us. It is a quiet peaceful place where the stars look so big at night you feel like you can reach out and pull them from the sky.
Our second favorite place is in Italy. Catherine owns a home in Northern Italy with 2 of her sisters. The house has been in the family for generations. As a child Catherine spent her entire summers there. She refers to the trips there as "going home." Catherine is directly related to more than 75% of the small village of 90 families so it is like going home. Even though Kevin doesn't speak Italian the cousins always seem to be able to "tell" embarrassing stories about Catherine proving that there is no language barrier. While our family in the U.S. cannot wait to meet the newest addition to our family, the family in Italy is even more excited to meet their newest American cousin.
To be parents is the single greatest responsibility we could have. It will be our first and most important job. We do not want to mold our child but we want to enable him or her to succeed, thrive, and flourish in life.
As important and intense as our responsibilities will be as parents we are both looking forward to all of the simple pleasures. A summer day playing in the sand at the beach. Sledding in the winter and making an entire family of snowpeople. Dressing up for Halloween and trick-or-treating to all our neighbors and friends. The school plays, field trips, scouting, camping, activities and after all that maybe a family nap.
We have waited so long for this opportunity and cannot wait to be mom and dad. We are not fooling ourselves though, we know that this will not always be the smoothest road but bumps are what makes the ride interesting.
We have put a lot of thought about what to tell a child about his/her adoption. We have decided that it is simply ALWAYS going to be a part of how our family came to be. Our parents both had stories about their respective pregnancies with us, trips to the hospital etc and so will we. While we may not have memories of swollen feet or morning sickness we will have so much to tell. First and foremost we want to honor the birth parents always. We will always be grateful to you and your incredible gift. As the child gets older we are going to try to be prepared for the questions that could come up. We will always be frank and honest with the child and support the child in anyway possible. He or she needs to know not just how loved they are by us, but how loved they are by you.
