American Adoptions -- America's Adoption Agency
 Adoption- such a small word for all of the emotions it evokes and sacrifices it involves. We are SO excited to become parents but we are also very aware of you. A birth parents sacrifice is something we respect greatly and will never forget. We are a young, spontaneous couple and absolutely best friends. Family is our number one priority and our greatest desire is to become parents.  |
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As a couple we are both very on-the-go people. We love to seize every opportunity life has to offer. It would be a bummer to miss out. We are adventurous, we like to see new places, and try new things. We are frugal, hardworking, and energetic. We plan on this child going and doing everything with us.
Our weekdays are busy with work; fortunately we both have careers doing what we love. Josh has his dream job of getting to work on airplanes almost every day. He also spends at least a few days a month doing service for people in our community, yard work, and mechanic help, etc. Sign Language is a big part of Déjà's life. She is a Sign Language Interpreter and also loves working with individuals who are both deaf and blind. We even had the opportunity to take a Deaf-Blind couple to the Bahamas on a cruise vacation. Although Déjà plans to keep up her skills, with odd interpreting jobs, she looks forward to becoming a stay-at-home mom and spending every day with this precious child.
Every year, in December, we travel to Déjà's grandparent's home in the mountains. All bundled up we go in search of the perfect Christmas tree. Each year on Déjà's birthday we sleep under that same Christmas tree, we look forward to watching a little one be fascinated at the Christmas lights during this special time of the year. Of course we can't forget making holiday goodies to deliver to the neighborhood! As for traditions that happen more often, we have those too! The girls in Déjà's family get together a few times a year for a big day of canning, the boys love the long term effects, jars of chicken, beans, jelly, jams, fruit and vegetables. One of Josh's favorite traditions is movie night after working hard all day as a family on the weekends. We eat dinner as a family every night and Monday nights are set aside for us to spend time together as a family. We look forward to playing games with our children, and doing different activities just us on Monday nights. Josh has made a commitment to take Déjà on a date once a week, something we both very much look forward to. Weekly dates are an important way for us to reenergize and will allow us to be the best parents possible. We are sure our list of traditions will only get better as our little family grows!
Looking back through our lives we have both been influenced by the miracle of adoption. Josh's father was not raised by his biological father, although they did eventually meet and establish a good relationship. The man that we all called "grandpa" was the man that raised Josh's Dad. Josh also had a good friend that was adopted to a family in our community when we were in 6th grade, his race and color are different but he is just like another brother in our family. When Déjà was in high school, her parents provided foster care for young children. Each and every child was so easy to love, no matter their race or ethnic background they blended into the family beautifully, although none of these children were adopted, it gives us comfort in knowing that we will be able to love your child immensely, just like we loved each of these foster children. There are also several families and close friends in our community that have adopted or been adopted themselves. We are grateful for a good foundation, so much family support, and to have so many wonderful resources around us to turn to and ask questions while raising this child.
