Because we can't have biological children, we pray that you will trust us to raise your baby surrounded by our unconditional love. When we adopted our son, our hearts broke seeing that one of the most joyous days in our lives was one of the most painful days for his birthmother. We would never break the promises that we made to her or that we would make to you if you should decide to choose us to parent your baby.

Darrin Janice Job Description Stock Trader Stay-at-Home Mom (Former Attorney) Education Some College B.S. in Finance; Juris Doctorate Favorites Sport to Watch Football Sport to Watch Penn State Football Bedtime Story Ten Minutes to Bedtime Bedtime Story Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born Cartoon Peanuts Cartoon Winnie the Pooh Vacation Spot Mountains in Vermont Vacation Spot Chiang Mai, Thailand Food Cheeseburgers Food Lasagna Children Charlie-2 years old (adopted), Emily-16 years old, Hannah-13 years old

In June of 2006, we found out that our son's birthparents had selected us to be his parents. We still can remember how nervous we were to have our first telephone call with Charlie's birthmother. We were so scared that she wouldn't like us once we talked or that we wouldn't bond. We couldn't have been more wrong. Something just clicked during our conversation and we spoke as if we had known each other forever.

When we received the telephone call from American Adoptions on July 22 that Charlie's birthmother had gone into an early labor, we immediately dropped what we were doing and made the quickest arrangements possible to fly to Montana to meet him. It was love at first sight. We cherished the time we had to get to know Charlie's birthparents and we consider them to be a part of our extended family. We send them emails, letters and tons of pictures throughout the year. Now that Charlie is a little older, we also include pictures that he has drawn. Not a day goes by that we don't think of them and how thankful we are that they chose us to parent Charlie.

Charlie is growing up knowing that he is adopted. One of the books that we regularly read to him is called, Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born, about a family's trip to meet the newborn baby that they are adopting. We want Charlie to know his own adoption story, too, so we wrote a book for him about our trip to Montana to meet him and his birth family. Charlie's book uses words and the photographs we took of him with his birthparents and with us to explain his adoption story. We can't wait to write the story of the birth and adoption of our next baby so that he or she also will be able to see in photographs and hear in words the love of his or her birthparents as well as us.

Vacationing at the Sea Aquarium in Miami

Our journey to have children together has shown us that our love for each other is strong and that we can handle any challenges that life might hand us. We are dedicated to each other and to providing our children with a happy and stable home surrounded by our love. We delight in our family time. Together, we have family dinners, hang out at the town pool or the beach, and watch videos. We value the uniqueness of each of our children and the stages that they are at in their lives. For Charlie, that means trips to our local zoo, Mommy and Me classes, and building sand castles on the beach. For our teenagers, Emily and Hannah, it means chauffeuring them to the mall and the movies, slumber parties and accompanying them to American Idol and Jonas Brothers concerts. We cater to their differing interests and are always willing to put their needs before our own.

We are raising our children with strong morals and religious guidance. They are being taught the importance of honesty, tolerance, compassion and integrity through our example. Education is very important to us. We have established educational funds for each of our children so that they will have the opportunity to attend the college of his or her choice. Our children are encouraged to participate in sports. We take them to plays, sporting events, the zoo and the circus on a regular basis. We love to travel and have visited Thailand and Cambodia where we explored Buddhist temples, ancient ruins, and rode elephants. Our recent family vacations include trips to Canada, Puerto Rico, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Key Biscayne. If you decide to choose us to parent your baby, we would raise him or her in the same way.