Thank you for taking the time to read our story. We realize this is a difficult decision for you and we hope this snapshot of our life will make you want to know us better.
Us as a couple - Pascal and Julie. We have been married for 9 years. We were both born in Canada and we think it was appropriate to move to the USA after saying our "I do's" on July 4th. We always have fireworks on our anniversaries! We love each other very much and we are the best of friends. We enjoy each other's company and do most activities and chores together. We always laugh together and we never go to sleep angry.
We have successful careers and stability and want to adopt another child into our family more than anything else. We love to travel and vacation at the beach. We strive to enjoy life, and sharing it with children is our innermost desire. Since we adopted Charlotte, we have been able to rediscover life again through her eyes. She has changed our life in so many ways for the better and we cannot wait to add another child who will bring their own special personality
and traits to our family. There is no substitute to children for bringing a feeling of wholeness to their family.
About Pascal- Julie's style - Pascal is a great guy. I can always count on him. He is very joyful and optimistic. He makes me laugh. He is pretty handy; we learned a lot with the purchase of our first house, the exact one that we hope will welcome another child soon. He loves to read and to play golf.
Pascal's family used to have a maple sugar house and they made me discover the joy of maple syrup making. Each year at Easter, we still enjoy this golden treat; we always get a sugar rush! Pascal makes the best pancakes, with fruits and maple syrup; there is no better way to start a great weekend! Pascal is a down to earth kind of guy with an incredible talent as a parent.
About Julie - Pascal's style - Julie has a heart of gold. While in school, she was giving her time to a local food bank during the Christmas season. I have no doubt she will share and teach the value of sharing to our children as they grow up, just like she did with me.
Julie likes to decorate, to make things beautiful and lively. Every year she plants new trees or shrubs around the house, and sets up planters filled with colorful flowers. In October she sets up Halloween decorations; a scarecrow sitting on hay bails surrounded by yellow and orange pumpkins. In December, all the Christmas decorations come out and we get a new ornament each year. Julie is a strong woman with a lot of drive and determination. She masters the art of multitasking, and will surely juggle career and motherhood with flying colors. She will be a wonderful mother.
Our home - We love our spacious home and family-oriented, peaceful neighborhood. We can already envision Charlotte and this baby playing together and growing up together here. Having siblings is such a special thing in life and we will make sure they love and respect each other, even when they have a disagreement or don't want to share. That is what we call a home!
Our promise as adoptive parents - We promise that your child will be loved and cherished. We'll read bed time stories every night, give countless hugs and kisses. The bathtub will always be filled with bubbles, rubber ducks and fishes. We'll keep busy: bike rides, little leagues, Disney movies, tickling sessions, and butterfly kisses. We'll take pictures of all the major milestones of his/her life to share with you. We promise he/she will have access to a great education in a field that he/she will choose. He/she will learn our most important values: respect, forgiveness, understanding, appreciation, happiness, love and kindness. And our promise to you is that we will always keep in touch with you to whatever desire you feel most comfortable and promise to send you lots of photographs if you wish.
Our hope - For many years now we have been working on becoming a family. We believe things happen for a reason and that just as we adopted Charlotte, we are meant to adopt another baby. This is why we wrote this letter and why you are reading it. May our paths cross if it is meant to be: we may be each others answer to a bigger plan.
American Adoptions, a private adoption agency founded on the belief that lives of children can be bettered through adoption, provides safe adoption services to children, birth parents and adoptive families by educating, supporting and coordinating necessary services for adoptions throughout the United States. For more information on American Adoptions please call 1-800-ADOPTION (236-7846).
