Dave and Karla

Hello!

This must be such an intense time in your life, so many things to consider and so many options to weigh. We truly feel that adoption is a miracle and admire the thoughtful effort it takes to approach this.

Thanks for taking the time to meet our family.                                                                                                                                            

Dave is a 35-year-old IT manager at a regional bank with his Masters degree in Business Administration. Karla is a 37-year-old homemaker.  Karla also has a Masters degree and taught at a local university before becoming a full-time stay at home mom.  Karla has a great love for teaching and still teaches one class online for fun. We have two sons: Spencer, 4, is our oldest son. He loves preschool, reading books, the planetarium, trains and cars. His brother Jacob, 18 months, is curious about everything and very adventurous. The boys love to play and laugh together.

Being a parent is something we both dreamt of. When we found out that having biological children was not possible, it was heartbreaking. So, we can understand what it is like to get life changing news. We both knew we were going to have children but we were not sure how it would happen. We prayed about what we should do. What was the right choice for our family? After spending time praying and pondering on what was right, we both knew that our children would come to us through adoption. It was such a powerful and peaceful feeling.

We have truly been blessed with two amazing sons. Being their mom and dad is a dream come true. Yet, we feel that there is one more child that is supposed to be in our family, someone is missing. We long to complete our family. It is a feeling that is powerful, yet hard describe. That feeling has led us to you.

We try to have a balance of fun, hard work and spirituality. All three of these things are important to us.

For fun we like to play games, read books, go on walks and enjoy a lot of simple things. As long as we are together we always manage to have fun.

Spending time with extended family (grandparents, aunts & uncles, cousins . . .) is also important to us. We live close to extended family and we love it. We have a lot of family traditions that bring joy and excitement to our family too.   We love to celebrate Christmas, Easter, the Fourth of July and birthdays. We also celebrate Vietnamese and Chinese holidays with special food and books we share. For example in the fall we celebrate the Harvest Moon festival.  We light multi-colored lanterns and have moon cakes and share some Vietnamese  and Chinese legends and stories as we honor our ancestors. We look forward to incorporating your child’s heritage and traditions into our family too.

We also love to travel and see new and interesting places. We have been all over the US, Europe, the Caribbean and Asia. Our favorite international cities are Hong Kong and Vienna. The place we love the most though, is home.

Our visits to Vietnam and China to adopt Spencer and Jacob were wonderful experiences. There is so much we have learned about these cultures that has enriched our lives in many ways. It is a priority for us to honor and celebrate the cultures and heritage of our children. We also love and honor the families our children come from; we have such tender and loving feelings for them. We want our children to know their culture and heritage are part of who they are and that they should be proud of their identity. If your child comes to our family we also want him or her to embrace their heritage and love and respect you.

We believe that hard work is important to happiness. There is a lot of confidence and self worth built from knowing you did your best. It is important to know that you can accomplish anything you set your mind to.

We built our home in 2006 with the intent to raise our family here. Our 2-story home has lots of room and space for our family.  Our home has 4 bedrooms and your child will have their own room.  We have a large backyard and are two blocks from a large park with a playground and pond with ducks. We love to go for a walk and feed the ducks.

We can’t wait to include your baby in our home and family. We will read books together, visit Grandma and Grandpa, cook together and play with cousins. We will spend quiet moments together sharing the story of how they joined our family and how blessed we feel. We will play soccer and go to ballet recitals. We will love and nurture this little child with all the love and devotion we posses.

Thank you for taking the time to read our letter and getting to know us a little. You probably have so much on your mind; we hope you find what's right for you as you make an adoption plan for your precious child. If you feel we might be a part of this plan, please contact our agency at 1-877-ADOPT-02 or 210-535-5386 or by email at info@adoptionformybaby.com

 Karla, Dave, Spencer and Jacob