Dear Expectant Mother:
We are Stacy and Allen from Hayward, California and we thank you for taking the opportunity to get to know us. Although we know that we are unable to fully understand your journey, we respect your courage and the care that you are taking as you consider adoptive families for your child. We are excited to create our family through open adoption.
A little about us
We have been together for over 11 years and were married exactly 10 years to the day of our first date! We consider ourselves to be fun loving and we have a great deal of passion for experiencing life to its fullest. We have a lot in common and share the same values and political views. We both feel that it is important to care about others and their feelings. We also both love animals. We enjoy going to A’s games, playing board games, taking trips to the beach with our dogs, and traveling to new places. Because of our love for camping, we recently got a vintage trailer that we have spent time restoring together.
After we had been together for about 2 years Allen decided to change careers and work with Stacy. Some people said that a couple working together would never work out but we feel that we have proved them wrong. If anything it has brought us closer together. We also appreciate now what the other one does every day and we try to lighten each other’s load. It has helped us to work as a team, something that we feel is important for raising a child.
Stacy, My Wife...
Stacy was raised in Fremont, CA and grew up in the same house during her entire childhood. In fact, Stacy’s mom still lives in the home. During the summers, Stacy went to camp with her friends and traveling with her family. Her family owned a boat and they spent many weekends on the lake.
Stacy worked as a nanny for several years and then took over her father's struggling business when he passed away a few years ago. Because of her hard work and dedication, she not only has completely turned the business into a profitable thriving company but she is now able to have great flexibility to be a stay at home mom. On the occasional days that she may go in to check on the business, her mom is looking forward to spending time with her grandchild.
To put it simply, Stacy is the love of my life. She's an incredibly smart, thoughtful and loving woman. I think one of Stacy's best qualities is her sense of humor; she makes me laugh every day, and always makes people smile. She is an incredible cook who gets great joy from being in the kitchen and trying new recipes. Decorating and making our home beautiful are just a few of her other amazing talents.
Allen, My Husband...
Allen grew up in a northern California town called Union City with his parents and his sister. His parents recently sold the family home and retired to Arizona. Growing up, Allen and his family enjoyed many trips camping and fishing and spent a lot of time with his extended family, most of who still live nearby. When Allen was a teenager, he and his dad spent a lot of time together, often outdoors or doing projects such as restoring classic cars, something Allen still enjoys doing. Allen can't wait to pass on all the things he has learned to a child.
Allen loves anything to do with being outdoors and has recently taken up playing golf. He also enjoys fishing with his friends, taking his motorcycle out for a ride, water sports, working in the yard and can fix just about anything. He loves helping me out in the kitchen and is actually quite a good cook. Allen is an amazing man. He's a funny, smart, supportive, and kind man. He's got a heart of gold and would be there in an instant if someone needed his help.
Our family…
Allen has a close relationship with his family and enjoys spending as much time as he can with them. We visit them several times a year. They are excited to be grandparents for the first time and have already offered to come to our home to care for and shower the new little addition to the family with love and affection.
Stacy's mom was adopted and she is incredibly supportive about our decision to create a family through adoption. She lives nearby and she and Stacy are quite close and do a lot of things together. She also cannot wait to be a Grandma!
We have a great group of friends that we spend time with. Many are starting their own families and we look forward to sharing in the experience of raising children together.
Our Home...
We live in a cozy house on a quiet street in the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California. Together, we turned our house into a home with a cute yard for a child to play in, and a great vegetable garden that we plant every year. Our neighborhood is family-oriented with two wonderful parks that are walking distance to our home. One of the parks has a brand new playground with swings, slides and a cool little fort. We have two really sweet dogs, Scooter and Ryley. The neighborhood children are always knocking on the door wanting to play with them. They are good travelers and have joined us on several road trips to Oregon and Arizona. The two dogs get along with the two feline members of our family, our very affectionate cats, Sammie and Mollie.
We also own a beautiful cabin in a small town in the Sierra Mountains. Our families routinely get together there on weekends and for holidays. We love to make snowmen in the winter as well as fishing in the summer. Our favorite holiday there is definitely 4th of July. We barbeque with our family and friends and then, watch the fireworks together at the nearby baseball field.
Our thoughts about parenting
We have always pictured ourselves as parents. When we discovered we couldn’t have biological children, we realized that adopting a child felt right and that the entire experience would be a great blessing. Our parents, extended families and close friends all feel the same way. Our promise to you is that the child placed into our arms will be raised with unconditional love and respect and we will always have an immense appreciation for you and the miracle that created our family. We believe it is important that he or she know your plan for adoption was made because of your love and commitment to providing the best possible future for him or her.
We feel that honesty and being trust worthy are important qualities and we will raise a child to be respectful of themselves and others. We will provide a child with a good education and always support and nurture a child’s individual interests and talents.
In Closing
We are extremely grateful to you in considering us as adoptive parents. We believe in open adoption and will honor your wishes throughout the adoption process as well as into the future. We look forward to meeting you and getting to know you.
Please feel free to contact us at our toll free number 1-888-881-0040 or email us directly at . You can also contact us through our friendly adoption attorney, Susan Romer, at 1-800-U-Adopt-Us or by email at adamsromer@aol.com.
Stacy and Allen
