Dear Birthmother:

    As you read through our book, we want you to know that we admire your strength and courage for considering an adoption plan for your child. Hopefully, by getting to know us better, you will find comfort in knowing that we are a family that can offer your baby a future full of love and opportunity.

    We are hopeful and excited that we may finally be able to fulfill our dreams of having a family together through the gift of adoption. We recognize that the decision to place your child with adoptive parents is very difficult. We would like you to know that we will provide your child unconditional love and support, security and safety, a large extended family, and an opportunity to realize the potential in their life.

    We met each other through mutual friends. We both knew from the beginning that we saw something special in the other and were meant to be together. Through our time together, we have built a strong and lasting relationship.

    Though we have not been successful in building our family through the more traditional method, we are still very encouraged that we will become parents and will someday share our lives with one or more children, as a family. We are looking forward to being parents and sharing even more of what life has to offer with a family of our own.

     Outdoor activity and travel have played a significant role in our lives. We have traveled a lot, including some trips overseas. We love taking weekend trips to Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The Grandma’s and a Grandpa (our parents), live in New York, We get back there often to see them. We enjoy skiing, golfing, hiking and biking and look forward to continuing these experiences as a family. We recently celebrated our anniversary by taking a trip to Scottsdale, Arizona. Here we are after a day of golfing.

    While many people from the Northeast want to hibernate through the winter months, we see it as an opportunity to enjoy winter sports. Here we are, skiing in Lake Tahoe, Nevada with some friends from California. Winter weekends we can often be found skiing in New Hampshire and Vermont. All of our favorite mountains are “family friendly”, and encourage families to come to the mountains for a day of fun. We look forward to introducing our child to this sport so they too can see the beauty and enjoy the winter months in New England.

    We own a comfortable four bedroom home in a residential community outside of Boston, Massachusetts. We already have a bedroom picked out for the child we hope to welcome into our family! We recently finished our basement so there is plenty of room for a play area. Additionally, we have a large backyard and a number of parks nearby that fill up with kids from the neighborhood. There is plenty of room for running around. Our town has recently built a new elementary school that our child would attend. We have developed many close friendships in the Boston area. We get together often for BBQ’s, sporting events, birthdays, holidays, or for just no reason at all. Many of our friends are building families of their own. We look forward to our child enjoying these relationships, as we know these are friends for life.

Sue about Dave: Dave will be a great Dad. He loves spending time with our nieces and nephew and is very patient and caring. He’ll be a wonderful role model for a child to look up to and get advice from at any stage of life. When it comes to other people, he is friendly, outgoing, and easy to get to know. He has many friends that he is ready and willing to help whenever necessary. He’s also very generous with his time for friends and family. In addition, Dave has always loved playing all kinds of team sports, including soccer, baseball, and basketball. He still enjoys playing and coaching sports like football and softball with his friends and is looking forward to the time when he can coach a children’s team. I know he will encourage our child to be active in team sports, and will participate in these activities with him or her.

Dave about Sue: Sue is compassionate, sensitive and cares about the well-being of others. She really loves being a part of a big family. She grew up as an only child since her half siblings lived with their mother, so she really appreciates the camaraderie we share. She is truly loved by all in my family. Relationships are also very important to her. Since her father passed away a couple of years ago, she speaks with her mother almost every day. One of the many reasons she wants to have a family is to pass on her family traditions, such as celebrating holidays and making special family dinners. Her mom Anita can’t wait to be a Grandmother for the 3rd time! Sue builds long lasting friendships and strong relationships. She is the type of person that will always be there for a friend.

    We are fortunate to have a great vacation home on a lake in New Hampshire that we built with Dave’s brother. We envisioned the house as a family retreat any time of the year. Whether it’s Spring, Summer, Winter, or Fall, we love to entertain friends and family at the lake house. In the summer, the lakes region is a lot of fun! From our backyard, we walk to the beach, and our motorboat. We love to tube and water-ski off the boat. Sometimes we just anchor at the sand bar to relax and socialize with the other families from our neighborhood.

    We can’t wait until we have a child that we can share this gift with. It’s a growing community where there are many kids to meet and play with. In the picture above, we are with Dave’s parents, Sue’s mom, Rob, Carol and baby Jack on the deck of the house, overlooking the lake on a beautiful summer day.

    In order to be prepared for life as an independent adult who will most likely have responsibility for their own family, a child must grow up with the proper foundation.
In our own lives, education was strongly emphasized. We intend to stress the importance of education to our child. We are both college graduates, while Sue continued through law school to become an attorney.

    We both have established careers in the computer software industry. Dave is a successful sales professional for a major software company, and Sue is an attorney at a small software company. We are confident that we have the financial stability to provide for whatever our child needs. Although Sue enjoys her job, she knows that being a Mom will be her top priority. She is fortunate that her profession will allow her the flexibility to work part time or from home. We always make time for each other and what we feel is important.

    Thank you for considering us in your search for a loving home for your baby. If you would like to know more about us, please feel free to contact us through Raquel Woodard at our adoption agency at 508-875-3100.