Hi!  We're John and Emily, a healthy, active couple in our 30's from Dublin, California.

Thank you so much for taking the time to get to know us.  We hope our photo profile gives you an idea of what it's like to be a part of our family. Of course, we have lots more to share and would love to get to know you back!

We are excited to start our family through open adoption. We have family and friends who have adopted or who are adopted, so adoption is part of our lives and near and dear to our hearts.

We admire your selfless love in considering adoption for your baby. Shoud you entrust us with the extraordinary gift to parent your baby, we are committed to providing a safe and happy home full of love, laughter, encouragement, and support.

If we seem like a good fit for you, we'd love to connect!

About Our Family

Our family activities are perfect for including children. Most of our free time is spent hanging out with family and friends, wandering through the local year-round farmers market, playing at the park, checking out local restaurants, building sand castles at the beach, or attending football, basketball, and baseball games. We love to be silly and laugh.

We are especially excited to share our love of family, friends, travel, and learning with our child.

We both come from families of five and consider our close friends as family too. We're both originally from Oregon and are thankful to be able to visit our family in Oregon multiple times each year. Most of John's family now lives nearby in California and Emily has cousins here as well, so we are surrounded by people we love in both states! Our families are incredibly loving, supportive, and fun!

John's parents are retired and live locally and Emily's parents visit regularly from Oregon. Grandparents will play an active role in our child's life and will have a Nana, Papa, Yaya, and Zeidy who adore them!

We both have close relationships with our nieces, nephews, and friends' children. We love our visits with them, spending time playing and making memories together.

Meet Emily...written by John

Are you looking at these pictures? Do you see that smile?!? Well, once I saw that smile, Emily had me!

Emily loves to explore and travel to new cities, dine at hip restaurants, watch all of the Harry Potter movies (again!), and is a total bookworm. Emily is just as comfortable going for walks and hikes as she is to make a cup of tea and watch movies all day.

Emily works for a major garbage hauler, primarily on the recycling side. She has a passion for reducing waste and reusing materials before they are recycled and teaching others how to help preserve our environment. You could say she's kind of an Earth-loving hippie.

Emily is definitely a mother waiting to happen. She loves all children and will gladly hold any newborn that comes her way. Watching her with her nephew, Reese, is a testament to how she can and will love a child unconditionally. All of her hometown friends in Oregon who have children just love it when "Auntie Em" comes to visit.

I know that Emily is really excited to experience all the "first time parent" moments as a new mom. Comforting our baby when they're upset and crying with delight when they say their first word. I can't wait to listen to Emily sing Disney songs to our baby!  That first trip to Disneyland when our son or daughter is about 5 is going to be epic!

Meet John...written by Emily

John is the most likable, fun-loving person I've ever met. He has an infectious smile and loves his family and friends dearly. There isn't anything he wouldn't do for somone he cares for and I know that all of these traits will make him an excellent dad!

Friends always tell me what a great husband I have and how lucky I am to have a partner like John.  I couldn't agree more! He is very attentive to me and always makes sure I'm comfortable and safe.

Most importantly we have fun together and truly enjoy each other's company. He's also super helpful around the house and actually likes to clean! John takes good care of me and I know he will do the same for our child.

John's hobbies include playing basketball, detailing cars, spending time with family and friends, listening to music, and being active outdoors. He has tons of energy!

John works in loss prevention for a large retailer, which basically means that he catches shoplifters and prevents loss for the store. He has worked in his field for about nine years and really enjoys what he does. He is currently on track to promote within his company!

Kids are drawn to John because he is kind and gentle. It's so fun to watch John play with our friends' children. I know that John is super excited to introduce our son or daughter to the wide world of sports and can't wait to take them to their first ball game. He'll be a hands-on dad and I'm excited to watch this big, strong guy cuddle his sweet little boy or girl.

Our Home

We live in a cozy apartment in a quiet community 40 miles east of San Francisco. We are located within walking distance to a brand new park, the city library, and a really great paved walking trail.

Our complex has a pool, outdoor BBQs, and a hot tub.  We spend the majority of our free time at the pool when the weather is nice...which is most of the time! We love where we live and plan to enjoy all that our community has to offer even more once our child arrives!

Our Stay at Home Parenting Plan

Having the ability to stay at home with our baby is really important to us and something that we're planning for. Once we are blessed to have a baby in our family, we will both take time off from our jobs to bond as a family. After that we both plan to adjust our work schedules in order to stay at home and avoid the need for daycare.