Our Family
We both grew up with large families and spend time with them often. We enjoy getting together for family dinners, parties, holidays, family vacations or just spending time together playing board games! Our family is just as excited as we are to adopt, and full of love to share! We can’t wait to start making new memories with our own child and family!
We have lots of family traditions that we would like to continue with our own children one day. We love to take family vacations, at least once a year. Sometimes we visit our favorites, like Lake George in up-state New York, or Walt Disney World in Florida. Other times we try out new places, like a fun cruise to somewhere we have never been, or to an island like Aruba for some fun in the sun! We have lots of holiday and seasonal traditions as well, like Christmas cookie day, pumpkin and apple picking (followed up by baking a warm apple pie!), coloring Easter eggs, Friendsgiving dinners, summer backyard barbecues where Mike gets to showcase his grilling skills with family and friends.
Celebrating Luau style on Mother's Day with Mike's mom, aunt, sister and niece.
Visiting Faith's aunt and cousins in Florida, with Mike and Faith's dad.
Christmas creations! Faith tries to always set up Gingerbread Day for the littles!
Celebrating with family at a wedding in North Carolina!
Mike and Faith's dad visiting the Tampa Aquarium (Faith was taking the pic!)
Disney's Hollywood Studios with Mike's parents, sister and her family!
Every year, the ladies get together for Christmas Cookie Day! Everyone makes a cookie, and we swap. Everyone gets to go home with lots of goodies! Here is Faith, with Mike's mom, sister, aunts and cousins!
Mike and our niece showing off her face paint during lunch after a visit to a street fair in Lake George.
Celebrating 4th of July with our niece and nephew!
North Pole Express Santa Train, with Faith's dad, sister and nephew.
Trying out the photo props before Faith's corned beef and cabbage St. Patty's Day dinner.
Selfie sillies with our nephew!
St. Patty's Day parade with Mike's sister and her daughter, our oldest niece. Next year, our niece will be marching in the parade with the Girl Scouts! Can't wait to see the next parade!
Snapping some pics with Minnie at Disney World! Faith, Mike's sister and her girls, our two nieces.
Celebrating a very special birthday with a family cruise to Canada! Mike's grandpa turned 90! Faith and Mike are here with his parents, sister, aunts, uncles and cousins. We had so much fun, and can't wait to bring our little one with us too!
Faith, her niece and their mean mugs! Being silly!
Faith and Mike with his parents. We were lucky to have breakfast at this beautiful spot one morning while in Florida.
Faith, Mike and cousins on vacation together in Florida.
Celebrating another special birthday... Mike and his cousins with their grandpa!
Faith and Mike out to dinner with cousins visiting from Florida.
Mike and Faith with their oldest niece on her first birthday!
We love playing games! This one is a domino game called Mexican Train.
Faith and Mike with their youngest niece at her first birthday!
Faith, her brother in law and her dad, at her nephew's karate tournament.... he's tough!
Faith, Mike and cousins on their way to the zoo!
Playing some Connect Four before dinner.
Mike and his cousin, acting silly!