Erica & John

from Texas

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Erica

Age: 33
Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino, White
Religion: Christian

John

Age: 34
Race/Ethnicity: White
Religion: Christian

Preferences for a child

Age: Newborn to 1 year of age
Gender: Either
Multiple Children: Twins, Triplets or more
Race/Ethnicity: All
Special Needs: Open to discussion

Post Adoption Contact / Level of Openness

Open (open to all contact, phone calls, an in person visit before adoption placement, sharing photos and letters after placement, visits at a neutral location after adoption placement etc)
If you want a more closed adoption, we would honor that request as well.

This family is working with the Gladney Center because of the services they are able to provide for expectant parents. If you work with Gladney as an expectant parent you can receive these services for free:
* A Caseworker to work with you throughout your pregnancy
* Counseling
* Medical Care
* Maternity-related financial support
* Legal services
* Lifelong support through a Post Adoption team.

Album: John + Erica + Boomer

Christmas & John's birthday 2020, complete with lasagna from John's dad, tamales from Erica's dad, and of course, ice cream cake.

Making new Thanksgiving traditions in 2020.

We love the little family we've built so far (John + Erica + Boomer), and we can't wait to grow it!

Walkin' arm in arm since 2008.

One of our daily walks around the neighborhood.

John's a big fan of ice cream sundaes - especially with mint chocolate chip.

Erica is more of an ice cream cone gal - chocolate and coffee are her two favorite flavors.

Boomer loves to hand out kisses, especially to John.

Erica was a professional ballet dancer before going to college. You can still catch her dancing around the house now and then.

Hopping a train in Washington state.

Exploring Magic Kingdom at Disney World.

Boomer, hamming it up for the camera.

Celebrating Christmas & John's birthday in 2019.

At a family wedding in Florida.

Introducing Boomer to the snow!

Diane, Mother

" John and Erica’s love and respect for each other is evident each and every time we are with them. They are an outgoing couple that is able to laugh at each other as well as laugh at themselves. They support each other and our family when we are going through hard times and are some of the first people to reach out and offer help to their friends and family when help is needed. Helping their siblings move, making dinner for sick friends or sending flowers to those who have had surgery are some examples of their caring and willingness to give of themselves. Seeing John and Erica interact with their nieces and friends’ babies shows me that they will be such loving, caring and fun parents. Our family can’t wait until Erica and John become parents and we can’t wait to welcome and spoil our new grandchild. "

Apr 06, 2021

We just got back from a long weekend with John's family in Florida. We're feeling so thankful that our vaccinations allowed us to travel without a lot of concern, and see family we haven't seen in a very long time.

The weather was great, and we spent our days at the beach. John taught our nieces how to fly kites and Erica taught them how to make sand castles. Then we all had a great time at a family wedding, dancing and partying until well past everyone's usual bedtime.

After a weird 2020, it felt so great to spend time with people we love, doing things we haven't been able to do in over a year. Now it's time for us to go clean all the sand out of our suitcases!

Erica & John

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Erica

John

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Diane, Mother

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Family Time in Florida.