JoAnna & Will

Hoping to Adopt (Oregon)

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Our Families ~ Nuestras familias
Our Families ~ Nuestras familias

We both come from large families with lots of nieces and nephews! Our families are fun-loving and there’s never a dull moment. We enjoy coming together for the holidays, birthdays, weekend get-togethers and special occasions (Christmas, baptisms, quinceañeras and graduations, etc.). Everyone is so excited and supportive; they love that we have embarked on this adoption journey. Your child will be fully loved by a big sister, aunts, uncles, cousins, and an adoring grandma from each side of our family!

Things we like to do ~ Cosas que nos gustan hacer
Things we like to do ~ Cosas que nos gustan hacer

We love staying active and exploring the outdoors. We enjoy the four seasons where we live, although we must admit that we prefer warm and sunny weather over cold and cloudy days. We love going on long walks, hiking, and riding our bikes. We look forward to teaching our child how to ride a bike when the time comes! We love that we are surrounded by beautiful and scenic trails. We also enjoy camping (although our friends call it "glamping") during the summer months near the ocean beaches where we can fly kites, build sand castles, and take in the beauty of the outdoors. We love traveling to new places and cities! Some of our favorite places to travel to are El Salvador (to visit family) and California (Disneyland is always a family favorite!). We have fun trying out new restaurants. We love finding warm beaches wherever we go! Another thing we like doing together is cooking yummy foods and hosting get-togethers with family and close friends. We enjoy listening to music while we cook up our favorite family dishes (Mexican and Salvadoran) and new dishes where we don't fully follow the recipes, but cook with our senses just as our abuelitas did! We also love discovering foods and traditions from other cultures.

Home Sweet Home ~ Un hogar muy dulce
Home Sweet Home ~ Un hogar muy dulce

We love our neighborhood! We live in a recently built home and enjoy our frequent walks on tree-lined paths to a very large community park with play structures for children, picnic tables, ponds, soccer fields and tennis courts. Our home is located in a cul-de-sac in a safe, quiet and multicultural neighborhood with a wonderful mix of families with children and young couples. Our house is filled with natural light and has three bedrooms, a home office, a playroom (designed with a new little one in mind), two full baths and one half bath. We also have a large open kitchen/living room where we love hosting family get-togethers. The future nursery will be a well-lit room next to our master bedroom. We have a beautiful backyard perfect for playing or spending a relaxing afternoon. Will loves to build with wood and has built a pergola in our backyard for us to enjoy family barbecues (carne asada, yum!) and time in the sun. He is already planning on building a swing and play structure as well! We love the location of our home because it is close to our work, church, schools, libraries, the city, museums, the zoo and so much more. There is such a variety of fun-filled activities for families and kids! We are so grateful that Holly lives nearby, so we get to spend time together often. We also live within driving distance of the coast where we visit as often as we can. We are excited to raise our child in such a culturally diverse and great community.

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