Luis & Justin

It feels like so much has happened since we first created our profile book. We have all grown, though Amelia has probably grown the most. She is almost entering kindergarten and she is so excited to be a big sister. The whole family is on a journey to learn Spanish (even Luis is learning new words all the time) and Amelia will be going to a dual language school in the fall. Justin has been exploring Chicago’s beaches and can’t wait until our next beach vacation. Luis has been reading alot more and is trying to read 54 books by the end of the year. Amelia is enjoying doing arts and crafts, and painting. We recently went on a cruise with our family and friends and it was so much fun. We also got a chance to visit Washington D.C. to meet our friend’s new baby. This summer we hope to do some local sightseeing and take our first family camping trip!

Amelia is a very outgoing and energetic 4 year old. She came to your family via adoption when she was only two weeks old. She loves to play pretend, play outside with the neighbor kids, and spend time with her cousin Olivia. She is currently in a bilingual Montessori school and loves asking google how to say different things in Spanish.

Justin was born and raised in Texas and is one of two siblings. During his formative years, Justin loved to build computers, complete his Boy Scout merit badges and attend engineering camps. He also loved to play racing video games during his spare time. He attended the University of Texas at San Antonio where he majored in Mechanical Engineering and even started his own medical device company as his senior project. Justin is now a software quality engineer and recently completed a Masters program in software engineering. He loves everything car related and can tell the latest in new car technology and features.

Luis is from Illinois and was raised by a single mother of 4. Luis grew up speaking both Spanish and English at home since most of his family immigrated from Mexico. Luis excelled in school and he especially loved social studies and choir. Luis attended Valparaiso University where he graduated with a bachelors in International Business and Chinese and Japanese studies. He loves learning about Asian cultures and has studied abroad in China and lived and worked in Japan. He was a former middle school teacher who went back to graduate school at Indiana University and is now an HR manager. He loves to play board games and hopes to one day have a board game library!