Eric works in IT that focuses on clinical cancer trials. Bonnie owns her own company as a mortgage broker. Luckily we both have the advantage that we get to work from home. Our life revolves around our kids and being a family. Our children are involved in several activities, such as football, soccer, gymnastics, and piano. We like to go on hikes in our local state parks and go biking as a family. We truly enjoy just being together; even walking to the mailbox to get the mail seems to be a family event! We love to travel and would love to be able to travel to Europe one day. Most of our vacations or travel are spent hanging out in the sun and sand at the beach or going to amusement parks and cruises. Disney World is our ultimate favorite place! It is truly our home away from home.

We have a very tight extended family. Bonnie has an older brother who is married with two children. We see them frequently, whether at sporting events, weekend excursions, or holidays. Eric also has two siblings. Unfortunately, they both live across the country with their families, and we do not have the opportunity to visit with them as much as we would like to.

We also enjoy spending quality time with both of our parents. They are very involved in our lives and have joined us on several day trips and vacations. They also attend our kids’ extracurricular activities, which makes for a loud cheering section! We spend almost every Sunday with Bonnie’s parents. We go out to breakfast with them and then enjoy a nice family dinner at their house. Both sets of grandparents are very active in our lives, and we are so thankful for that.

We also have several cousins who live in Orlando. We travel there often to visit with them and their families, usually resulting in a Disney theme park visit! We believe building memories is extremely important, and we try to incorporate that into all of our family activities.

We live in the suburbs. We have four fur babies: a pup named Angus and three cats (Tony Stark, Pepper Pots, and Lazy Pants). We have many state parks in our area which gives us many opportunities for outdoor activities. There are many other parks and playgrounds by our home. Our school district is ranked at the top in our area. Bonnie is very involved in the children's school in the PTA, which includes activities like helping to plan events and parties. We live outside a major city and are near two other major cities as well as the beach. There are so many options to participate in many different cultural activities, sporting events, kids’ activities, and volunteer/fundraising events (just to name a few!).

We have always dreamed of having a large family. Luckily we have been blessed with two amazing, outgoing boys, yet there is still something missing. We always thought we would have a third child, but unfortunately life doesn’t always go as you plan. Bonnie was told by her doctor she could no longer have biological children. Giving up on our family dream is not an option for us. We came to a decision to adopt. We have so much love to give to another child and can’t wait for a little one to join in on our family love, fun, and adventures!