Dear Birth Mother,

Dear Birthmother,

We are Anthony, Staci, Julianna and Justine and we are so pleased that you are choosing to give your child life.  We know that what you are considering is an amazing, selfless sacrifice and you must be confident in the family you are choosing.

We are a fun-loving family that would love to have another child to love.  Julianna and Justine are so looking forward to being big sisters to a new baby sister or brother.  We both come from very large families and love the idea of a large family for us too.  We really feel that God is leading us to adopt a baby and we know that He will find a wonderful home for your baby too!

Anthony

I was born in San Pedro, California.  I've been married to my beautiful wife, Staci, for over 14 years.  We have journeyed through many of life's challenges and persevered with God at our side.  We were married on Valentine's Day.  We have two fun, happy girls with exciting personalities.  I have been teaching for over 14 years  I've taught 2nd, 3rd, and 5th grade.  I enjoy teaching very much and love the fact that I can be home at 3:00 to be with my family.  I enjoy quiet activities like exercising and frisbee golf, and believe it or not, yardwork.  These activities give me a chance to be alone and to refuel for all the interactions I have during the day.  I am a very hands-on dad and I love spending time with all my girls (my wife included!)  This summer, my daughters and I planted a garden full of tomatoes, corn, string beans, bell peppers and squash.

I grew up in a large, loving and loud Italian family.  My dad's family is from England. We visit my folks at least once a week for dinner and fun and games.  I have a sister who is married with a one year old daughter and I have one brother.

I grew up playing at the park with my friends.  My best friend from 2nd grade is still around after 30 years.  I played the trumpet for 8 years.  I played park sports and now coach my daughters softball teams at the same park.

I had real trouble writing this letter, knowing you will be making the biggest decision of your life.  I want you to know that I want to be remembered as a great father and husband.  Please know that I will love, protect, teach and care for your child the same as I do for Julianna and Justine.  Looking forward to meeting you.

Staci

I am a 39 year old mom who loves to teach.  My love for teaching begins at home with our girls.  Since before they were born, Anthony and I made it a priority to teach the girls about the Lord, values, ABC's and who the first president of the United States was (George Washing Machine, according to Julianna, age 2).  But, I get paid to teach 16 first graders at the Christian school I grew up in and the school my daughters also attend.  I mostly love teaching because it gives me the pleasure of using the creative gifts God has given me.  I love to make just about anything.  I sew, scrapbook, make hair bows, bake, and decorate my house (actually, I love to decorate just about anything!)  The girls also enjoy doing crafts and making things, so we have a lot of fun stuff going on in our house.  As a family we also like to play games, read, and watch movies together.  I have two sisters and one brother, and 11 nieces and nephews.  My mom has six brothers and sisters, and needless to say I have so many cousins, I have lost count.  We love to get together regularly after church and every celebration possible.  I love the fact that my kids have so many cousins in their lives and they love it too.

Julianna, age 11

I would love to have a baby brother or sister in my life because with a younger sibling I would play with them.  I would read and sing to them and I would care for them and love them with all of my heart.  I like to teach and be a leader.  I would teach him or her how to walk and talk.  When they got older, I would teach them their ABC's and 123's.  I would also teach them how to play the piano (that would be later on too).  I like to play games.  So even when the baby is very tiny, I will play games with them.  I would play games with them from the beginning to the end.  And I cannot wait to have a younger sister or brother!

Justine, age 9

I want to be a big sister because I always wanted a little sister or brother to love.  I would want to take him or her to Knott's Berry Farm and go on rides at Camp Snoopy.  I would teach him or her to walk and play games.  I think your baby will be a happy baby in our family.

We thank you for taking time to read our letter and we would love to meet you and get to know you better.  We know that you love your baby and want the best for him or her.  We have been praying for you, even though we haven't met yet.  God bless you!

If you would like more information about us or would like to meet with us, please contact our attorney, Timothy Blied of the Law Offices of Schmiesing Blied Stoddart & Mackey at 1-800-678-6811 or email at tblied@sbsmlaw.com.

Sincerely,

Anthony, Staci, Julianna, and Justine

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