Hi, we are Josh and Katie. We met in 2005 on a blind date set up by our mutual friends. We were married in 2010, surrounded by our family and friends. We spent the next four years traveling the world!

We have built our family through adoption. In 2014, we adopted our son, Jackson, and in 2016 we adopted our daughter, Emma. Our days are now filled with soccer games (Josh is the coach), movie nights, fort building, Pokémon card battles, coloring, playing barbies, and busting our butts to make sure our children have happy lives and become successful adults.

We can’t imagine being in your position. Everything must feel incredibly heavy. The pressure to choose the “right” family for your baby is probably overwhelming. We wish you peace in this process and a positive experience no matter the outcome. We have always wanted a big family. Katie was born with a hip condition that would make it difficult to carry a child, so adoption has always been our plan. Jackson and Emma’s birth moms have various levels of contact with them, and we are comfortable with an open or closed adoption. We are humbled that you are taking the time to get to know us. We are beyond excited to become parents again and can’t wait to welcome another child.

I am fortunate to have found Josh.

Katie runs circles around me! She is a great friend, partner, and most importantly, a wonderful mother. She handles a million things in a day and does it smoothly.

When I come home from work, the kids will be playing with cars in two gigantic bins of dry rice, making slime, or putting on a play. Katie comes up with the coolest ways to play with Jackson and Emma! Katie is hands-on in everything she does. Katie has a group of four girlfriends that she has known since kindergarten. Katie wears her heart on her sleeve and parents with a whole lot of love!

Katie comes from a large family. Keeping up with 22 first cousins (not to mention their spouses and their children) is not an easy task. Out of the 22 cousins, Katie is the oldest of only four girls. They call her the “Tribal Council” because she keeps everyone in touch and organizes outings for everyone.

In 2011, Katie started her own business. She is a recruiter and helps people find jobs. This flexibility is nice because she can attend the activities at Jackson and Emma’s schools. Katie is an extrovert in her social life and loves entertaining. She hosts 40 people for Thanksgiving seamlessly! We host an annual fall fest for friends with pumpkin decorating and a yearly "Pollyanna PJ" brunch.

Jackson is the most sensitive and empathetic child. He loves everything fiercely, including Emma, all things Pokémon, swimming lessons, remote control cars, Philly soft pretzels, and dessert! Jackson will eat anything we put in front of him for dinner as long as he gets dessert at the end!

Jackson is in kindergarten at the local public school, which is two blocks from our house. He has a tight-knit little circle of friends, including many kids from our neighborhood. Jackson loves babies. He is obsessed with babies, so much so that many of our friends even call him the “baby whisperer."

The fun thing about living close to the school is there are many opportunities through volunteering and PTA to see Jackson in the classroom setting. He works hard, and we are so proud of him.

Who is the sassiest of them all? Emma! She loves bows, all things pink, unicorns, barbies, baby dolls, any food that is not a fruit or vegetable, and giving mommy and daddy gray hairs! Emma is tiny, but one of the strongest toddlers on the playground and can cross the monkey bars without missing a beat.

Emma gets her energy out at gymnastics and ballet. No one is cooler than Emma. She has a confidence that is palpable and humor that is unmatched. Emma gets “hangry” at the drop of a hat and can win over a room in an instant. We don’t know any other four-year-old that has asked Santa what their last name is; Emma keeps us on our toes!

We live about 30-minutes outside of Philadelphia. Our house was recently remodeled to accommodate a nursery. We have a large backyard with a sandbox, swing set, and way too many bikes, cars, and chalk sets to count!

Josh is an avid gardener and plants tomatoes, lettuce, jalapenos, cucumbers, green beans, and all the spices you could ever want. Jackson and Emma would argue that we did the remodel to accommodate our new bathtub, which is a rainy-day haven. What kid doesn’t like a bubble spa?

Our house is just a few blocks away from the library, the elementary school, and the high school. We enjoy having BBQs and movie nights with our neighbors, and they host a special firework display and theme get-togethers that are so fun! We love where we live.

Our thoughts are with you as you go through this journey. We hope the experience is as comfortable for you as possible; pregnancy is not easy. We are here if you want to reach out and learn more about us.

As a couple, we have faith that adoption is the right way for us to grow our family. We are so completely prepared to share our love with another child. We aren’t perfect parents—sometimes the kids don’t brush their teeth or go to bed with sand between their toes, faded stamps and stickers on their hands, and sometimes our dog licks their faces. We get dirty, eat a lot of ice cream, and jump in the puddles after the rain, but we are never short on love! Thanks for taking the time to get to know us.

With Love, Josh and Katie