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Kimberly & Scott
Dear Birth Mother,
Our names are Kimberly and Scott, and we’re so excited and grateful that you’re taking the time to get to know us. We truly admire the incredible courage, love and selflessness you demonstrate in making this amazing and difficult decision. Through the miracle of your baby’s birth and adoption, you are offering us indescribable joy as we begin our family. Your baby will be cherished not only by us, but by our family and friends who are as excited as we are to be beginning this adventure. We hope this little glimpse into our lives will show you how much love we have to offer as parents, and how rich your baby’s life will be as part of our family. We would be deeply honored to be chosen to raise your baby.
About Us
We’ve been together for five years. Mutual friends introduced us shortly after Scott moved to San Francisco and we were instantly attracted to each other. We’re deeply in love and are each other’s best friend. We feel incredibly lucky to be living in San Francisco, where our life together is filled with close friends, lots of laughter and all the adventures the Bay Area has to offer. We live in a house we love with our beautiful and gentle dog, Zoe, and our silly cats Mikey, Pat, Blue and Maggie (that’s right – there are 4 cats – all related and rescued when they were kittens). The only thing that could possibly make our wonderful life even better would be a child. Despite our best efforts, we have been unable to conceive on our own but this has convinced us more than ever that starting a family is our most cherished goal. We can’t wait to love and nurture, hug and kiss, laugh and sing with, snuggle and dance with, read stories to and explore the world with the child who will complete our family.
Kimberly, according to Scott
Kimberly is a warm and loving soul. On our first date, she spoke adoringly about her parents, sister and nieces, and I was hooked. She is smart, sweet, loyal, funny and genuine. She has numerous strong friendships she has had since childhood, and she is always there for the people in her life. She adores her father, and speaks with her sister every day. I am always amazed how children are drawn to her – she is able to establish a quick bond with children by respecting their intelligence and individuality, and speaking with them at their level.
Kimberly loves to travel, especially to see family and friends. She likes to take long walks with Zoe and me, exploring the many wonderful places throughout the Bay Area. She enjoys dance, yoga, hiking and just being out and about in the outdoors. She also loves art and volunteers at a local contemporary art museum. She is very creative, and has a flair for drawing, painting, fashion and interior design. She also volunteers year-round with a group of friends, raising money for breast cancer research.
For the past sixteen years, Kimberly’s passion has been teaching high school English. She loves kids and loves reading and writing, and she gets to bring those two passions together every day in her classroom. She works with ninth through twelfth graders of all skill levels, but her heart lies particularly with her at-risk students who struggle just to make it to school each day. It will be a bittersweet farewell as Kimberly says goodbye to her teaching career and hello to being a full-time mommy, but having a child has always been Kimberly’s “dream job” and she can’t wait to be a stay-at-home mom, caring full-time for our child. She is going to be an amazing mommy.
Scott, according to Kimberly
My husband Scott is incredibly smart, loving, loyal, passionate and generous. Everything he does, he does with our family in mind. These are the qualities I fell in love with. He is grounded and level-headed, always able to keep the toughest situations in perspective and manage through difficult times calmly and with solid judgment. He is my rock. He has provided a very fortunate and comfortable life for us.
Scott’s passions include cooking for family and friends – how lucky am I? His rosemary-roasted chicken would make Julia Child ask for seconds, and I can never get enough of his garlic and truffle oil pasta or grilled lamb. Almost as much as cooking, he loves working in our garden growing beautiful flowers and delicious organic fruits, veggies and herbs that he uses in his fabulous recipes. And not far behind either of those things is Scott’s love of baseball. He is definitely a fanatic! A lifelong Mets fan, living in San Francisco has brought the Giants onto his roster as well. We can’t wait to take our child to the ballpark! Scott also loves great writers and great music. He is rarely without a book by his side or music playing in the house, and he loves to go hear live music. Scott can’t wait for the day when he has a little sous chef with whom to share the kitchen, a gardening partner to dig in the dirt with, and a buddy to sit side by side with at the ballpark or a concert venue. He’s longed for days like these.
Scott enjoys his job in corporate finance because it challenges him, allows him to work with incredibly intelligent and creative people that he also considers friends and provides him plenty of flexibility to spend time with his family.
He has boundless energy and loves to hike, play golf (he’s terrible!), ski and travel. He is always up for an impromptu adventure.
One of the most endearing things about Scott is his generosity. He is always the first to ask “What can we do?” when someone is in need. He never puts himself first. He is there for friends, family and me – always and without question. Scott is going to be an incredible father.
Family and Friends
Our family is extremely important to us, and we like to spend as much time with them as we can. Kimberly’s mom, dad, sister, brother-in-law and two nieces, Alyssa and Isabella, live a couple hours away, and we see them often. Kimberly and her sister, Dana, are particularly close – they talk at least once every day and are inseparable on family visits. Family visits are always sure to involve food extravaganzas in the kitchen, a competitive round of Catch Phrase and Rock Band, and at a nightly dance-off where Scott and Isabella undoubtedly outshine the others in crazy dance moves that cause everyone to laugh so hard we can’t see straight!
Scott has two brothers, Mark and Christopher, who live with their families in Atlanta and Chicago. We visit them at least twice a year, and all twelve us of are always together at Christmas. Scott is very close with his nephew, Jack, and his five nieces Emma, Martha, Hannah, Sally and Nell (who happens to be adopted). Family gatherings are raucous affairs.
Everyone is really excited to have a new family member arrive, especially Isabella and Nell, who are thrilled to no longer be the babies of the family.
We also have many close friends whom we consider family and see often. Many of our friends have been in our lives for decades. They, too, can’t wait for the new baby, and to have the title of “Auntie” or “Uncle” added to their names.
Our neighborhood and home
We live in a friendly neighborhood in San Francisco, where we see our neighbors and their children out riding bikes or playing in the park down the street. We chat with our neighbors outside the local coffee shops and restaurants, and everyone looks out for each other. We are minutes away from the beach, hiking trails, Golden Gate Park, the San Francisco Zoo, museums, theatre and wonderful schools. We love that we can walk to a summer season of concerts in the park and to neighborhood tennis courts, swimming pools and playgrounds. We can’t imagine living anywhere besides the Bay Area.
Our four-legged family
Zoe, our wonderful soft-coated Wheaton Terrier, is a happy, funny, gentle girl who loves kids. She loves long walks, chasing the kitties and snuggling on the couch. Our “quadruplets”, Mikey, Pat, Blue and Maggie are silly, loving and playful. They like to chase each other around the house, sunbathe in the windows and sleep together in one giant heap. All five of them are truly loved members of our family.
Our hope for you
Once again, words can’t express how much we admire you for making the decision to give life to your child. If your heart leads you to us, please rest assured that we will provide your baby with a safe, loving home and a life filled with family, friends and happy adventures. We wish you continued strength and peace as you work to find the very best home for your baby.
Sincerely,
Kimberly and Scott
If you would like to speak with us about adopting your child or have any further questions for us, please contact your Adoption Advisor at AdoptHelp by calling 1-800-637-7999 toll-free.
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