Hi! We are Jenny & Ian from from Pasadena, California. We are thankful that you are taking the time to learn about us and we hope to learn about you too. The opportunity that you are giving us to become the parents of your child is something we have been dreaming about. We admire the strength you have to make this difficult decision. We have built our lives together out of love, support and kindness with the dream of having a child. We would be grateful for your child to be a part of our loving family. We have both always wanted to be parents and made having a family our biggest priority. Being role models, playing with and learning from our nieces, nephews and friends’ children brings us so much happiness and peace of mind. For us, there is nothing in life that can compare to being a parent. We have always considered adoption and having a biological baby wasn’t meant for us. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to become parents and grow our loving family through adoption!

We somehow found each other online out of all the people in Los Angeles! For our first date we met to walk around and take photos in Griffith Park, Los Angeles. We actually got married in the same spot as our first date! What was planned to be short date turned into many hours, ending with dinner, a kiss and plans for a second date a few days later. We always had ideas for fun dates, from hiking in Joshua Tree National Park to exploring a neighborhood we hadn’t been to before. Our relationship grew out of kindness, laughter and shared experiences. We both grew up in households that value family dinners to talk about our days, traditions and connection. We have instilled these values into our marriage and our relationship continues to thrive. We are always looking forward to a new adventure, next great pizza and spending time with our friends and families.

I was born and raised in a suburb of Los Angeles. I am close with my family that live nearby and my circle of tightly-knit friends. My greatest strengths are loyalty and thoughtfulness. I find enjoyment when I know those around me are taken care of. Traveling has been one of my greatest joys in life ever since I studied abroad in Siena, Italy when I was in college. Exploring new places, learning about other cultures and trying new foods has kept me open-minded and curious about life. I am an accomplished photographer and also work in production for Wheel of Fortune. I have been lucky to photograph everything from weddings to celebrities to beautiful landscapes in my photography work. I have always loved children and even helped raise my niece and nephew when they were newborn to toddler age. I have dreamed of becoming a mother and sharing the joy of what the world has to offer with our future child.

Jenny is the kindest, most selfless and determined person I’ve ever met. Jenny will always go out of her way to help me, her friends and her family. Jenny is passionate about photography, exploration, and finding our next delicious meal. These passions work out great for me because I love new experiences, cooking and finding a new place for us to explore or restaurant for us to enjoy. Jenny’s kindness and selflessness work perfectly for hosting dinner parties for friends and family. Watching Jenny show love and kindness to me, our niece and nephews and all of our friends’ children gives me confidence that she will be an incredible mother to our future child. It brings me joy to see all of the children in our lives run up to Jenny and give her a big hug whenever they see her. I know Jenny will give unconditional love and support to our future child as she does for those already in her life.

I was born and raised in upstate New York in a very rural area. I wanted to escape from the cold winters of the East Coast so I jumped at the opportunity to move to Los Angeles for a job to develop cancer medicine at a company located near the beach. My greatest strengths are my kindness, positivity and love of helping others. My drive to help others, together with an education in science and engineering, led me to a career where I lead the development of innovative cancer medicine. I love experimenting in the kitchen, barbecuing and bringing joy to our friends and family through food. I like running, biking and hiking for exercise. I strive to find new places to explore, cultures to learn about and restaurants to enjoy. I am excited for the opportunity to raise, teach and love our future child. I can’t wait to share my passion for life with our future child and to hear them call me dad.

Ian is an incredibly kind, smart and loving person. His sense of adventure and humor fill our days with fun times. Most recently Ian planned a trip for us to northern Vietnam. We traveled to remote villages with amazing landscapes and stayed with local families. He loves to cook which works out great for me because I love to eat! We also love to have friends and family over for big dinners that Ian usually barbecues for. Ian’s curiosity as a scientist will translate beautifully into him being a father. He has a sense of playfulness while also being extremely patient that is wonderful to watch when he is spending time with our niece and nephews or friends’ children. He always makes me feel loved and looked out for and I know he will do the same for our future child.

We enjoy cooking together, hosting friends and family, taking evening walks around our neighborhood, hiking on the weekend, playing board games (especially Scrabble!), going for a jog, biking (Jenny is learning!) and watching movies. We are also members of a community garden, love to go to baseball games, museums, comedy events, concerts and trying new restaurants. Jenny is passionate about photography and frequently uses her free time to work on her photobook project while Ian likes doing yard work and taking ceramic classes. We love to travel and have been to Central America, Asia and Europe together. Traveling gives us an opportunity to learn about different cultures, see beautiful places and try wonderful new foods. Whatever we do, we always find ourselves laughing! We can’t wait to show our future child all of the things that make life wonderful and have new experiences together as a family.

We live on a quiet, tree-lined cul-de-sac in Pasadena, a suburb of Los Angeles, where we are lucky to know all our neighbors. Our neighborhood is family friendly, close to parks, walking distance to our local library and perfect for taking evening walks. We have a spacious home with a backyard, a flower garden and large trees. We love to have friends and family over for barbecues and watch their children run around our backyard and throughout the house. We enjoy going to our local farmers market every week, growing vegetables in our community garden and driving across town to spend weekend mornings with our friends and their kids at the beach. We love going to baseball games (we are only 15 minutes from Dodgers Stadium), museums, comedy events, concerts and trying new restaurants throughout Los Angeles. We are only two hours away from Joshua Tree National Park, Santa Barbara and San Diego, making it easy to take a fun weekend trip! We are lucky to have jobs that offer generous parental leave. Ian works from home and Jenny’s job has an extremely flexible schedule making it possible for her to be at home with our future child.

Poppy, our 1 year old Golden Retriever, is loving and full of energy. She loves to play fetch, hang at the beach and cuddle on the couch with us. Poppy is always excited to see our niece and nephews and loves running around with them. We are lucky to have such a sweet pup!

Family is the most important part of our lives and we make sure to spend quality time with them. Jenny’s family only lives 15 minutes away. We hang out with them weekly for dinner, go to our nephew’s baseball games and our niece’s dance recitals. Birthday dinners are a tradition in Jenny’s family so we always celebrate everyone’s birthday with dinner and their favorite cake. Ian’s family lives on the East Coast. We make sure to see each other in person at least once a year and celebrate holidays and birthdays over video calls when we are not together. We also have weekly calls with Ian’s parents to stay connected. We are both very close to Ian’s cousin and her family who live nearby. We know that they will be excited to share their love with our future child. We have a great group of friends in Los Angeles that we see frequently. Our good friends, Kari and Zey, are like family to us. They have a sweet and good-natured 4 year old son that will be a great role model to our future child.

We can’t wait to meet and get to know you! We admire your strength and courage to make this difficult decision. We will always make sure to provide a loving home filled with new experiences, adventure, laughter and support for your child. We believe that our future child should know their complete history and keeping an open adoption is an integral part of knowing who they are. We promise to make your child our number one priority and give them every opportunity in life. We can’t wait to be parents and are so grateful that you are considering us!