Hello! I’m Hannah from Northern California. Thank you so much for reading my profile! This is the most exciting, thrilling, and nerve-wracking letter to write, because nothing could be more important or life-changing!
I want only the very best for you and this child, and would be so grateful to be considered as your adoptive family. And by ‘family’, I mean myself, and my awesome, adorable, spunky, sassy, huggy, dancey, lovey, smiley daughter, Bianca, who I adopted from birth in September 2013. Together we are great, but I feel like our family would be more complete with another child in our lives. Bianca would love nothing more than to have a sibling, and I strongly feel the pull of motherhood for another precious being in our lives.
Characteristics that define me: positive, honest, confident, outgoing and I give great hugs.
Five things that make me happy:
1. BEING A MOM!
2. BIG MEALS WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY
3. SEEING LIVE MUSIC
4. TRAVELING TO WILD NEW PLACES
5. MY LITTLE VINTAGE CONVERTIBLE
A Look At My Life: I always knew that I would have my own family, full of love, adventure, and travel, both to the city and country, to mountains and beaches, high culture and campfires–and that’s pretty much how we’ve been able to work it out! It’s also what I intend to provide for another child as well. Everything I do is for the safety, security, education, and success of our family. And it’s all a result of my strong work ethic and vision for a global citizen lifestyle that I believe will make for a wonderful family and excellent role model in life.
I invest in real estate so that I can be both a fully present, attentive, loving parent, and also work on my own terms, on days that are best for me and my family, and with hours shaped around our family activities. Please see our photos! We hike, swim, dance, ski, go on nature walks, explore the city, garden, go to movies, outdoor concerts, hang out with friends, have playdates with other little kids, go to the theater, visit the library at least once a week. We’re an active family for sure!
I believe in hands-on parenting, not just babysitters and nannies: I drop off and pick up Bianca at school every day and will do so with the child I adopt, and then afternoons are full of swim classes, ballet, playgrounds, aquariums, and museums. On weekends you’ll find us definitely sleeping in! But then, going out for a special waffle breakfast with friends, playing in the ocean at our house on the beach, or headed to the mountains when we’re at our home in Oregon.
I’M VERY INSPIRED by Janet Lansbury and her ideas about respectful parenting. Respect, trust, and acceptance are the core principals!