Hello from Southern California! We are Colleen & Jon along with our son Maddox. We live near sunny Los Angeles, CA! Thank you for taking the time to get to know us. We want you to know that we admire your strength and courage for considering adoption. We promise to provide a fun, safe and loving environment for your child.

Our family has so much love to give, and we are excited about the possibility of our lives crossing with yours in this beautiful way.

Music brought us together. We met at the end of high school performing at graduation, and have been inseparable ever since. Together now for more than 20 years—married for 14! The week after our honeymoon, we hit the road and spent our twenties touring the country with our rock band. Although our early married life was unconventional, we are so proud of the strong foundation we built together and our unique love story.

When we decided to settle down and start a family, we returned to our hometown where our story began. We've always wanted to be a family of four. We were blessed with our son, Maddox, but after multiple pregnancy losses, we felt we were meant to grow our family through adoption. We are so excited to be taking this next step together.

We really enjoy activities that bring us together as a family. Playing music, going to the beach, taking Maddox to the park, going to church, and finding new restaurants (we love good food!) are just a few of our favorite things! Colleen enjoys yoga, pool days, and hosting playdates for Maddox with friends. Jon likes going to concerts, boxing, and skateboarding.

We look forward to making memories as a family of four. We can't wait to go on trips to our favorite camping spot at June Lake, to our family vacation condo at Carpinteria Beach, and to Disneyland, of course!

Jon is a fun, devoted and loving husband and father. I love to watch him ride bikes, build towers with blocks, or read books with Maddox. Sometimes I tip toe into the hallway to hear them talking and laughing after bath time, while Jon tells Maddox to repeat "I am brave! I am smart! I am kind! And I am very very creative!" I love seeing Jon get emotional when Maddox wraps him in a big hug or says something sweet like "Daddy you teach me lots of things!"

Jon is by far the most talented person I know. He is a very gifted musician and artist yet is still so humble. His career as a Senior Graphic Designer for a music company allows him to stay connected to his creative side, while also providing for his family. It has been a huge blessing to be able to work from home and parent Maddox side by side with my favorite person.

Through good times and bad, Jon is my rock. He takes his job as a Dad and partner seriously, but is always down for an adventure, which makes life with him so much fun!

Colleen is the most amazing mom. Whether she's transforming the entire house into a "floor is lava" obstacle course, teaching Maddox how to swim in our pool, or reading bedtime stories with all the character voices, Colleen always keeps things fun and imaginative. Above all, she makes sure Maddox feels safe and loved.

As a kid, Colleen wanted to be the voice of The Little Mermaid. Now she lives out her dream every day, working as a sound designer, songwriter, and voice talent for brands like Barbie, American Girl, and Disney. It's also a plus that she has the flexibility to work from our home studio! She's creative and driven, and I’m always amazed by her accomplishments. One of my favorite things that Colleen does is when she decorates the house for the holidays (Halloween is her favorite). She makes our house feel like a home. She also makes me laugh all the time, and she encourages me to follow my dreams. She's the best partner, and I'm thankful for her every day.

Maddox is a smart, silly and kind 4 year old. He loves playing with trucks, riding his bike, reading books and building with blocks. He enjoys his swimming lessons, gymnastics classes and flag football! He loves playing with friends at preschool.

He can't wait to become a big brother. When asked what he would do if his little brother or sister started crying, he said, "I would sing them a song to make them feel better."

We live in a suburb just outside of Los Angeles, California. With just a short drive to beaches, mountains, theme parks, museums, and more, we always have something fun to do! We have a three bedroom home plus a music studio, a big backyard, a fenced pool, a BBQ area and a playground that is perfect for a family of four! When we moved back to our hometown a few years ago, we wanted to give the same childhood experience to our kids that we had, living in a safe and fun neighborhood that we could create a community with—and we found exactly that! We live on a cul-de-sac surrounded by other young families who love to throw block parties and holiday events!

We are in an excellent school district, and Maddox's preschool is walking distance from our house. We both serve in the worship band at our church, which also has an excellent kids program with fun activities.

Since family is so important to us, we are thankful to live just minutes from our parents, who are helpful, loving and supportive.

Jon's parents are very supportive, and they love being grandparents. They live nearby and visit regularly. Jon is best friends with his older brother. He also has a large extended Mexican family on his mom's side. It's common for his family gatherings to consist of more than 50 people packed in his grandma's house, preparing tamales and playing music since almost every relative is a musician!

Colleen's family is extremely close, and enjoys planning fun vacations and parties together. Her mom (a newly-retired school teacher) and stepdad live 5 minutes away and love spending time with their grandkids. They are both very active and enjoy working out at the gym and gardening together. Colleen's older sister and brother-in-law also live close-by, with their 2 daughters who love hanging out and teaching things to their little cousin Maddox! Colleen's younger sister and brother-in-law live in San Diego with their daughter and son who are both close in age to Maddox.

Along with family, Colleen has a huge group of life-long friends she grew up with, who now all have kids around the same age. There's always lots of laughter and fun going on here!

In our family, we value communication and strive to create an open and honest place to speak freely about our feelings. We encourage each other to be authentic and chase our dreams. As parents, we do our best to lead by example in teaching Maddox about kindness, acceptance, and empathy. We love adventures that challenge us to grow and try new things. We are always cheering each other on!

We promise to talk with our children early and often about your love and strength in choosing adoption, so that you will always be a part of your child’s beautiful story.

Thank you so much for taking the time to get to know our family.

We promise to provide a safe and fun home filled with unconditional love for your child. There are 6 grandparents, 6 aunts and uncles, countless cousins and one very excited big brother ready to welcome your baby into our family with open arms. Whatever you decide, we have so much respect for you and your decision.

We are so excited to make this dream of expanding our family through adoption a reality, and look forward to finding an amazing birth mother to take this journey with us.