Meet James – James is an incredibly sweet, naturally curious guy. He loves his friends and is a wonderful big brother to George, always including him in his playing. His favorite things are any type of building toy (LEGOs, Magnatiles, puzzles), listening to music (he likes David Bowie, Muse, Coldplay, Queen, and Aerosmith), going for walks, and visiting with family and friends. He also loves school! One of his favorite things to do is make up silly songs together (not gonna lie, this often involves words like “poop” and “fart.”) He also loves to play pretend and has a vivid and hilarious imagination.
Meet George – When George was a baby our friend said, “I think he’s going to be the type of person that everybody likes” and that’s really true. He’s energetic, silly, and fun. He has wild hair that we totally love, and he is always cracking jokes. He’s also a little foodie. The other day he yelled, “I love me pizza!” He’s currently going through a phase where he is obsessed with eyebrows, always pointing out our eyebrows and his own, saying, “Look, eyebrows! Mommy has eyebrows, Jamesie has eyebrows…” He loves to play pretend with James. Recently at the park he said, “Come into my house, Jamesie, it’s lovely!”
Love Makes A Family – Family is everything to us. We have a huge extended family with tons of aunts, uncles, and cousins. Some live on the East Coast but a lot of them live here in Los Angeles, including Tim’s parents.
Having James and George actually strengthened our desire to adopt. James is our biological child, and we conceived George through embryo adoption. But we feel like they both came through us and to us, not from us. We believe that having the same genes isn’t what makes a family. True family is about being heart-and-soul related, not blood-related.
Family Traditions
1 – Having friends over for breakfast every week
2 – Going to the Halloween carnival at our park and trick-or-treating on the walk home
3 – Traveling to the East Coast to visit family once a year
4 – Spending time in the beauty and nature of Santa Cruz at least once a year