Your child will be the first grandchild in Katrina's immediate family- there is so much excitement! Katrina's extended family is very close and your child will have many cousins their age to play with of different races and religious traditions. Her parents live in Maine and are in Europe a lot. One brother lives in France today, the other in Massachusetts. Katrina and her two brothers (one older, one younger) grew up in France. Our extended families don't live close by we gather each summer, for the holidays and have frequent visits from parents, siblings, and cousins. Time with family includes playing games, cooking together, hiking, wildlife watching, and ice cream outings. Our families are united by a love of travel, adventure, and exploring new places. Our dearest neighbors are already calling themselves "Aunt and Uncle" in anticipation of our growing family. We have wonderful neighbors of all ages- from children to grandparents. We are excited for our children to grow up together. We have friends in our apartment building who are expecting their first child soon. Our apartment has a big living area and two bedrooms, one of which will be for the child. We love the views of the mountains from our home, and eat dinner on the balcony all summer long. We live in a spacious apartment downtown. There are a lot of children's activities, music, art, and food as part of this fun family event. Our town has an annual Christmas stroll where Santa comes down Main Street and lights up the town. We also have a small lake in town where we can swim, play on the beach, picnic, and relax. There is a park nearby with a small hill that makes for excellent sledding in the winter! The park has an outdoor pool that is perfect for summer swimming. We live downtown, and are grateful for a vibrant community with theaters, restaurants, a great library, and excellent public schools. We live in a fast-growing small city surrounded by mountains. Our Living Area Where We Relax, Read & Play Games We believe our network of family and friends, and our lived experience working and studying in multicultural environments have us prepared to support your child. We are humble enough to know we have much to learn. While we have rarely experienced discrimination on the basis of our race, appearance or cultural heritage, we are acutely aware of the challenges that minority populations face in our country and world today. ![]() ![]() Ellie, John, Camila and Felipe are excited about our adoption and look forward to having a special relationship with our child. Our second set of godparents-Felipe and Camila-are Colombians whom Katrina met during graduate school and have become dear friends of ours. Katrina's cousin Ellie-who is really a sister to her-is married to a black Englishman named John. Our plan is to have two sets of godparents for our child-to us, godparents are friends and mentors to our child who commit to retaining a lifelong connection. We are setting up our larger family to ensure a child of a different race feels they belong. We have been educating ourselves with family and friends of different races on the challenges that they face as individuals and as parents each day, undertaken multiracial adoption training - and most importantly been observing the world around us more carefully to understand how racism may impact our child in subtle and major ways we have not personally experienced. ![]() We embrace the opportunity to have a child who looks different from us. And as a family that will be our center - finding the joy each day. Our dog Ruby loves to listen, and Katrina likes to sing along (badly). Chad is passionate about music and enjoys playing the guitar. We spend a lot of time there and this will be a big part of your child's life.Ĭhad is a runner who enjoys outdoor adventures with friends, running and skiing through beautiful parts of the country. Katrina's younger brother still lives in France. The farmer's market at home is right across the street- Katrina is a regular and can't wait to share this joy with a child. She loves visiting farmers' markets to buy fresh food, cooking, picnicking. ![]() Katrina grew up in France where she learned to love food. Ruby is an amazing outdoor companion and was trained with kids as a puppy- she loves children. Ruby, is our five year old Cairn Terrier (like Toto from The Wizard of Oz). Together, with friends and with family, we make the most of each moment. We love to dance, travel, pursue adventure in the outdoors, paint, read, cook, laugh.
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