Jason, Andy and Joseph (big brother)

We graduated from Georgetown University in the same year, but we didn’t meet until after graduation when a mutual friend hatched a fateful plan to bring us together. Her plan worked, and we’ve been a couple ever since. We got married in a small church ceremony in 2004, and continued building a wonderful life together in Berkeley, California.

Despite coming from very different family backgrounds—one from a traditional, midwestern family and the other from a family of Cuban immigrants—we share an amazingly strong connection that makes us feel complete. We’ve built our family on love, respect, and a healthy dose of laughter and adventure. In 2018, we became the proud parents to Joseph, our first adoption miracle. Becoming parents has only strengthened our bond, and it has brought us closer to our community than we could have ever expected.

Our community includes:

A big extended family that love being part of our child’s life. It includes three grandparents, and so many aunts, uncles and cousins that we’ve lost count

A tight-knit group of friends in the Bay Area and across the country, many of whom are building families of their own

A loving church community that is warm, inclusive, and always looking out for us

A neighborhood community that’s active, social and welcoming

We’ve put a lot of effort into being good parents. We have careers at flexible, family-oriented companies with very generous family benefits. We also own a kid-friendly home in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area, near great schools and right next to several community playgrounds where we spend many hours playing with Joseph every week. We feel extremely lucky to be at a point in our lives and careers where we can focus on raising a happy, healthy family.