We both grew up in Brazil and met right after high school, 19 years ago. It was love at first sight and each day that goes by we are still falling in love with each other even more. We’ve been married for 13 years and in 2009 we moved to San Diego. When we moved to San Diego, we knew right away that we wanted to start a family. During the summers in San Diego we go to the beach and ride on jet skis and paddle boards. We also love to go on boat rides or just simply build sandcastles and play in the warm water. During the winter we go to the mountains where we love playing in the snow and making a snow man as well as going sledding and tubing. Our weekends usually begin with our kids making their own superhero pancakes, which they love. We then let them choose between going to the beach, museum, aquarium or zoo. We love cooking together as a family and we usually finish off the day by having barbecues and s’mores in our backyard. We love going on international vacation trips to Europe and the Caribbean. Spending time with family and friends is also very important to us. We attend Church every Sunday and it’s important to us as we honor the values of honesty and integrity in our family. (Meet Tanya, by Eduardo) - Eduardo . Tanya is 35 years old and has dual citizenship. Her father is from Ohio and her mom is from Brazil. Tanya owns her own graphic design business and I has the ability to work from home, which she loves because that way she gets to spend more time with our kids. She is very creative and her days are usually filled with arts and crafts, science experiments, teaching and board games. (Meet Eduardo, by Tanya) - Tanya Eduardo is 37 years old and manages a team of HR system analysts for a software company and works from home, which is such a blessing. He is physically active and enjoys running and practicing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He also enjoys cooking and on weekends you’ll typically find him on the grill, kitchen or researching the latest recipe to add to his collection. But above all he enjoys playing with our kids and hearing them laugh. (Meet Christopher and Leonardo, by Tanya) - Tanya Christopher is 7 years old and Leonardo is 4 years old. They were both born on the same day and they get along with each other very well. Christopher is kind and loving, he respects others and his favorite activity is reading and taking care of his pets. We have a Bearded Dragon, Leopard Gecko and a 2 Betta Fishes. Leonardo is very active and loves playing outdoors, his favorite activity is drawing and swimming. He is also very loving, and he is beyond excited to grow our family! So, while we are blessed with two amazing boys, we won’t consider our family complete until we are able to welcome your child through our adoption journey.
