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Aeriel and Dave

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  • Any sunny day is a good day for the beach with friends!
  • Ready for the grill! The guys did well.
  • We played trucks SO hard this day while learning about sharing and math ('you have one truck, he has two tucks, when you put them together it's THREE trucks!') and learning the word 'innovation'.
  • Crafting in sweat pants on a rainy cold day. It felt good to break out the sewing machine!
  • It's not unusual for us to gather mussels or clams from the bay and cook them over a fire for a lunch.
  • Every Sunday we make pancakes before church. Here is David's idea of pancakes for two... Ha.
  • We love the off season at the beach. Q can do all the running she wants on our morning walks.
  • A recent Sunday walk in the woods.
  • Many hands make light work! Some pajama Thanksgiving cooking. :)
  • This is how you carve, right?
  • Thanksgiving was a small affair this year, but we're so grateful for loved ones we DID get to see! <3
  • Before dinner we were able to go out and get some clams, which we served up as an appetizer.
  • Never too muddy for a cold snuggle with a cold dog mom.

Our lives!

  • Aeriel loves to read! She's always the first one to grab a book and read out loud to her nieces and nephews.
  • We love to be outdoors. Every year we take a family hike with Aeriel's mom.
  • Our friends are so so important to us. They're like family! Here are all the boys—including the littlest in the friend group.
  • Cooking and eating together is a huge part of our lives and something we love to share with our family.
  • We're so lucky to get to spend so much time on the water. Here we are with our nieces on a late summer day.
  • Our friends. :)
  • This is our dog Q. Don't be alarmed. She actually loves kisses. And food. So in other words, she fits right into our little family unit.
  • Q also loves the water. She's not that sure about surfing yet though.
  • Ten minutes from our dock is a clear blue bay. We love to swim and fish and meet friends there.
  • A typical summer weekend. We love finding hermit crabs and other shells for our littlest friends.
  • We're also both avid surfers. This summer we taught our 8 year old niece how to surf! Here's Aeriel on a small day.
  • We're also both art lovers! We love teaching our many nieces and nephews about the art world.
  • We have ELEVEN! nieces and nephews! They're all so excited to welcome a new playmate into the bunch—especially the youngest one who can't wait to finally be a 'big' cousin.
  • New York is such a great, exciting place to live. Our neighborhood is safe and within walking distance of over 10 parks! Just a block away is one of the city's top elementary schools.
  • A typical summer Saturday—beach, boats and laughs with this group of amazing Aunties-and-Uncles in waiting.
  • Runs with our little pup at our local beach. We all love the beach.
  • When we're not at the beach, we're usually at a gallery. We love to share this passion with our nieces and nephews.
  • Surfing in New York City? Yep! Here we are in Queens on an early summer day.

Our Families

  • Every year we do a hiking weekend with Aeriel's mom and step-dad. Here's David with Aeriel's mom!
  • David is from a large family and they're all very close. Here he is with siblings on our dock.
  • We're so lucky to enjoy a close relationship with our families. We get together with David's whole family—all 21 of us!—every summer for a family vacation.
  • Here we are having fun with Aeriel's mom at a ski resort in New York. We're so glad we all love to laugh together so much.
  • David's father is a patient and involved grandparent, spending time each week with this eleven grandchildren teaching them to read, reading Bible passages and guiding them through life.
  • We're so lucky to have family nearby! We spend every birthday with our niece. Last year, we bought her a bike which came in VERY handy during the pandemic.
  • Each year we spend Thanksgiving with David's sister. Pre-dinner, we all run a Turkey Trot. Here we are with one of David's nephews.
  • Whenever Aeriel and her sister and brother are together, there's always a lot of laughter.
  • David gleefully agrees to be a human billboard for his nieces.
  • Group reading session!
  • Playing with selfies.

Our Home

  • We live in a light filled space full of art our friends made. Our house is on the water and we can be swimming in the ocean in under 10 minutes.
  • We love spending time outside together on the deck. In the summer, we'll have breakfast there.
  • Our favorite spot on our property is the patio near the water. We gather with friends around the fire pit to grill and chat.

David

  • Sampling the fruit during our annual apple picking family trip.
  • Meeting one of our little friends for the first time.
  • Perfecting the pizza for our weekly Friday night pizza night!
  • An avid surfer and builder, David made his own board.
  • David loves sharing birthdays with our nieces and hephews!

Us, Through the Ages

  • The night before our first triathlon.
  • In Paris, headed to see our best friends.
  • On our way to see Hamilton!
  • Cold beach selfies
  • Hiking through Santa Fe
  • About to see a concert in Brooklyn
  • In Italy for work.
  • At Aeriel's 40th birthday party.

Aeriel

  • Wearing a birthday crown at our niece's birthday part.
  • Aeriel is an excellent chef. Here she is at a farmer's market in France in the town where our friends live.
  • High a top a mountain during a hiking trip.
  • Taking a break to look at the lights on the water while we ride our bikes home. Aeriel loves riding bikes around.
  • At the local pool—one of Aeriel's favorite places to be.

Recent Photos

Any sunny day is a good day for the beach with friends!
Ready for the grill! The guys did well.
We played trucks SO hard this day while learning about sharing and math ('you have one truck, he has two tucks, when you put them together it's THREE trucks!') and learning the word 'innovation'.
Crafting in sweat pants on a rainy cold day. It felt good to break out the sewing machine!
It's not unusual for us to gather mussels or clams from the bay and cook them over a fire for a lunch.
Every Sunday we make pancakes before church. Here is David's idea of pancakes for two... Ha.
We love the off season at the beach. Q can do all the running she wants on our morning walks.
A recent Sunday walk in the woods.
Many hands make light work! Some pajama Thanksgiving cooking. :)
This is how you carve, right?
Thanksgiving was a small affair this year, but we're so grateful for loved ones we DID get to see! <3
Before dinner we were able to go out and get some clams, which we served up as an appetizer.
Never too muddy for a cold snuggle with a cold dog mom.

Thank You for Visiting Our Adoption Profile

We want to thank you for considering us as adoptive parents for your child.

We truly appreciate your kindness and strength and look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Aeriel and Dave

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