Our Family Story

We met in college and were always "just friends" until about two weeks before our graduation when we realized that the hardest thing about leaving school would be leaving each other. Two years later we were married. Now, nine years later, that friendship has been the greatest foundation for our relationship.

We are best friends and we know we are biased, but we think we make a great team. We share similar interests and our personalities compliment each other well. We have the same values and share a strong love for our families and children. Even from the earliest stages of dating, we dreamed about having a big family of our own.


We are so excited to continue our dream through another adoption. We have so much love to give and can't wait to share it!


Our family story is unique in that our two oldest daughters are biological, while our youngest daughter Eliza, came to our family through the miracle of adoption.

"Everything happens for a reason and you don't always know what it is at the time." This quote couldn't be more true for our family. We never imagined how much joy and love adoption could bring to our lives. We have extended our family not just with the addition of our daughter Eliza, but her birth mother and her family as well.

AG by Michelle

AG makes me feel proud to be his wife everyday. As a high school social studies teacher, he is committed to educating young people. As JV girls' tennis coach and varsity boys' basketball coach, he inspires his players and instills values of commitment, respect, and pride.

As a son/son-in-law and brother/brother-in-law, he is always there to help whenever needed whether it's mowing a lawn, fixing a car, or just being there to listen. As a husband, I couldn't ask for anything more. He is supportive, caring, helpful, funny, and loves me unconditionally (even if I'm being a pain!).

If you spent five minutes watching AG with our girls, the lasting impression you would take away is love. He adores them and the feeling is mutual.

As a father, he is amazing. The girls run to him in excitement when he gets home after school, at his basketball games, they chant "Daddy, Daddy!" from the stands. They play tickle monster, have dance parties (AG gets to be the DJ), and of course, they love their snuggle time. The girls are always saying, "Daddy can fix anything." From building their swing set, to fixing broken toys, and mending boo boos, AG always finds a way to make everything better. Although he enjoys his hobbies like golf, fishing, working on cars, or playing sports, when it comes down to it, he'd rather be hanging out at home. AG is the definition of a true family man and I couldn't ask for a better partner in life.

Michelle by AG

Michelle is a compassionate, caring, and loving individual. Those are some of the reasons I was drawn to her back in college. With everything and everyone that comes into her life, she becomes completely devoted.

Before I met Michelle she had decided that she wanted to pursue a career in teaching, it's one of her passions. She taught 6th grade for seven years before we made the decision for her to stay at home and be a full-time mom. I know that she still misses teaching because even though she works a full-time job being a stay-at-home mom, she still finds time to tutor kids at night, teach a graduate level class at a local college, and form a parent/student book club at Abbie's school.


Being able to nurture and raise our children the last six years has been the most rewarding experience for her.


What amazes me is how well she balances everything. Our decision for Michelle to resign from teaching to stay at home was one of the best we've ever made. The only thing that she loves more than teaching is motherhood.

From neighborhood scavenger hunts to finger painting and book making, they do something cool everyday. Michelle is the epitome of creativity. She uses her creativity to enrich our lives and make her family and friends feel special, whether it is baking and decorating the perfect birthday cake, painting the kids' faces, or creating and performing plays for our extended families' birthday parties. She is completely supportive in all that I do and her energy and positive outlook on life make her personality magnetic. I consider myself extremely fortunate to have found such a loving and dedicated wife and mother to spend the rest of my life with.

Our Girls

ABBIE(6) is an incredible little girl. She is kind and generous, making her a wonderful big sister. She has a great imagination and always leads her sisters in pretend play like restaurant, pet shop, library, or school. Abbie can't wait to have a new brother or sister and she says the best thing about our family is, "You are never lonely and always have someone to play with."


Our girls are sunshine. They light up everyone's day and spread happiness wherever they go.


ELLA(4) is our little helper. From laundry to dusting to washing Daddy's truck, she enjoys helping in any way. She is loving and sensitive and likes to play dress up and do any kind of craft. At the end of Ella's prayers each night she asks God to please help our family have another baby brother or sister. Ella's favorite thing about our family is, "How everybody loves each other so much."

ELIZA(2) is as sweet and spunky as they come! She is determined to do everything her big sisters do and more. Eliza can't wait to have a baby in the family. In fact, that is her favorite toy to play with. She is always pushing her babies in a stroller, feeding them, or rocking them. Eliza's favorite thing our family does is the "family sandwich!" - a big family hug!

Life with our family

We live in a safe, friendly neighborhood with lots of children and families. We have a great yard perfect for jumping in leaves, building snowmen, growing a small garden, and swimming in our above ground pool. Our school district is wonderful and we are close to both city and country areas, providing our children with diverse opportunities.

We are both very close to our extended families and see them all the time. Michelle's parents just bought a house around the block and the girls can't wait to be able to walk to their house for visits. Her four siblings and their families also live locally as well as AG's sister and her husband and son. Every week there is always some kind of family outing or get together or movie night. AG's parents live in a beautiful log home in the mountains of Pennsylvania and even though they are five hours away, we see them once a month. We take turns traveling, but the girls always like it better when we go to Mimi and Grandpa's house.

We love creating family traditions and have lots of them.

Every summer we take a vacation to an Adirondack lake with AG's side of the family as well as a beach trip with Michelle's side (Cape Cod is the girls' favorite so far). We go apple and pumpkin picking at local farms and blueberry picking at Mimi and Grandpa's every summer. Holidays are so fun! On Christmas Eve we always make a traditional Polish dinner to honor Michelle's father's heritage and Mimi and Grandpa always have a big New Year's Eve party. There are so many more and even new traditions that have yet to be created.

Thank you

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to share our story with you. Please know that we are humbled by the love you have for your child. What a wonderful role model you are because no matter what you decide, you are putting the best interests of your baby in front of yourself. There is no greater gift a parent can give. We would love to talk with you and answer any questions you may have. Please know that we respect what is important to you and your wishes for your child. Our hearts are open and we would be honored to meet you and share photos and letters through the years. Thank you for considering our family for your baby. Please feel free to call us anytime.

AG, Michelle, Abbie, Ella & Eliza