John, Chris, Open Adoption, Atlanta

Hello,

John and Chris here,

Above is a photo of the neighborhood we live, work and are raising our daughter, Sara. Sara came to us through the process of open adoption, and we’ve set up this blog to reach out to birthmother’s, if they are considering open adoption, that they may get to know a little about us, as we are ready to open our homes for a brother or sister for Sara.

Children, John, Chris, Dads, Open Adoption, Family Waiting to Adopt

We are in a town near the city of Atlanta, Ga. Decatur is a terrific place to live. It is home to a lot of great, family friendly events, schools, and places of worship. We have a large market that sells fresh produce, all within a short drive or bike ride. It is idyllic, really.

Thank you for stopping by our blog. If you are a birth mother, have any questions for us, give us a call using the toll free phone number, or email,

Warmly,
John and Chris, (and daughter Sara).

The city of Atlanta has a lot of events this weekend. There is a half marathon, Atlanta Hawks basketball game – and we’re staying in, with our daughter, Sara. And nothing is better than keeping a low profile and enjoying life with family!

We designed this blog for birth mothers who are considering open adoption. It is our hope, as we type small bits and pieces of our everyday lives, that some of our values and a little bit about who we are as dads, emerge.

Thanks for stopping by,
Warmly,
John and Chris, (and daughter Sara)

Family, Cousins, Sara, Open Adoption

John and Chris here,

We’ve posted a nice pic of our daughter, Sara, with cousins. Love having access to family. It makes all the difference,

Thanks for stopping by the blog, and visit us again, we try and post as often as possible, just to let people what we’re up to.

Warmly,
John and Chris

We just posted some new YouTube videos, so, if you’d like to check them out, click here.

Thank you for stopping by our website. We set up this blog in the hopes of reaching out, letting birth mothers know a little bit about who we are.

If you are a birth mother and are looking for a family waiting to adopt, consider taking your time to walk through the pages we have set up on the internet, and don’t hesitate to contact us,

Here’s our direct email: johnandchris@johnandchrisadopt.com

And here’s our direct, toll free phone: 1-800-466-1091
Thank you for stopping by,

Sincerely,
John and Chris, and daughter Sara, and, …. hopefully, soon, adopting our second child

Georgia, John, Chris, Open Adoption, Grand Camellia

Hello all,

John and Chris here,

So, we thought it would be fun to post a little about what it’s like to live in Georgia. Well, in a word: sunny. We have been very fortunate to have been able to travel a little in our lives, and as parents, with our daughter, Sara, we do get to travel, as well. And the striking difference between our hometown of Decatur, Georgia, (which is near Atlanta, Georgia) – is blue sky. Living in the South means we get a lot of sun – and brilliant gardens.

The image above is of a plant called a camellia, and its size just illustrates how we lucky we are to get a lot of sunny, blue sky days. Plants here in Georgia have a lot of opportunity for early blooms, which can last months longer than other areas.

Just one of the benefits of raising a family, while living and working in the South: plenty of opportunity for outside sun time.

Thanks for stopping by,
Warmly,
John and Chris

We’ve been busy being Dads to our daughter, Sara, and working, and keeping a positive attitude, as we move ahead in 2012. The circus is in our neck of the woods these days.

Living so close to a city like Atlanta gives us a terrific opportunity to have access to art, museums, fairs, the circus. “Cavalia” was in town not too long ago (this is a performance with horses, under a big tent) – we actually have very little time, and don’t “do” these shows! But we love that as our family grows, we will be able to ease into these fantastic events.

Here are a few images of what’s going on in our neighborhood, near the city of Atlanta. (Thank you to our friend for forwarding, and to Decatur Metro Blog, for the images).

Ga, John, Chris, Open Adoption

John, Chris, Circus, Open Adoption

Thanks for stopping by our open adoption blog,
John and Chris

Check out our Facebook page to see some new pics of our beautiful daughter, Sara. Sara came into our lives through the process of open adoption. As we are a family waiting to adopt a second child through the same process of open adoption, with a birth mother, we try and update our Facebook now and again. In blogging we’re trying to reach out to let a birthmother know a little more about who we are as a family and as parents.

Thanks for stopping by,

Warmly,
John and Chris
Greater Atlanta Georgia Area

“Thank you so much for the picture, she is a beautiful child, inside and out. Like I said I usually don’t get so attached, but Sara stole a little piece of my heart”

Thanks for stopping by the blog!

Warmly,
John and Chris, and daughter Sara
Decatur, Ga

Sharing Thoughts on Parenting, John, Chris, Daughter Sara, Family

We’ve been thinking about a trip we took recently, skiing. Sara was with us, and we had a nanny help us out here and there during the trip. Below is a part of a note from the nanny, after our trip concluded, thought we’d share:

“…being a parent is sometimes so hard, you always want to do the best thing for your child, but What IS the best thing we really don’t ever know for sure at the time….And you guys are such great Dads, I see a lot of babys come through here and you two are definitely two of the best parents I’ve seen so far… I wish you both much happiness in your future with Miss Sara.”

Thanks for stopping by the blog!

We write on this blog in the hopes of reaching out, letting birth mothers know a little bit about who we are.

If you are a birth mother and are considering the process of open adoption, take your time to sift through these pages.

Here’s our email: johnandchris@johnandchrisadopt.com

And our direct, toll free phone: 1-800-466-1091

Thank you for stopping by,

Warmly,
John and Chris, and daughter Sara