Our passions revolve around the joy of togetherness and the great outdoors. We love hiking, where each trail leads us to breathtaking views and shared adventures, deepening our bond. Board game nights and cozy movie nights bring laughter and relaxation, allowing us to unwind together. Long drives to places we've never been spark our sense of adventure and discovery, making every journey an exciting experience. Ana's beautiful paintings fill our home with creativity and inspiration, reflecting her unique perspective on the world. Brian's love for the zoo (where he works) allows him to connect with animals and nature daily, enriching his life. We also enjoy home improvement projects, transforming our living space into a true reflection of our personalities and style. Our fondness for wine and charcuterie creates perfect evenings, combining delightful flavors and good conversation. Our time at church grounds us and strengthens our values. Our beloved dog and two cats add warmth and fun to our lives, reminding us of the simple joys in life. Above all, family is at the heart of everything we do, as we cherish each moment spent together, creating lasting memories filled with love and laughter.

Ana About Brian: Being Brian's wife has being the pleasure of my life, and has brought me so much growth. He is the most generous person I have ever met, and not just financially, but any possible way. I have seen him go out of his way to help strangers so many times I can't even count them. Recently, a woman asked us for a ride at the gas station. I felt very unsafe so I said no, but when we got home Brian felt the need to help her, so he went back. During the ride he fund out that she was 8 months pregnant and had been waiting for her friend to pick her up for hours. She was so devastated, cold and tired. I am so glad there are people like him in the world. He remind me to get out of my head and be present for others.

Brian About Ana: My wife is the picture of kindness, compassion and understanding in everything she does. Her hardworking nature is truly inspiring; she approaches every task, no matter how big or small, with dedication and perseverance. Whether it's her work, taking care of our family, or helping others, she gives her all with unwavering commitment. Above all, her honesty shines as one of her greatest virtues. She is genuine and trustworthy, always standing by her principles and speaking the truth with grace. Her character enriches my life and the lives of everyone fortunate enough to know her.

Being a multicultural family is so much fun! Most of the time it is a joy to embrace our differences, but we cannot deny that we have found some difficulties. With time we have learned that loving each other is loving the part of each other we don't understand or looks different. We are open to cultural diversity because our family already looks different and has so much diversity. Ana was born and raised in South America with a African grandfather and Spanish grandmother. Brian was born and raised in USA with an Italian grandmother and an American grandfather. Therefore we have mixed traditions and holidays. Things that are important to one of us the other just embrace them and makes space for them because it is part of who we are as a family. We feel the need to add someone from one of our cultures or a totally new one, loving where he/she comes from and honoring his/her roots and walking alongside to discover the new person the child will become.

We live in Northern California. We bought our fist home two years ago in a safe neighborhood where we are so lucky to have an elementary school and park just a short walking distance away. We also have a dog park, baseball field and a brand new BBQ area that are just five minutes away. We have two amazing ponds and creeks and trail paths for walks and running with a water view. During fall and winter it is a resting place for ducks and geese. It is a joy to see the kids feeding them bread and having fun around the pond. During the summer one of the parks in our area has a water park for kids with animal statues and a baseball theme that we can't wait to enjoy. During Christmas there is a parade that starts within walking distance from our home and we are always excited to join with our neighbors and their kids.

At our house we have a large front yard that is secure with a fence. We enjoy throwing the ball to our dog and having some outside eating also we have a back yard with fruit trees that provides peaches and plums for all our neighbors and friends.

Ana is from Colombia and most of her family is still there, but her sister and mom recently moved in with us and are so excited to have a child at home.

Brian's family lives 3 hours away, but his parents are overjoyed to walk this journey with us.

In addition to our blood family we are so blessed to have a group of friends (4 married couples) who we have decided to walk life with. One of them has already a boy who is ready to have a cousin to play with and the rest are making their way there. We constantly talk about what the future will look like and how excited we are to have our kids growing together.

As a family we enjoy cooking. Both of our families and friends enjoy coming together around the table with a BBQ or some Colombian food. We all enjoy a good board game, but have to admit we are all highly competitive. We laugh, but no one likes to loose on a Catan game!

Christmas is the most diverse holiday in our home since Colombians and Americans have such a different way to celebrate. Whether we are in Colombia or the USA, having family together brings all of us joy and laughter!

We have to start this by saying thank you for considering adoption for your baby. We want you to know that you will always be in our prayers and will be honored in our home for giving us the gift of family.

Probably like you, we never imagined we would write a letter like this, so please forgive us if we say something difficult, unexpected, or stupid. We want to acknowledge the hardship of this decision and try to dispel any worries you may have by introducing ourselves and sharing our commitment to you and our relationship.

We are Ana and Brian, we got married during the hardest year (2020 COVID year), but we were so blessed to find each other and have been madly in love since then. Ana is from Colombia and moved to the USA 5 years ago, Brian is from California. Earlier in our relationship, we had talked about adoption. Ana has always felt led to this, she has a passion for kids, and at the age of 17, she became the godmother of a beautiful girl. Her mom could not take care of her so Ana has been financially and emotionally supporting her since then, and now we do it together. This process has taught us how much you can love someone even when they are not your blood. With this experience, we knew we would adopt at some point in our lives because love is a choice. Almost 1 year after we got married and after trying to conceive our first child we got an infertility diagnosis and were told it would be medically impossible for us to conceive a biological child. We would be lying if we said this part of our journey had not been difficult. The truth is, this has been the hardest thing we both have ever experienced. It destroyed us at first but we had each other and God to lean on and pull back up together. Our beliefs are deeply rooted in us and we are certain that for all the children of God, everything works out for good. We cling and fight for the future that we both want. We believe God has always had better plans for us than we could ever imagine, so we knew fairly quickly it wasn't our call to pursue science to try to conceive. Therefore we have turned to adoption and since then we have been praying to the Lord about what path we should take. We hope that our story touches your life beautifully and unexpectedly. This is just a small glimpse into the story of our life together and we hope you will choose to be a part of that beautiful story as well. We would love to answer any questions you will have.

We live in Northern California. We own our home since 2022. We live with Ana's mom and sister who will be our primary childcare. We are Christians and actively serve at church, Ana is part of the mission team and goes to different countries to serve people. Ana's works in child development, and Brian works at the zoo, where we hope to create great memories. We will raise your child in faith and unity, teaching them to love and care for people, to forgive, give, and believe that happiness is more about who we are and who we share life with than things we could have.

To you, we are so hoping for an open adoption. We believe that when our kids know their story they will learn of selfless love, and how brave you are for making this decision for him/her. You will be honored and welcomed into our family, we hope we can keep in touch and share with you the milestones your child will reach, email, texts, video calls, photos, and even visits would be something we want to give all of us to make sure we all have our needs met and you are certain of your decision, we want to honor you and make sure your child does the same.

God bless you,

We hope to hear from you.

With love,

Brian & Ana