Josh and Johnathon
Aloha!
We are Johnathon (on the right) and Josh (on the left), and we want to thank you for reading our letter. After nine years together, we are excited to finally become parents and to welcome our child’s birthparents into our family.
Johnathon was born in Melbourne, Australia. He came to the US in 1994 to work as a travel nurse, and he became an American citizen in 2003. He works as a recovery room nurse and he has tremendous work experience caring for sick children. He is a fun-loving, gentle guy who cannot wait to become a dad. He loves working on projects for our home and garden. So far he has constructed a compost bin, fish pond, trellis, and raised veggie garden. He’s excited to begin his next project--the nursery!
Josh is originally from Virginia. His more serious demeanor complements Johnathon’s light-hearted approach to life. He is an infectious disease specialist, and he loves treating patients and training resident doctors. He values education, and he can’t wait to become a teacher to our children too. He looks forward to going to parks, museums, and shows with his child. He’s always wanted to visit Sea Life Park in Honolulu, but hasn’t had anyone to take! He plans to fill the home with books and can’t wait to read bedtime stories.
We met in Seattle in 2001, and we have lived in Hawai‘i since 2007. We live in a three-bedroom home on a quiet, kid-friendly street. Our property borders a wetland, and our large backyard is frequented by wild ducks and chickens who wander in each morning for breakfast. If Johnathon sleeps in a bit and doesn’t feed them, he will be loudly reminded by their “alarm quack!” We have fruit trees that produce mangos, bananas, limes and passionfruit. Our favorite time of the day is evening, when we eat dinner together on our lanai with the sun setting behind the Ko‘olau Mountains.
We love living in paradise, and we stay busy exploring the islands. On weekends you’ll find us hiking the mountain trails with our four dogs, (three miniature dachshunds named Wiggy, Abby and Bandera, and our shepherd mix Alie), as well as running or biking in our neighborhood, snorkeling and scuba diving our reefs, or having a barbecue with friends. One of our favorite activities is running, and we have run six marathons together, as well as many other races and triathlons. We also love traveling, and we have visited five continents (we’re still missing South America and Antarctica). We’re not merely fair-weather travelers--we were awarded Polar Bear Club membership for swimming in the Arctic Ocean in Barrow, Alaska! We can’t wait to wander the world with our child.
Our children will learn our values of honesty, integrity, self-reliance, respect, and compassion for all. We will nurture their interests and encourage them to be themselves. Most importantly, our children will know what it means to be loved by us and by their birthparents. We can’t wait to begin this journey with you!
Johnathon & Josh
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