Yes, we do. Travis has two children from a previous marriage a 10-year-old son and a 7-year-old daughter. They live with their mother in Florida but visit us in Maryland regularly. We also travel to Florida when there are school events or opportunities to support their lives in meaningful ways. Both kids are kind, curious, and full of energy. They’re genuinely excited about the idea of becoming big siblings to your child. While they each secretly hope the baby might share their gender, they’ve made it clear they’ll be loving and involved either way. They’ve already started asking questions and imagining the fun things they can do together as siblings.

We co-parent well with their mom. Like any blended family, there are moments of stress, but we work hard to keep the focus on what’s best for the kids. They have a wonderful community in Florida a strong group of friends and a school they love which is why they’ve stayed there. Everyone, including their mom, understands why we’re rooted in Maryland. It’s where we’ve found the right family support and life opportunities we couldn’t find in Florida and we’ve built a home here that’s ready to grow with love, connection, and more laughter than ever before.

We believe that honoring cultural diversity is not just something you say, it’s something you live every day.

Because we’ve both spent much of our lives in communities different from our own heritage, we’re comfortable and committed to raising a child with a strong sense of cultural identity, especially if that identity differs from ours. Travis grew up in Baltimore, where his schools, neighborhoods, and friendships gave him a front-row seat to diverse cultures. Anne’s upbringing in Florida gave her daily exposure to Latin, Black, and Native American communities. These experiences helped shape our values and taught us how important it is to listen, learn, and show up with humility.

We plan to celebrate your child’s background through books, toys, traditions, community involvement, and relationships — not in a surface-level way, but in a deep and integrated way. We’ll seek out mentors, cultural events, and diverse voices that help us ensure your child sees themselves reflected in the world around them.

And we’re not alone in this. Our friends and family including those who are multiracial, adoptive, and part of transracial families have already stepped up to support this journey. We’re surrounded by people who will help us lift your child’s identity, celebrate who they are, and make sure they always feel seen, safe, and valued.

We won’t always get everything right but we’ll always show up, with love and intention. 

We believe in telling your child the truth about their adoption from the very beginning, not as a single conversation, but as an ongoing story told with love, honesty, and pride.

We’ve seen how powerful that can be. Our niece Addie knows she was adopted, and her parents, Jimmy and Amanda, have made it a beautiful part of her identity. They've also helped her stay connected with her older sister, who was adopted by another family, which has given her a strong sense of belonging and continuity.

We believe it’s important for a child to know where they come from the good, the hard, and everything in between. That knowledge can be grounding, healing, and empowering. We will always speak with love and respect about your role in this child’s life, and we’ll make sure they grow up knowing they were not only deeply wanted but also cherished by many.

Adoption will never be a secret in our home it will be something your child grows up knowing is part of their strength and story. 

We chose this neighborhood because it feels like it was designed for families. With playgrounds, community pools, basketball and tennis courts, and even our own elementary school just a short walk away, it’s a place where children thrive, playing, learning, and growing with friends right next door. There are always bikes in driveways and kids chasing each other through front yards, and we love knowing your child will have a community of peers from day one. Each year, our neighborhood comes alive with events. From annual pool parties, Easter egg hunts and crab festivals to cul-de-sac cookouts with our closest neighbors, there’s always something to look forward to and more importantly, opportunities to connect and celebrate together.

Our home sits at the heart of all this. It’s a spacious two-story with a basement that welcomes you into a great room where we gather for meals, conversations, or just to start and end the day together. Downstairs, Grandmom Kathy has her own bedroom and living space but she loves to share with all the kids ping pong table and all, along with a cozy gaming and media room that doubles as Travis’s office. It’s a quieter place to unwind, play board games, or have one-on-one time.

When we get together with family and friends, there's rarely a quiet moment. Whether it’s chasing our niece Addie around the backyard, joining neighborhood kids for a soccer game, or planning weekend cookouts, we’re always doing something active and joyful. Summers often revolve around swimming, grilling, and attending the Renaissance Festival, while winters bring football Sundays, cozy meals, and lots of time in the kitchen. Travis’s brother Jimmy and his wife Amanda live nearby, and we spend a lot of time with them and Addie. Their daughter wasn’t born to them biologically, and their love for her has only deepened their support and excitement for our adoption journey. They’ve been wonderfully encouraging offering advice, laughter, and a deep sense of shared purpose.

Our holidays are full of tradition cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning, new matching family pajamas on Christmas Eve (followed by a family movie and popcorn), and an open-door Easter brunch shared with neighbors, friends, and our church community. Faith, food, and laughter are cornerstones of these gatherings. What makes our family unique is how it was built, not by blood, but by choice. Travis grew up surrounded by step, half, and honorary relatives, and Anne's upbringing was similar, where love wasn’t about genetics but about showing up, forgiving, and growing together. That spirit defines our family still, a tight-knit group who are all in, ready to welcome a child with open arms and full hearts.

We can only imagine how overwhelming, emotional, and uncertain this moment might feel. We won’t pretend to know exactly what you’re going through, but we do know it takes an extraordinary amount of love and courage to consider an adoption plan. Whatever path you choose, we already admire your strength.

We’re Travis and Anne. We’ve been married for three years, and before that, we spent three years building a friendship and partnership while working together. Somewhere between conference calls and coffee breaks, we started falling in love the deep, trusting kind built on shared values, mutual respect, and the occasional inside joke that still makes one of us laugh out loud. Adoption has always been part of our vision for family. While we’re not able to have a biological child together, long before we knew that we had already talked about opening our home to a child through adoption. Family, to us, is about commitment not chromosomes. We’re already parents, but we’ve long wanted to extend the love, stability, and support we’ve built to a child who needs it. Your child would grow up in a community that feels like it was designed by a committee of playground architects, schoolteachers, and neighbors who never miss a block party. There’s a pool, trails, basketball courts, and even our own neighborhood elementary school just a short walk from the house. Church on Sundays. Backyard crab feasts in the summer. The kind of place where you actually borrow sugar from a neighbor and get invited to dinner in the process.

Our home is a two-story blend of chaos and comfort. The great room is where everything happens dinner, games of Uno (which Grandmom Kathy suspiciously always wins), dessert, and end-of-day recaps. Riot, our dog, provides the comic relief and occasional security patrol. Downstairs is a quiet living room and a gaming room (for both console and board game battles), and upstairs, we’ve created personalized rooms ready for a child to truly call their own.

Your child would have two older siblings, Travis’s children from a previous marriage. They live in Florida with their mom but visit us often and are already asking whether the new baby will be a brother or a sister (they’re divided, of course). We co-parent well, and while it’s not always without stress, we’re proud of how well we all put the kids first. They’re excited to welcome a new sibling and have plenty of stories and toys to share. We believe in learning, but not in cookie-cutter definitions of success. Whether your child wants to pursue a degree, become a welder, an artist, or a boiler operator (we need those!), we’ll support them. What matters is that they grow up safe, confident, and deeply loved with the tools to become fully themselves.

We believe strongly in the importance of identity, and we know that doesn’t start or stop with us. Our niece Addie is adopted, and she’s grown up knowing her story not as a hush-hush secret, but as a badge of pride. Her parents helped her stay connected with her biological sister, and it’s become a source of strength for her. That connection matters it builds confidence, not confusion. We want the same for your child.

We will send letters and pictures to you. That’s not just a checkbox for us; it’s a real commitment to honoring the full story of your child’s life. If staying in touch brings peace or meaning to you, we’re open to discussing what that could look like. And if you’d rather not be on a group text about the kid’s first lost tooth, we get that too. No pressure, just honesty, flexibility, and respect. This letter might be the first step in getting to know each other, or it may simply offer a glimpse of one possible future for your child. Either way, thank you, sincerely, for taking the time to learn about us and for considering the kind of future you want for your child. That love speaks volumes.

All our best,

Travis & Anne