Kansas Waiting Couples. Jon & Lisa Hoping to Adopt from Kansas. Parent Profiles

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Bedtime Story: "Where the Wild Things Are"
Beverage/Drink: hot chocolate
Book: I love Clifford books. Others I really like are Curious George, Little Bear books and the Berenstein Bears
Childhood Toy: Almost every time Addison drinks milk from his sippy cup, he holds his stuffed animal Ernie (from Sesame Street)
Dessert: chocolate chip cookies and ice cream
Family Activity: playing "capture" where Papa or Mama chase me around the house and sweep me off my feet. Then they throw me on their bed and tickle me.
Hero: Superman - "I'm going to be Superman for Halloween"
Ice cream: Any flavor! chocolate and strawberry are especially good
Sandwich: grilled cheese
Song: Baby Beluga and Peter and the Wolf
Song Writer: Raffi
Sport to Play: Tumbling - running, jumping, flipping...any way I can move my wiggly body
Vegetable: zucchini

Actress: Meg Ryan
Book: As a librarian, I love to read lots of different kinds of books. Topics that interest me are history, literature, some detective novels. I especially like "Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens
Childhood Memory: I have so many wonderful childhood memories...In the blizzard of 1982 in Denver, Colorado on Christmas Eve, my family was snowed in for a week. My brothers and sisters and I built an igloo, played in the snow and played games inside the house.
Color: Hard to list a favorite...there are so many variations in the colors of plants and flowers...I'm amazed.
Dessert: pie - I like to bake pumpkin pies, mulberry/strawberry pies...just about any kind of pie
Dream Vacation: Hawaii - hiking and exploring. I volunteered and lived in Portugal for two years, so I would like to return to Portugal. Lisa and I would like to rent a car and drive through Portugal, exploring castles and ruins, sampling ethnic foods, meeting the
Holiday: Christmas
Holiday Song: "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (a christmas song by Dean Martin)
Ice cream: Most Breyer ice cream flavors - mint chocolate chip, vanilla fudge brownie
Plant: I love to plant vegetables and herbs. We have a large garden every year
Quality About My Spouse: She's a great mother - very nurturing and takes a lot of time to read to our children and teach them
Quote: "Every failure is one step closer to success"
Sport to Play: tennis and soccer
Sport to Watch: soccer and college basketball
Type of Music: classical, folk and soft rock

Actor: Johnny Depp
Actress: Whoopie Goldberg
Animal or Pet: I love dogs!
Author: Beverly Cleary
Childhood Memory: I love going to family reunions. I have so much fun hanging out with my cousins, aunts, grandparents
Food: Italian and Chinese food, such as lasanga and chicken stirfry
Leisure Activity: hang out with friends, go to movies, shopping, talk on the phone, go out to eat
Movie: Three Musketeers, Raise Your Voice, The Secret Garden and Les Miserables
Scripture: Matthew 25:40 "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."
Sport to Play: swimming - I'm on a swim team in my community
Subject in School: geography and science
Type of Music: hip-hop, R & B

Actor: Harrison Ford
Animal or Pet: cat
Bedtime Story: My son Addison and I read many books - some of our favorites are "Where the Wild Things Are," and "I love you forever"
Beverage/Drink: hot chocolate
Book: The Hiding Place - it's about a family in Holland who risk their lives during World War II, by hiding Jews in their house
Candy Bar: European milk chocolate, such as Lindt
Childhood Memory: taking the train to Chicago to visit my grandma - she always had a warm hug and treats
Day of Week: Friday
Dessert: cheesecake
Dream Vacation: A dream vacation would include many outdoor activities such as hiking, swimming, exploring the city by foot...I would love to spend a vacation with my husband and kids in Hawaii, Alaska, other mountainous states or explore a country in Europe.
Food: lasanga
Fruit: Cherries or any kind of berry
Game: Scrabble
Memory with a Child: Recently, Addison jumped into my arms and snuggled against me. Then he looked at me and said, "Mom, you're so snuggly! Can I get in your uterus?" That made me smile so big and warmed my heart.
Movie: Hard to list a favorite...but some that come to mind are Les Miserables, Spitfire Grill, and Gandhi
Quality About My Spouse: My husband Jon is a person of integrity and honesty
Quote: "Evil triumphs when good people do nothing"
Restaurant: I like to try different ethnic restaurants - I like Italian and Thai food
Scripture: Isaiah 54:10 "For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee."
Sport to Play: volleyball and running
Type of Music: latin/salsa music for dancing with husband, folk music and Christian music (Amy Grant, Mormon Tabernacle choir), hip-hop/pop music for dancing with daughter