Adam and Youseffi

>

<

From Us to You

Hello, we are Adam, Youseffi and Ashton,

Our adventure started in Venezuela where we met. We’ve been happily married for 12 years and tried to have a child of our own and then with medical help for several years with no luck. Our hearts are at peace with our situation and we were filled with hope and joy when we adopted our son Ashton in 2014. Now our hearts are longing for a new little bundle of joy and Ashton has been asking for a baby brother or sister for the past two years; he is great with babies. We know that through this process we will be parents again, hopefully with the blessing of your child.

We live in Texas, in a well-established neighborhood, and our home is within walking distance of our church. The neighborhood has plenty of younger families with kids and all our neighbors are nice and friendly.

In our home, we have Adam, Ashton, Youseffi, and Taz. Taz is our dog; he is really sweet, a little hyper, and loves everyone (including kids). We adopted him when he was 4 months old and he has been our little knucklehead ever since.

Adam likes to work out and keeps himself pretty active. He participated in a 265 mile canoe race with a good friend. It took 3 days to complete and they placed first. He is very professional and well respected in his work environment and is a loving and respectful guy who makes others laugh. Wherever we go, children seem to find him and want to play with him; he will be acting like one of the kids before you know it.

Youseffi always wanted to be a mother. In most of the pictures we have of her from her childhood, she is typically carrying someone’s baby. It has always been her dream to have children. Youseffi is always on the go, cooking, cleaning, playing with Ashton and Taz, or coordinating a play adventure with the kids on the street.

We are pretty active in our church community and participate in different charities. We like traveling, being outdoors, hiking, and being silly with each other just to make each other laugh. We are pretty busy, so sometimes, we just get comfortable and relax by going to the movies or spending a few hours together being couch potatoes watching our favorite TV shows. Taz likes this because he gets to crawl on top of us to get some extra love. We also enjoy spending time with our extended families and friends who are extremely supportive and anticipating the arrival of our new family member.

We will provide your beautiful child with love, affection, and support. We will raise your child with respect, confidence, and faith. We will be open with your child and teach them that you are someone special and that our family is blessed because of you.

Thank you so much for choosing to read our profile and learn about us. It will mean the world to us and give us honor to be able to love and cherish your child with all our hearts. It will be our dream come true to give your baby a happy, loving comfortable life.

Adam, Youseffi & Ashton

>

<

Why We're Choosing to Adopt

We’ve been happily married for 13 years and have tried to have a child of our own for the last 11 years with no luck. Our hearts are at peace with our situation, and we were filled with hope and joy eight years ago when we adopted our son Ashton. Time has passed and we know we have plenty of love in our family and we are ready to share it with a new little bundle of joy, and Ashton has been asking for a baby brother or sister for a long time. He is great with babies, no doubt he will be a great older brother. We know that through this process we will be parents again, hopefully with the blessing of your child.

>

<

About Youseffi, by Adam

Youseffi is a go-getter, super busy, and is always active and doing things for others. She loves cooking and experimenting in the kitchen. It’s one of her passions and she is a fantastic cook. She is very humble and courteous to all she meets and is a blessing to all who know her. She is a great friend, wife and mother. At work, Youseffi is very well-respected, driven, and professional. At play, she enjoys spending time with our family and friends, playing games, going to local events, church, and always coordinating our next best vacation. As a mom, Youseffi is wonderful at paying attention to all the details and ensuring all aspects of our family life are complete. Her love is overflowing, and her humility and caring are the greatest blessings in our family.

>

<

About Adam, by Youseffi

Adam is outgoing, not shy, and likes to read, research, work out, hike, ride bikes and eat well. Overall, he keeps himself active. He participated in a 265-mile canoe race which took 3 days to complete and placed first with his friend. He is very smart, professional, and well-respected in his work environment and is a loving, caring and respectful guy who makes me laugh. We can be silly around each other and have a great time. Wherever we go, children seem to find him and want to play with him; he will be acting like one of the kids before you know it. When we were blessed with our son Ashton, Adam took care of him as I needed to be at work, and it was amazing seeing the unconditional love growing every day. Since then, Adam tries every day to be the best role model he can be for our son and for me. I am blessed to have him by my side; he has been my rock and inspiration. I am looking forward to seeing his face lit up with love and happiness when your baby arrives to our lives.

>

<

Our Son, Ashton

Ashton is very active, a morning person, super smart and kind. He likes playing with his friends and playing sports. He has good grades, loves bedtime stories or book reading. He is shy with new people around. He loves pets in general. If it is up to him, we would be taking in any stray cat. Ashton has been praying and asking when his baby brother or sister will come. We know that he is going to be a great big brother as he is always paying attention and being considerate of his friends’ younger siblings and is always gentle and sweet.

>

<

Our Home

We have a one-story home. It is approximately 2,200 square feet with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a formal sitting room, living room, and formal dining room converted into an office… Adam’s man-cave. The kitchen is spacious and open to the breakfast area and living room. The whole house has been updated and the kitchen and backrooms remodeled, giving our home a contemporary but classic décor. We have a medium-sized front and fenced-in back yard with several trees with lots of shade. Our home is located in a well-established and family-friendly neighborhood and most of our neighbors have children of various ages. We are within walking distance from our church, park, and the neighborhood swimming pool. Our location is very convenient and it’s close to everything we need: grocery stores, museums, the zoo, several malls and a hospital.

>

<

Our Sweet Pup

We have a medium-size male dog with brindle color hair. We named him Taz after the Looney Tunes character Tasmanian Devil. He’s 10 years old and still acts like a puppy. He is super friendly and loving with kids. He likes playing outside and going for walks. If he hears you mentioning the word “walk,” he runs to get his leash and won’t let you forget to take him with you.

>

<

Our Families

Youseffi’s family lives in Venezuela and we visit them as often as possible, typically once every two years and, despite living in another country, Youseffi speaks with them almost every day. Her family is awesome and supports everything we do. Adam’s family is here in Texas; we mostly share and spend time with his mother since she is the closest to us. She visits us most weekends and we spoil her with food, movies and just enjoy her being around. When schedules permit, we like to visit Adam’s dad out in the country. Ashton loves Papa and being at his property fishing with him. We also get to see Adam’s brothers and sisters on birthdays, holiday and other special occasions. Our families are very supportive of us and our decision to adopt again. They’re always anxious to ask about our progress and we all are ready for the blessed day we can bring your special gift home.

>

<

Family Traditions

We enjoy every holiday, and we do a few specific things on each of them. On Christmas we put the tree together while listening to music and having fun. Coming from Venezuela, Youseffi cooks our traditional Christmas food which are Hallacas (Venezuelan tamales). On Easter we like to wake up early to find all the eggs that the bunny hid all over our house. We count them, and Ashton gets to eat some early-morning, before Easter breakfast. After that we go to Easter mass and in the afternoon, we celebrate with our neighbors. Several of the parents that live on our street prepare their houses full of surprises for the kids to have fun. This is also the case for Halloween where we enjoy dressing up and kids can be safe and have fun going door to door. We are blessed to live in a family-oriented subdivision with lots of kids. Also, every year (except for 2020 due to COVID), we go on a Cruise, including Grandma in the fun. This is one of our favorite vacations. For Thanksgiving and 4^th of July we love spending time with family. Overall, something that we strive to do together is to sit at the table, share a meal, good conversation and love.

>

<

Our Lifestyle

Our Little family of 4, which includes our son Ashton and our dog Taz, is very active. We both have full-time jobs and Ashton attends school during the school year and different day camps during the summer months. Ashton also has extracurricular activities that we all enjoy as a family including baseball, cub scouts and swimming. We like traveling, being outdoors, hiking, visiting museums, going to the zoo and sometimes we have neighborhood friends over to play in the front yard; either nerf gun battle or any other game the kids pick. Since we are often so busy, sometimes we just get comfortable and relax by going to the movies or spending a few hours together being couch potatoes watching our favorite TV shows. Taz likes this because he gets to crawl on top of us to get some extra love. We are Catholic and go to church regularly. We are active in our church community and participate in different charities. We eat homecooked meals most of the time. We also enjoy spending time with our extended families and friends who are extremely supportive and anticipating the arrival of our new family member.

>

<

A Typical, 3-Day Weekend

If we stay close to home, we like to go out to the zoo, parks, beach, or just outdoors with family and friends. If it is raining, then we will relax together, play board games or watch a movie. If we go out of town, we like to visit Grandpa in the countryside and spend some time with him doing activities such as fishing and riding the four-wheeler. Sometimes we go visit nearby, touristy, family-friendly attractions.

How We Met

We met in Venezuela through work, and it was truly love at first sight. Adam came to deliver and commission equipment Youseffi was going to be using in the oilfield. On his second night there Youseffi’s supervisor brought Adam to the restaurant where she and some co-workers were having dinner. Her supervisor knew that she had studied English and tricked Adam into sitting next to her at the table. It didn’t take long for us to start talking and laughing and by the end of the night we were sharing food from the same plate. After Adam returned to the US, we kept talking and dated long distance until we made the decision for Youseffi to move here. Five months later, in May 2008, we married our true loves.

>

<

What We will Teach Your Child

We will teach your child:

• To love, respect, and be kind to others
• The importance of family and faith
• We will strive to create a trusting relationship filled with love
• To value learning and education
• We’ll lead by example to encourage them to grow up to be humble and selfless

>

<

Our Relationship with Ashton's Birth Mom

We met Ashton’s birth mom and family in-person twice, the first time when she was 7 months pregnant, and we visited again closer to birth. It was an exciting and emotional experience. We stayed in contact by text almost every day until Ashton was born. We were at the hospital with her as she wanted us to be the first ones to carry her little Angel. After the placement, Ashton’s mom decided that contact was more than she could do at that point, so we have not had direct contact since then. However, we continue to send pictures and updates twice a year to the agency so they can share with our son’s birth mother should she so desire. When and if she is ready, we’ll be happy to work with her on a relationship.

>

<

What We will Tell Your Child about You

We will be open and honest with your child and teach them that you are someone special and that our family is blessed because of you. With our son Ashton, we explained to him about adoption and Youseffi wrote a small story about how our family grew. We encourage Ashton to ask questions and to read his story as many times as he wants, whenever he wants. We make sure he understands that his birth mother loved him so much that she did the most selfless thing, which was the greatest blessing for us. We will do the same with your child.

>

<

Our Promise to You

We will provide your bundle of love, your gift of joy, with love, affection, and support. We promise to raise your child with respect, confidence, and faith. We will be open with your child and teach them that you are someone special who blessed our family. We also believe in education and will encourage good grades and going to college.