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Hi there! We are Janelle and Brent from Castro Valley, CA. Both of us, being born and raised in beautiful California, are excited to raise a child here. We enjoy our life together as a loving, supportive team and anticipate connecting with you to join us on this adoption journey.
Hi there! We are Janelle and Brent from Castro Valley, CA. Both of us, being born and raised in beautiful California, are excited to raise a child here. We enjoy our life together as a loving, supportive team and anticipate connecting with you to join us on this adoption journey.
Hi there! We are Janelle and Brent from Castro Valley, CA. Both of us, being born and raised in beautiful California, are excited to raise a child here. We enjoy our life together as a loving, supportive team and anticipate connecting with you to join us on this adoption journey.
Hi there! We are Janelle and Brent from Castro Valley, CA. Both of us, being born and raised in beautiful California, are excited to raise a child here. We enjoy our life together as a loving, supportive team and anticipate connecting with you to join us on this adoption journey.
Hi there! We are Janelle and Brent from Castro Valley, CA. Both of us, being born and raised in beautiful California, are excited to raise a child here. We enjoy our life together as a loving, supportive team and anticipate connecting with you to join us on this adoption journey.
Hi there! We are Janelle and Brent from Castro Valley, CA. Both of us, being born and raised in beautiful California, are excited to raise a child here. We enjoy our life together as a loving, supportive team and anticipate connecting with you to join us on this adoption journey.
Hi there! We are Janelle and Brent from Castro Valley, CA. Both of us, being born and raised in beautiful California, are excited to raise a child here. We enjoy our life together as a loving, supportive team and anticipate connecting with you to join us on this adoption journey.
Hi there! We are Janelle and Brent from Castro Valley, CA. Both of us, being born and raised in beautiful California, are excited to raise a child here. We enjoy our life together as a loving, supportive team and anticipate connecting with you to join us on this adoption journey.
Hi there! We are Janelle and Brent from Castro Valley, CA. Both of us, being born and raised in beautiful California, are excited to raise a child here. We enjoy our life together as a loving, supportive team and anticipate connecting with you to join us on this adoption journey.
Hi there! We are Janelle and Brent from Castro Valley, CA. Both of us, being born and raised in beautiful California, are excited to raise a child here. We enjoy our life together as a loving, supportive team and anticipate connecting with you to join us on this adoption journey.
Hi there! We are Janelle and Brent from Castro Valley, CA. Both of us, being born and raised in beautiful California, are excited to raise a child here. We enjoy our life together as a loving, supportive team and anticipate connecting with you to join us on this adoption journey.
Hi there! We are Janelle and Brent from Castro Valley, CA. Both of us, being born and raised in beautiful California, are excited to raise a child here. We enjoy our life together as a loving, supportive team and anticipate connecting with you to join us on this adoption journey.
Our home, the beach, exploring a new adventure
Helping with homework and school projects, reading aloud favorite stories, experiencing all of the “firsts”
Weekend road trips, teaching life-skills like changing a tire, hunting for seashells
Walking in our neighborhood, hiking on nature trails, reflecting on the best parts of our days
We might just have the coolest dog in the world (check him out with his cool shades below)!
Our story began in the summer of 2013 on match.com where we met 21st century style… possibly similarly to how we will meet you! We bonded over conversations about our love for flip flop wearing and the Bay Area, and we’ve been inseparable ever since. Exactly two years later, Brent surprised Janelle with a scavenger hunt proposal at the very spot we first exchanged “I love you’s.” That next summer, we were married in the backyard of our home. Now we are so ready to bring a child into our happy, loving family! Our family is excited to welcome a first grandchild through adoption. We would love to take this journey with you!
If I had to choose one word to describe Janelle it would be sunshine. Janelle makes any situation better whether it’s grocery shopping, beachside in Cabo San Lucas, or hiking in nature. She lights up every situation with her joy for life and adventurous spirit.
Kids are drawn to Janelle, so it’s not surprising that she loves her job being a third-grade teacher. I love hearing the funny stories of the things the kids have said or done day to day. She comes home from work full of energy and excited to share all of the ups and downs of teaching. As a teacher, Janelle has a great schedule, with summers and holiday weeks off, so she will have lots of time to spend with our child before and after school. She will love engaging in silly singalongs with our child and teaching them how to garden. Janelle is going to be a wonderful, nurturing mother.
Janelle is the best partner, cheerleader, and wife any man could ask for. She is always making me laugh with her quick wit, and doing thoughtful, little things like sending me texts in the middle of the day to let me know she misses and loves me. I can imagine Janelle leaving notes in our child’s lunchbox, encouraging and supporting them throughout their day at school. I know she is going to make the best mom any child could ask for! She is the best part of my day, and every day I get to spend with her is the best day of my life. I can’t wait for her to be the best part of our child’s day!
I don’t know how I got so lucky to marry the love of my life. Brent is the most thoughtful, kind-hearted man I know. After working all day, he’ll cook dinner or surprise me with a bouquet of my favorite daisies, a variety whose name he can’t pronounce. On his days off, he loves to work with his hands, building things and creating beautiful living spaces in our home and yard. He thrives on seeing his plans in action and then completed, and also on making me smile when he’s built something for me. I know he’s going to do the same for our future little one, whether it’s building a tree house or fixing a bike just to see our child’s face light up.
Brent lives and breathes positivity and his warmth and humor are infectious; family, friends, neighbors, and even strangers love to spark up a conversation with him. He is the best listener and will be so patient and attentive when our future child needs to share about the monster under the bed or the weird bug found at the park.
Brent is passionate about his career as a carpenter for our regional parks, where he gets to protect and preserve nature and build things that help bring people joy. He also has his general contractor’s license which he’s put to good use around our house, remodeling the bathroom and building creative and fun spaces in the backyard which are a child’s dream playland. I know that Brent’s patience, kindness, and curiosity will make him an amazing dad.
We live in a diverse neighborhood with lots of kids and young families. Our three-bedroom, two-bathroom home with an additional playroom is a short walk to a popular kids’ park with a play structure and swings. Our town holds several parades and street festivals, including a weekly farmers’ market that are really popular with families in the neighborhood. We are so excited to bring our child to these lively events to meet the neighbors and make new friends!
Our family and friends have small children who are looking forward to playdates, birthday parties, and sleepovers with our child. We can’t wait to fill our weekends with quality family time and kids’ activities.
Sawyer is our sweet, loyal, loving, 16-year-old rescue dog. He’s 12 pounds of chihuahua-mix personality. He’s slowed down a bit over the years, but he still loves going on long walks in our neighborhood and nearby hiking trails.
We can only imagine what you’re going through as you consider adoption for your child, and we can’t thank you enough for taking the time to get to know us better. We know this is just a small window into who we are, and we hope to have the opportunity to get to know one another. We are so grateful that you would consider honoring us with adopting your child. In return, we promise to love, encourage, and support our child unconditionally, and welcome you into our hearts forever.