Jerad & Ami
Marriage Length
54 Years
Home State
Texas
Denomination
Nondenominational
Pets
0
Children
Claire
7 yr
Grace
3 yr
About Us
I became best friends with Jerad’s sister while I was in nursing school. She and I played on a kickball team with nursing school friends, along with Jerad and some of his friends. Jerad and I became friends, started dating, and quickly fell in love. Our relationship has always had a strong foundation based on faith and family. We still consider ourselves lucky to share the same values and opinions on the most important aspects of life: religion, prioritizing family and wanting children.
About a year after we began dating, Jerad cooked a steak dinner at his house for me. After dinner, we were going to watch a movie, but he proposed instead! We sat and talked for an hour before we called anyone which was special to us. We then called our family and close friends and met some friends out that night to celebrate. It was a fun, low key night—the way we like it! We had a large wedding in the church I grew up attending. All our family and friends were there to celebrate with us. It was a beautiful and perfect ceremony. Afterward, we had a reception with dinner and a band. It was one of the most fun nights we have had together. We felt so loved, and we talked to and celebrated with the people we loved and even had time to dance and enjoy the night ourselves
We are looking forward to growing our family through any of the following adoption opportunities:
Type
Gender
Race
Circumstances
Jerad's TESTIMONY
Ami's TESTIMONY
Letter to you
Read MoreOur Christian Commitment
Vision For Raising A Child
our family video
https://vimeo.com/866460040
ABOUT Jerad
Favorite color: Green
Favorite food: Mexican Food
Favorite animal: LSU Tiger (Mike)
One word that describes you: Kind
Fun facts:
Loves watching sports
Loves playing tennis
Loves good food
Has 7 full siblings, and 1 half sibling who is 1 year old!
Favorite movie is Apollo 13
EXTENDED FAMILY
Jerad has 8 siblings, 9 aunts and uncles, and we have 5 nieces and nephews on his side alone. His dad and stepmom live in Richardson, Texas. He has siblings in Richardson, Lubbock, Austin, Amarillo, Houston, and Australia! His family is very close and so fun to be around.
WORK & EDUCATION
HOBBIES & INTERESTS
Watch the Office
Go eat Mexican food
Take the kids to the park
Have friends over for a football game
We have a big crawfish boil every year at our house
Swim with the kids at Ami’s moms house
Go see a movie
ABOUT Ami
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite food: Cheeseburgers
Favorite animal: Dolphins
One word that describes you: Caring
Fun facts:
I love to be with my kids
I love comedies
I am half Filipino half Mexican
I worked as an ICU nurse before I had children
I like to cook
EXTENDED FAMILY
I have 3 siblings, 9 aunts and uncles, and we have one niece on my side of the family. My family mostly lives in Houston, except for my brother in Waxahachie. We are all very close also and I love how we are all in Texas.
WORK & EDUCATION
HOBBIES & INTERESTS
Watch the Office
Go eat Mexican food
Take the kids to the park
Have friends over for a football game
We have a big crawfish boil every year at our house
Swim with the kids at Ami’s moms house
Go see a movie
Claire
Claire is kind, thoughtful, smart, and creative. She is in second grade, and absolutely loves school and has a lot of friends. She loves reading, art, and playing pretend. She tells everyone we are adopting again and she is very excited.
Grace
Grace is full of personality. She is a total goofball! She is full of energy and she is so fun. She loves playing with her big sister, and she is very social and loves other people. When I ask her if she wants to be a big sister she says "Yesh!"
ABOUT OUR HOME
We have lived in our house for six years and absolutely love it. Our house has four bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a large backyard. It has a small upstairs that serves as a playroom. We also enjoy spending time in our back yard and entertaining family and friends.
One of the reasons we moved into our neighborhood was because of the community. We have a very active neighborhood with a civic club, moms club, garden club, and more. We know so many of our neighbors, and there is a culture of friendliness, warmth, and focus on family. The moms club has fun activities for kids, including Breakfast with Santa, a Fourth of July Parade, and an Easter egg hunt, just to name a few. We have lots of young children in the neighborhood including many children who go to Claire and Grace’s school. My mom and sister, Jerad’s sister and brother all live within two miles from us. The girls now have four cousins who live close by! Our families are all growing and we are so thankful to have so much family near. Our church is only five minutes away. There is where we attend church Sundays and where Claire goes to school. We are lucky to have a huge community surrounding us.
