Our Beginning…
We began dating in May,1994, and have been happily married since June, 1999. We first came to know of each other during high school in Los Angeles. Jeff was in the band and Michelle was on the drill team. After high school, we went our separate ways to college, then met again by coincidence, through mutual friends at their backyard graduation party. We have built a strong, loving marriage based on trust, kindness, laughter, and respect; and we are each other’s best friend!

Our Thoughts on Becoming Parents We are both very excited to become parents!  Michelle has always wanted to be a stay-at-home mom. Our dream is to provide a home where our child feels happy, safe, loved, and respected. We are eager to be there for our child’s first everything! We also look forward to the everyday things such as going for walks, having open talks, singing silly songs, and reading books together. We imagine ourselves giving encouragement, playing ball in the yard; creating happy memories. We’ll be helping our child with schoolwork, and giving lots of hugs and kisses. We want to show our child how to be a responsible, honest and caring individual and to value education and hard work; to go after his or her dreams.  

Together We…

 

· Ride bikes in the neighborhood

· Walk to the local Starbucks

· Go to the Movies

· Laugh at corny jokes

· Learn new things during travel

· Entertain our friends and family

· Play with our kitties

· Watch Grey’s Anatomy and American Idol

 

 Michelle….By Jeff

 

Michelle was born to be a mom. She has a warm and open heart and is truly a caring and loving person. To know her is to love her.

I can see in her eyes the happiness that children bring to her life. Watching her interact with children puts a big smile on my face. Michelle cares about everyone and everything; she even catches spiders in our house and lets them go outside. Michelle was born and raised in Los Angeles and is deeply devoted to her family.

In college, Michelle majored in Child Development and has chosen a career as a nanny. Michelle is passionate about recording our lives through photography and can’t wait to add our child to the albums. Her future plans include being a full-time STAY-AT-HOME MOM, creating a loving and stimulating home for our child, adoring our cats, and continuing her arts and crafts hobbies.

Jeff, at age 2

         At work

 Listening to birds in our yard

Go, Green Bay!

Anya; Michelle’s

competition

 Another delicious

Thanksgiving  turkey

Michelle, at age 3

 Quality time with

 our friend’s kids

Dancing at our wedding

Jeff...By Michelle

 

Jeff is my best friend, my rock and my teddy bear. “He’s the cheese in my macaroni.” He was born in Milwaukee, WI, and moved  with his family to Los Angeles at the age of thirteen. He remains a loyal fan to the Packers and Brewers sports teams, and can’t wait to share sporting events with our son or daughter.

He’s patient, hard-working, intelligent, and a kid at heart. I love his positive outlook on life and seeing the things we accomplish through teamwork. Jeff is passionate about cooking, so when he's in the kitchen, we’re all in for a treat! Jeff takes pride in the fact that he has earned a Master’s degree in Business and has built a solid career in the computer industry. Reading Dr. Seuss, going out for ice cream, and planning family fun trips are some of the things he looks forward to. He’s going to be a great dad.