https://www.joandtomadopt.com/home daily 1.0 2021-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb4fd35b4bdc3aa7dbe8c1/1609345470882-9T0MVGWY8F1UML20LG4D/vineyardca.jpg Home - Building our Family Through Adoption We have been together since 2009 and married since 2015. Since the very beginning when we discussed the dream of our family adoption was a path that we felt drawn to. After trying to conceive for many years and facing some heartbreaking losses, we are excited to start our adoption journey to make our dreams of our family come true. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb4fd35b4bdc3aa7dbe8c1/1609270013733-TFKYCTM952TPGTWX1ONF/hikingphoto.jpg Home - Hello! We are Tom & Joanna and we are thankful that you are taking the time to get to know us a bit better! We have so much love to provide a child and are excited to start our family through adoption. We hope this site and profile will help to show the loving home that we want to provide for a child. https://www.joandtomadopt.com/our-home daily 0.75 2022-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb4fd35b4bdc3aa7dbe8c1/1609278285844-534JZ1YNJ2O6ZSUWSFMX/housespring.jpg Our Home - Home Sweet Home We live in Westchester, New York in an eclectic and diverse community. Our tight-knit neighborhood is filled with many young families. On any given day you will see kids riding their bikes or scooters and families walking their dogs past our home. Our fenced in backyard is lined with trees which provide cool shade during the hot summer months and lots of leaves to jump in during the fall. Joanna loves to spend the Spring and Summer in her flower and vegetable gardens. Our home is within walking distance to a town with restaurants and shops as well as a train that will take you into the city—making things like museums and shows just a quick train ride away. We are also walking distance to elementary schools, parks and playgrounds. Our area has lots of hiking trails, nature preserves and is centrally located to both beaches and mountains. https://www.joandtomadopt.com/about-us daily 0.75 2021-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb4fd35b4bdc3aa7dbe8c1/1609265220135-I72PXWXE91RTOSL1SD4I/tomjodancing+%281%29.jpg About Us - We met on the dance floor in 2009 at a local restaurant in our town. (Tom has some amazing moves!) We struck up a conversation and started dating soon after. From the beginning it was clear that we had so much in common and that we truly complemented each other—the yin to each other’s yang! We were engaged 5 years later and got married in 2015 with a massive, weekend-long celebration with all of our family and friends at a mountain resort in upstate New York. When we discussed the dream of our family, adoption was a path that we felt drawn to from the very beginning. We both envisioned a large family and knew that we wanted adoption to play a role in building it. After trying to conceive for many years and facing some heartbreaking losses, we are excited to start our adoption journey to make our dreams of our family come true. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb4fd35b4bdc3aa7dbe8c1/1612540754098-RD57AA2KXZB0SZJ08K9H/image-asset.jpeg About Us - Meet Tom (in Joanna’s Words) Tom has the most amazing laugh. It’s one of those BIG, full body laughs that quickly take over a room and brighten everyone’s day. There are so many things that I love about Tom— he’s smart, supportive, loyal, generous, and driven, but it’s his ability to make everyone laugh and feel at ease that I think is really special. Not only is he FUN and FUNNY, but Tom is also a great listener and gives the most thoughtful advice. He is the first person you want to call when you’re having a rough day and when you need to talk through big, difficult decisions. He is my confidant, best friend, and biggest cheerleader. It’s his ability to wear all of these different hats, that I know will make him a fantastic dad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb4fd35b4bdc3aa7dbe8c1/1609855832598-X3ZM5JIB7VKL81LMF6DB/joannawreath.jpg About Us - Meet Joanna (in Tom’s Words) This past summer Joanna found a group of caterpillars in our garden. She spent the afternoon building a cage from old chicken wire to guard them against the various birds that eat from her feeders. Joanna researched until she found they exclusively ate parsley, and then relocated some plants to ensure they would not go hungry. She checked on them every day until they eventually moved along on their journey towards becoming butterflies. The way Joanna approached the caterpillars is how she approaches life. She is caring, thoughtful, and creative. Her curiosity to explore all things new, coupled with her drive to improve the world around her has made her a wonderful partner and what will make her an amazing mother. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb4fd35b4bdc3aa7dbe8c1/1609799827206-Z0KSS4HTJES2SIU1JV37/Joanna+%26+Tom+Adoption+Book.png About Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb4fd35b4bdc3aa7dbe8c1/1609277474036-T62Y8N3YMFCH3HU1OX7C/cinderxmasoutside.jpg About Us We adopted Cinder from a rescue agency in 2011 and we are grateful for her every day. She is sweet, goofy and loves everyone that she meets. Her favorite things are sitting on our back deck with us, chasing her toys, and ear scratches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb4fd35b4bdc3aa7dbe8c1/1618630019243-MD3Z27KT6AV7KDH0LPXV/PXL_20210401_142952692.PORTRAIT.jpg About Us - Meet Pierogi Pierogi joined our family in March and has been such a fun addition! He is smart, sweet, friendly and quickly developed a fan club on our walks through our neighborhood! He loves naps, his toys, and playing outside in the sunshine. https://www.joandtomadopt.com/contact-us daily 0.75 2021-12-11 https://www.joandtomadopt.com/our-family daily 0.75 2021-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb4fd35b4bdc3aa7dbe8c1/1609280684019-FWR5HWR73RCK0ESV3XMX/Tom+Fam Our Family Tom’s Family on vacation in South Carolina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb4fd35b4bdc3aa7dbe8c1/1609280589129-SDNIJ2R8WDSOBYZE90FR/JoannaFam Our Family Joanna’s Family on vacation on Cape Cod https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5feb4fd35b4bdc3aa7dbe8c1/1609294469989-OF0T191BD6LGLM8VIL88/beach_friends.jpeg Our Family - Our Friends Our Friends are extensions of our family. We get together often with those that are local taking turns hosting bbqs or dinner parties. We love going on beach vacations together and are talking about when we can plan our next trip.