Hello from Mark and Monica

We want to express our deepest gratitude to you for the gift of life and for the immeasurable sacrifice you are considering with an adoption plan for your child. We understand that this decision may be one of the most difficult you ever had to make, and we want you to know that we honor your bravery, strength, and love.

Our Story

We met in 2015 after years of searching and immediately connected over dinner at a little Mexican restaurant in Campbell, California. There was instant chemistry and we quickly realized how much we shared in common, from our Catholic upbringing to our love of family. After a few wonderful years together, Mark proposed at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, and we were married in 2018 at St. Martin’s Catholic Church in San Jose. Since then, we’ve built a warm and loving home in Colorado, where we’ve created a small farm. We started with two cats, Kit and Nico, and soon welcomed our goldendoodles, Trixie (named after Deadwood) and Atticus (named after To Kill a Mockingbird). Our family grew again with the addition of eights chickens. We hope to expand even more one day when we move to a larger property.

Our home is full of love, laughter, animals, and the joy of building a life together, and we’re excited to one day share it all with a child.

Home sweet home!

In 2021, we moved from California to Colorado, a place we both loved visiting while growing up.

We built our home in the woods and began creating the homestead we had always dreamed of. From the start, we rolled up our sleeves—Monica added warmth with family heirlooms and religious decor, while Mark took on projects like updating fixtures and building a new fence. It has been hard work, but every project has been a labor of love.

Mark recently built an additional chicken coop for our growing flock, while indoors we transformed a guest room into a woodland-themed nursery. A local artist painted Colorado animals and nature scenes on the walls, making it a special space we can’t wait to share with a child.

Looking ahead, we dream of a forever home on the East Coast near family, with a regenerative farm filled with chickens, goats, and pigs. We imagine children playing outside with the animals, and a big home where we can gather loved ones for holidays, birthdays, and milestones.

Things that make us happy:

Monica:

• Cooking and decorating for holidays

• Camping with friends and family

• Gardening and growing our homestead

Mark:

• Walking the dogs and taking them to a dog park

• Home improvement projects 

• Traveling around the world

Favorite Family Traditions

• Holiday Ornament Tradition – we collect a new ornament each year that represents a special memory or trip.

• Cinema/Literary Naming Tradition – we love naming our pets after favorite book or movie characters (Trixie from Deadwood, Atticus from To Kill a Mockingbird).

• Christmas movies with the neighbors - Going to each others houses each weekend during December to watch movies together

In Closing

Thank you so much for taking the time to get to know us and learn about our lives, our family, and our dreams.

We can only imagine the strength, love, and courage it takes to consider adoption, and we want you to know how deeply we respect and admire you. If you choose us, your child will be welcomed into a home filled with love, laughter, faith, and support—not just from us, but from our extended family and community as well. No matter what decision you make, we are grateful that you’ve taken the time to read our story, and we wish you and your baby peace, love, and hope for the future.