We met nine years ago while Chris was a senior in college. Brian had just graduated from Harvard and had moved to the Bay Area to start a career in computer software engineering. It didn’t take long for us to realize that we wanted to spend our lives together and we have been in a loving and committed relationship since we met.

Chris is definitely the planner and organizer in our house-hold and he looks forward to attending PTA meetings and being the Brownie/Cub Scout Troop Leader. Brian is the patient teacher, and can't wait to teach our future child
how to read, swim, ride a bike and use a computer (eventually!). We both love to spend time together and
we can’t wait to welcome a child into our lives.

We live in El Cerrito, California in a three bedroom home. Our home is warm and comfortable and we live only a
few blocks from the local park that always seems to be filled with kids. Our house has a backyard and a deck
for barbequing and playing with our Yellow Labrador, Regatta. Our puppy loves kids - especially when they’re willing to share just about anything they are eating.

We love the area we live in and we are very excited to raise a child in our neighborhood. On weekends, the streets are crowded with strollers and little kids and the area offers a lot of things for kids to encourage their interests such as little league, ballet, and music and art classes.

We also love the outdoors. Our summers are full of family camping trips and boating and we love to ski and snow-board during the winters. On weekends, we can often be found just down the street from our house at the Albany beach with our six year old yellow Labrador, Regatta.