We are Alfredo and Julie from California

We are Alfredo and Julie, a fun, loving, passionate, faith-based couple that has been married since 2012. Yin and yang is how we referred to each other in our early relationship as we are a great complement and balance for each other. Alfredo is joyfully outgoing, big-voiced, a social uniter, and lives for the fullness of each moment, Julie is humbly reserved, soft-spoken, playful, and a bit more structured. We have spent the past 20-plus years teaching and coaching many children with a love and passion that spills out from our hearts and with an infectious energy.

We cannot deny that children light us up and we are excited to begin a new chapter in our family. Coming out of high school we did not know the impact attending college would make. It is where we began our love story and also changed our lives in ways we never could have imagined. At the time we were both focused on being student-athletes, Julie a softball player and Alfredo a volleyball player, and it is through these experiences that we met some of the most valuable people in our lives, built foundations for our careers, provided impactful life lessons, and opened the doors for our future. With the love for one another that has been present since day one, along with endless support that knows no boundaries, we have always lifted each other up to new heights. Our unified journeys helped us set a strong foundation for our relationship, we’ve built many memories together and now look forward to building new ones with your child.

The year 2001 was impactful for so many reasons, but we had no idea how it would change both our lives and lead us here today. Alfredo was in a tragic car accident, which resulted in the car rolling and ending up in a ditch. He would end up in a coma, with memory loss, a whole lot of heartache, and the recovery process was slow and steady. Thankfully he recovered and regained consciousness. Unfortunately, the tragic events of that day would create confusion as he awoke. Just months prior, during an unfortunate softball accident, Julie fractured the orbit of her eye, this would impact her physically, emotionally, and pause her play of college softball. As fate would have it, these moments would lead us to meet each other in college, where we began our unique journey together. We tried to have a child of our own, but doctors found a tumor filling Julie’s uterus and we decided a hysterectomy was best for Julie’s health. We knew God had other plans for us, and never closed the door to the idea of growing our family. Adoption has already been a part of our immediate family and we have experienced how beautiful it can be.

As you are deciding on your child’s future, we want to thank you for opening yourself to us and creating a pathway to parenthood that we could not do without you. The same love and care you are showing is what we will continue to show your child. Your journey has now crossed with ours and we look forward to supporting the relationship you desire for the future.