Shawn & Dessica - 1-800-923-6784

	Shawn	Dessica
Our Education	One year college	Master's in Education
Our Professions	Co-owner of several businesses	Stay-at-home mom
Stay-At-Home	No	Yes
Our Racial Background	Caucasian	Caucasian
Some of Our Favorites
Movie	Happy Gilmore	Grease, Love & Basketball
Music	Dave Matthews Band	Nicole C. Mullen
Date night	Dinner & movie	Dinner & movie
Food	Dessica's taco dip with chips	Buffalo wings
Hobbies	Hunting and fishing	Reading, taking walks with a girlfriend
Quirky thing	Amazing ability to memorize numbers	Will change hair color/style every few months
Sport we play	Volleyball	Volleyball
More About Our Family
Our Special Interests	Summers at the lake on the water-skiing, tubing, fishing, and campfires. Winter-snowmobiling, ice fishing, hot cocoa by the fire. Camping, bike rides, and athletics all year long.
Our Faith	Christian-our faith is a number one priority.
Our Musical Interest	Contemporary Christian, classic rock 'n roll
About Our Home	Newly-built spacious seven bedroom in a great private neighborhood. Our big backyard with basketball court, sandbox, trampoline is the neighborhood gathering spot.
Our Children	Vinnie-12, Maddie-11, J-10, Kader-7, Mareyn-6
We Live in the State of...	Minnesota
Our Neighborhood	We live on a cul-de-sac with lots of young families!

We Prefer a Child Who Is...

Age of Child Newborn to 18 months

Twins That would be incredibly special-yes!

Gender Either

Sibling Group Yes, under 18 months

Ethnicity of Child African American, African American/any race

Future Contact with Birth Family Yes-through letters, photos, and visits

Our Promise to You To love unconditionally and provide great opportunities to experience life and a Christian education. We will emphasize African American culture and how special our transracial family is and what makes us unique!

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