Chris & Maritza

Hello! We’re Maritza, Chris and our greatest joy is being parents to our one-year-old son, Briar whom we welcomed through Lifetime Adoption in 2025. We’re a horse ranch family and our lifestyle is caring for our animals on our ranch and spending time with our friends and families cooking together, traveling, and spending time outside. We also enjoy swimming, paddleboarding and kayaking, and live near a beautiful river surrounded by mountains and forests. We love to catch a great outdoor concert and enjoy some of our delicious restaurants in town and food carts. We always planned to have more children and we’re so excited to be back to be growing our family again. Thank you for taking the time to learn about us. Our hearts go out to you as we understand that this is an incredibly important decision for you, and we are grateful you’re here and offer our support.

Hola! Somos Maritza y Chris, y nuestra mayor alegría es ser padres de nuestro hijo de un año, Briar, a quien recibimos en nuestra familia a través de Lifetime Adoption en 2025. Somos una familia dedicada a un rancho de caballos; nuestro estilo de vida gira en torno al cuidado de los animales y a compartir tiempo con amigos y familiares cocinando, viajando y disfrutando de actividades al aire libre. También nos gusta nadar, practicar *paddleboard* y hacer kayak, ya que vivimos cerca de un hermoso río rodeado de montañas y bosques. Nos encanta asistir a conciertos al aire libre y disfrutar de los deliciosos restaurantes y puestos de comida de nuestra localidad. Siempre tuvimos el deseo de tener más hijos y nos entusiasma mucho la idea de ampliar nuestra familia nuevamente. Gracias por tomarse el tiempo de conocernos. Nuestros pensamientos están con ustedes, pues comprendemos que esta es una decisión sumamente importante; les agradecemos que estén aquí y les ofrecemos todo nuestro apoyo.

About Us

We met 21 years ago at a horse rancho in Tucson, Arizona and later married in Sonoita, Arizona in 2007 under the sherbert colored sunset in the beautiful desert. We enjoy going to concerts at our local amphitheatre that is right next to the river, love paddle boarding and kayaking, travelling, cooking together and spending time with our friends and family. Although we were not able to conceive our own children, adoption was always part of our plan and we were so thrilled to welcome Briar, our son, through Lifetime Adoption in 2025. We quickly realized we were not done growing our familia, we always wanted 2-3 children, and are so excited to be back at Lifetime dreaming of the next child we will welcome.

About Chris

Maritza About Chris: Chris is an intensely good person, you just know you’re in good hands with him as he is so loving, kind, and is a wonderful father and teacher. He is loved by everyone. His hobbies include playing his Ibanez bass guitar, driving around on our ATV quad with us, and truly loves caring for our animals. He also loves white water kayaking and paddle boarding and is a natural outdoor adventurer. He fell in love with skydiving last year; he’s a brave and strong person. He looks forward to teaching Briar and our next child how to ride a horse, play guitar, learn about history, and how important family is.

About Maritza

Chris About Maritza: Maritza is certainly the person I trust most, including with our son Briar, and therefore with my heart. She is beautiful, and a proud Mexican woman, and Spanish is her first language. No one has ever been loyal to me like she has in her unwavering dedication to me and her family. With all my heart, she is the best person I’ve ever known. Her hobbies include riding her horses, supporting animal causes, catching a concert, cooking, shopping for makeup and clothes, and finding new places for us to travel to and visit and likes to take Briar in his stroller river side for walks. She looks forward to teaching Briar and the next child Spanish, her families recipes including her famous tortillas, and the appreciation for travelling domestically and internationally.

Our Extended Family

Chris’s parents and brother who has 3 children, live in rural Virginia and Tennesee. They are Irish and Scottish in their ancestry and where he is from celebrates incredible musicians that have come from this Appalachian region. It’s very beautiful there, especially in the fall when the trees change to yellow, orange and red. They also have lightening bugs and if you have never seen this in person, it is magical. He still has a lot of childhood friends and family there and it’s always a good time when we visit. Chris’s mother is a talented quilter, his father a wonderful teacher, and his brother is a horseman like him.

Maritza’s parents are from the Sonoran state of Mexico and her younger brother lives in Texas with his wife and is father to two son’s.  Her mother is known in the family to be an incredible cook which she has learned from and makes family recipes in our home, especially her tamales! Her mother is a talented knitter and enjoys crocheting, and her father loves any movie or documentary about nature and animals.

We also have close friends that we consider family. They treat us like one of their own and have always embraced us, and our son Briar and are excited about our growing family.

Our Home in Oregon

We are blessed to live in the forest on a 15-acre horse ranch in beautiful Oregon surrounded by lakes, rivers, streams and mountains and it’s hard to imagine a better place to raise a family. Our home is a log cabin and has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. The original owners told us that every log used to build our home was sourced from the property itself, a fun piece of history. You can see our horses, mule and donkey from every window and it is common to see horses grazing outside the window, hear our chickens, ducks and turkey’s in the morning, and sometimes the elk herd comes in to visit which is an incredibly peaceful and a calming sight.

Our Promise To You

If you choose us to adopt your child, we would want your child to grow up knowing where they came from. We’re open to staying connected in whatever way feels right to you. It is important to us that it is not just about the child, but their birth parents too. We are currently lucky to have an ongoing relationship with Briar’s birthparents and we continue to tell our son that he has two mothers and two fathers. We can promise you that we will love your child so much, and we will try to meet them where they are, and support them 100% as they grow. We also promise you that we will always put your child’s wellbeing first, surrounding with with love, security and the freedom to become who they are meant to be. It is not just about the child, you are just as important. Thank you, muchas gracias, for giving us a look and no matter what you decide, we send you our compassion, empathy and support.

We’d love to talk or answer any of your questions. Please call or text Lifetime at 1.800.923.6784.

In Closing

Growing our bilingual family/familia is such an exciting time for us as we always wanted to have 2-3 children. We are ready to welcome another child to treasure, support, and love. We promise a country rancho lifestyle supported by our Christian beliefs, and a profound love for nature, music, art, and caring for animals. Your child will be bilingual learning both English and Spanish, and will have the best big brother Briar, and extended family always cheering them on, loving and nurturing them. We are so blessed to have a positive relationship with Briar's birth parents, and if are you are open to this also, we would offer the same love, and thoughtfulness of your feelings. We are open to occasional visits. We want to do what you feel is best for you and we remain open to whatever that might be. We are glad that you are here. Thank you for learning about us a little bit and if you'd like to speak to us, it would be a blessing to meet you.

Thank you so much, blessings/Muchas gracias, bendiciones,
Chris & Maritza