The Characters In Our Love Story

Brandon & Teresa- Christians, Foster Parents, New Yorkers, Bloggers

Baby 1- 10 day old boy placed Aug 2009- stayed 8 months before returning to Dad in March 2010

Baby 2- 18 mo boy placed with brother in March 2010, stayed 1 year before returning to Dad

Baby 3- Newborn boy placed in March 2010 with his brother (Baby 2), returned home in March 2011

Baby 4- 4yr old boy placed March 2011 and adopted November 2014

Baby 5- Newborn boy placed August 2011. Stayed 5 months before returning to Dad in January 2012

Baby 6- 22 month boy placed and removed in February 2012.

Baby 7- Newborn boy placed April 2013 with his twin brother (Baby 8). Died in our home from rare, undetected birth defect

Baby 8- Newborn boy placed and removed April 2013 after death of his twin brother

Baby 9- 1 week old girl placed May 2013, currently lives with us.

Baby 10- 4 month old girl placed March 2015, stayed 2 weeks before moving to a Relative Resource.

Baby 11- Newborn boy placed April 2015, currently live with us

Baby 12- 4 year old girl placed May 2015 with her brothers (Babies 11 &13), currently lives with us.

Baby 13- 3 year old boy placed May 2015 with his siblings (Babies (11 & 12), currently lives with us

Cataleya- Our resident Princess-
Adopted March 2012 @ 2 months old through a private agency
Catch up on her story here


Respite 1- 3yr old boy we had for vacation respite several times beginning in October 2009
Respite 2- 11mo boy- overnight vacation respite August 2010 returned 8 days in April/May 2011
Respite 3- 4yr old behavior respite- 21 days over November & December 2010
Respite 4- 3yr old girl- 16 days over the beginning of 2011
Respite 5- 8mo boy- 2 night emergency respite March 2011
Respite 6- 4yr old boy- 4 day vacation respite April 2011
Respite 7- 2yr old girl- 4 day vacation respite April 2011
Respite 8- 7mo old boy- 19 day vacation respite June/July 2011
Respite 9- 5yr old girl- 4 night behavior respite March 2013
Respite 10- 1yr old boy- 4 night respite March 2013
Respite 11- 1yr old boy- 7 night respite December 2013
Respite 12- 2 yr old boy- overnight behavior respite February 2014
Respite 13- 3 yr old girl- 3 day behavior respite March 2015