Monica & Jake

Hoping to Adopt (Oklahoma)

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Our Travel Photos

Here we are in front of the Neuschwanstein Castle, in Germany

Here we are in front of the Neuschwanstein Castle, in Germany

Here we are in Salzburg, Austria

Here we are in Salzburg, Austria

Here we are in Honolulu, HI

Here we are in Honolulu, HI

Here we are in Busan, South Korea

Here we are in Busan, South Korea

Here we are in Banff, Alberta in Canada

Here we are in Banff, Alberta in Canada

Monica and Jake in Canada in front of an incredible ice sculpture

Monica and Jake in Canada in front of an incredible ice sculpture

Monica and Jake went reindeer sledding in the Arctic Circle, in Norway

Monica and Jake went reindeer sledding in the Arctic Circle, in Norway...

Here is a picture of the Ice Hotel that Monica and Jake stayed one night in, in the Arctic Circle in Norway!

Here is a picture of the Ice Hotel that Monica and Jake stayed one nig...

Monica and Jake inside the Ice Hotel

Monica and Jake inside the Ice Hotel

Monica and Jake by the beach in JeJu, South Korea

Monica and Jake by the beach in JeJu, South Korea

Monica and Jake exploring the beauty of Costa Rica

Monica and Jake exploring the beauty of Costa Rica

Monica with her cousins horseback riding on the beach in Costa Rica

Monica with her cousins horseback riding on the beach in Costa Rica

Monica and Jake in Norway

Monica and Jake in Norway

Monica and Jake under the Northern Lights in Norway

Monica and Jake under the Northern Lights in Norway

Monica and Jake in Seoul, South Korea

Monica and Jake in Seoul, South Korea

Monica's Family

Monica and Jake with her family celebrating her grandpa's 90th birthday! In this picture are her parents, sister, aunts, uncles, grandparents and cousins

Monica and Jake with her family celebrating her grandpa's 90th birthda...

Monica with her Dad

Monica with her Dad

Monica and Jake with her cousins at Disney World after they all participated and completed a 10k at Disney World!

Monica and Jake with her cousins at Disney World after they all partic...

Monica with her Mom and her sister at an Easter Brunch, a fun family tradition!

Monica with her Mom and her sister at an Easter Brunch, a fun family t...

Monica and Jake enjoy outings with her family. Here is a picture of them with Monica's sister, aunt, uncle and cousins after participating an escape puzzle room

Monica and Jake enjoy outings with her family. Here is a picture of th...

Monica and Jake with Monica's mother at her mother's first book signing for her debut Novel,

Monica and Jake with Monica's mother at her mother's first book signin...

Christmas Time in New Mexico with Monica's grandparents, parents and sister

Christmas Time in New Mexico with Monica's grandparents, parents and s...

Monica and her sister Katie

Monica and her sister Katie

Just a typical Thanksgiving celebration with Monica's big family!

Just a typical Thanksgiving celebration with Monica's big family!

Jake's Family

Jake and Monica with his brother and his significant other on Christmas morning when we were each given a handmade quilt by his grandma...of course their pup, Darwin wanted to be included!

Jake and Monica with his brother and his significant other on Christma...

Monica with Jake's mom and Jake's brother's significant other with their finished handmade wooden projects

Monica with Jake's mom and Jake's brother's significant other with the...

Jake and Monica with Jake's grandparents, brother and his brother's significant other at their house for Thanksgiving

Jake and Monica with Jake's grandparents, brother and his brother's si...

Jake and Monica with his parents and brother

Jake and Monica with his parents and brother

Jake and his brother with their grandparents

Jake and his brother with their grandparents

Jake and his brother with their grandmother

Jake and his brother with their grandmother

Our Hobbies and Interests

Monica and Jake love to eat pizza, especially when they make it from scratch, at home!

Monica and Jake love to eat pizza, especially when they make it from s...

Jake really enjoys working in his woodshop. Here is the beginning of the project from when he built them shelving for their living room

Jake really enjoys working in his woodshop. Here is the beginning of t...

They enjoy hosting their friends for a good theme party!

They enjoy hosting their friends for a good theme party!

Monica really enjoys baking and creating tasty desserts!

Monica really enjoys baking and creating tasty desserts!

From the time Monica and Jake attempted homemade gnocchi...they weren't too bad for their first try!

From the time Monica and Jake attempted homemade gnocchi...they weren'...

Jake designs and builds flight simulators for his career, so of course he has one to play on at home!

Jake designs and builds flight simulators for his career, so of course...

Monica and Jake enjoy doing local, fun runs together. Here they are at the color run!

Monica and Jake enjoy doing local, fun runs together. Here they are at...

Monica and Jake with her family before running their 10k at Disney World. I mean who doesn't love Disney World or dressing up!

Monica and Jake with her family before running their 10k at Disney Wor...

Monica and Jake also enjoy going to concerts and musical festivals. Here are they are with Monica's cousin at Austin City Limits

Monica and Jake also enjoy going to concerts and musical festivals. He...

Monica enjoys a night of painting with her aunt and cousin

Monica enjoys a night of painting with her aunt and cousin

Jake loves to use our smoker especially to make delicious ribs

Jake loves to use our smoker especially to make delicious ribs

Our Pets: Darwin the Aussie, Leo the Husky Mix and Nala the Cat

Jake with our pups, Darwin and Leo

Jake with our pups, Darwin and Leo

Nothing better than a good afternoon nap and puppy snuggles!

Nothing better than a good afternoon nap and puppy snuggles!

Monica and Jake with Leo

Monica and Jake with Leo

Jake enjoying our backyard patio with the pups

Jake enjoying our backyard patio with the pups

Monica and Darwin enjoying a picnic lunch by the lake

Monica and Darwin enjoying a picnic lunch by the lake

Darwin and Leo celebrating a birthday!

Darwin and Leo celebrating a birthday!

Enjoying a nice hike by the lake with the pups

Enjoying a nice hike by the lake with the pups

Monica with Darwin when he was a puppy

Monica with Darwin when he was a puppy

These pups are too silly and too cute

These pups are too silly and too cute

Leo loves to give hugs

Leo loves to give hugs

Our sweet cat, Nala

Our sweet cat, Nala

Nala keeping warm by the fireplace

Nala keeping warm by the fireplace

Our Home

Our neighborhood park, in the snow. We live right across the street and there is even a splash pad for when it is warm!

Our neighborhood park, in the snow. We live right across the street an...

A glimpse at our Christmas decorations in our living room

A glimpse at our Christmas decorations in our living room

Jake on a snowy morning in front of our house with our pups

Jake on a snowy morning in front of our house with our pups