Krista & Joseph

We promise to love your child unconditionally and to help them grow with confidence and humility. We want to give them the opportunity to explore the world as well as their own hobbies and interests. We want their adoption to be a beautiful part of their life story and we plan to build an adoption book so they will always know where they come from.

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​ Thank you for taking the time to read our profile. We hope in reading this you will find that we are a fun-loving, adventurous couple who would love to share our lives with your child.

Our Story
We began dating in high school and have been together for over sixteen years. After university we started our journey from Newfoundland to Ontario and have built a happy life here for the last seven years. We were married in Disney World during a week long vacation with our closest friends and family.  We share our home with a big, cuddly German Shepherd that loves to play. Our little family is now ready to grow and we hope to do this with you, through adoption. 

Hobbies
In the summer we like to swim and paddle board at the nearby beach.  We like to go fishing, hiking, and camping when weather permits. In the winter, we like to go skating at the nearby skating loop or build a rink in our backyard.
                      
We are both huge sports fans (mainly hockey and baseball). We love playing games with our friends or catching a big league game on the weekend. Becoming a little league coach has always been a dream of Joe's.

We enjoy preparing healthy meals together in the kitchen or in the backyard while barbecuing. 

These are just a few of our hobbies that we would love to share with your child.

About Us
Krista studied biochemistry (nutrition) at Memorial University and has developed a passion for healthy living. She is a chemical technologist at a nuclear power plant. Her favourite activity is Pilates but she also enjoys paddle boarding and skating. 
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Krista loves to bake and really enjoys settling in for a movie night after a full week. 

Joe also studied at Memorial University. He works as a mechanical engineer at a nuclear power plant. Joe plays softball in the summer and hockey in the winter and enjoys a round of golf whenever possible. He loves to cook and try new recipes and in his downtime he likes to relax with a good book.

Travel
Our most exciting hobby is travel. We love to travel around the world together (we especially enjoy trying new food!). We would love to show your child the world. Discovering new cultures and landscapes is important to us. Whether it's snorkeling a reef , hiking a canyon or hopping on a bus tour, we know these memories will last a lifetime. (READ MORE BELOW)

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​Email: kristamhoben@gmail.com
We live in: Port Elgin, ON
Our ages: Joseph - 31; Krista - 33
Years together: 17 lovely years together, married for 3
Hoping to Adopt: newborn - 1 year
Pets: Ace, a wonderful German Shepherd 
Occupations: Joseph - Mechanical Engineer; Krista - Chemical Technologist

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Family 
We both grew up with large families. They gave us all of the love and support they could offer.  Our parents taught us to be respectful and accepting of everyones' personal beliefs, which is a value we still share.

Our family's each have their own unique traditions and values. Both of our families emphasized the importance of spending quality time together. Our parents would take us camping, coach our sports teams, take us fishing and teach us to dance like no one is watching (we still dance like that).

When we get together we spend our time laughing, sharing memories and letting our competitive sides shine during board-game night.

Traditions
We absolutely love Halloween! It is two days after Joe's Birthday so we usually plan a big Halloween party to celebrate. We host a pumpkin carving night each year to start the celebrations and we cannot wait to add trick or treating to the list.

Our favorite time of year is Christmas! Our traditions include a family tree hunt, Christmas Eve sliding, gingerbread house decorating and a Christmas Day family sing-a-long. This is the time of year when we can all get together and show our love and appreciation for each other. It is special to us because everyone is home for the holidays and our childhood homes are full of love, excitement and lots of delicious food. Our main event is the annual boxing day potluck. This is where we sing and dance together in true kitchen party style. Everyone brings their favorite food and we all watch hockey together to cheer on team Canada. We look forward to this day all year!

We would love to share all of these special traditions with your child and even add a few traditions of our own.

Our Dog
We share our home with our large and lovable German Shepherd, Ace. He has a great temperament and adores people, big and small. Ace is a big teddy bear that loves to cuddle. He is very gentle and he is a great companion. Ace would be a wonderful friend to your child.

Our Neighbourhood
We live in a quiet neighbourhood close to many of our friends and other young families. The nearest school is just a 5 minute walk from our house. We are also close to ball fields and playgrounds and only a 10 minute walk from the main beach. 

We have many neighbourhood walking trails where we enjoy taking our dog year round. 

Parenting
When it comes to parenting we believe in open communication and being respectful of one another. We would never belittle a child. We would be sure to listen to their concerns and work through them together. 

We believe in discipline, not punishment. We want to try our best to understand and support them while setting clear rules and boundaries for structure. We plan to have reasonable, age appropriate, expectations. We want them to have a healthy, happy childhood that helps them to reach their greatest potential. We also want them to know that they can be themselves and we will always support them. 

We can not wait to teach them to play, use their imaginations and to, sometimes, just be silly. At the end of the day, we want them to know that they are loved. By both their birth families and their adoptive families. 

We promise to love your child unconditionally and to help them grow with confidence and humility. We want to give them the opportunity to explore the world as well as their own hobbies and interests. We want their adoption to be a beautiful part of their life story and we plan to build an adoption book so they will always know where they come from. We look forward to an open adoption but, we will respect the level of openness that you are comfortable with.

Thank You
If we are given this privilege to adopt your child, we promise to give them the best life we possibly can. 

We will be sure to let them know the sacrifices that you made out of love. You are a very important part of their life, but you will also be an important part of our lives.

We wish you all the best in your life and we admire your courage and strength in making some tough decisions in the coming months.

We are filled with love and excitement for the child we hope to parent through adoption.

Thank you again for taking the time to read our profile.

Krista & Jospeh

Adoption Worker: Karin Maiterth, 
Tel: 5195794300
E-mail: kmaiterth@ggfilaw.com

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