Hi! We are Milo and Brian from Orange County, California. We want to start out by saying thank you! Thank you for taking the time to get to know us, and thank you for considering us as adoptive parents.

One of the reasons we chose adoption is because we want to provide a child with a loving and supportive environment, with many opportunities to thrive. In doing so, we were chosen as foster parents to an incredible little girl who we have been caring for since June 2022. In July 2024 our adoption was complete and our duo became a forever trio. This journey has taught us so much about love and patience - we cannot wait to add another little one to our family.

We met on Tinder. Surprise! It works! Our first date was awesome. A drink turned into an appetizer, that turned into a walk around town, and then turned into dinner. Milo told his friends that “Brian showed up to the date before I did, I think I need to marry him!”

Fast forward 3 years later: It is the hottest day of the year, and we have all 10 cousins coming over to walk to a food festival in the town square. The A/C couldn’t keep up because it was 115º outside. Milo asks Brian to fix the dog’s collar real quick and that is how he popped the question, on his knee with the perfect ring. Everyone was in on the surprise and arrived just a few minutes later to celebrate together with an impromptu engagement party. It was just incredible… very hot and incredible!

We have created a life we love. We really love to do almost everything together. Brian is certainly the planner between the two of us. He loves to put together great meal plans and travel itineraries, but Milo is incredible at details and can do a deep dive into the history of any place we are visiting. If it were up to Brian, we’d be spending a few days eating our weight in pasta through Tuscany, but Milo would have us trekking to every architecturally intriguing spot in Japan. How do we make it work? Compromise… we make sure to find time to do both. It’s the only way to travel when you’ve got two totally different ideas of what to do!

I come from what Brian calls “a comically large Lebanese family” just outside of Los Angeles. I consider myself blessed to be raised around such an amazing and supportive network. Being the oldest of three boys, my mom and dad certainly had their hands full, but they raised my brothers and I with unconditional love. To this day, if I go more than a week without checking in with my parents just to say ‘hi’, I will get an earful.

I was the first child in my generation to go to college and after graduation, I fulfilled my dream of becoming an Architect. I got licensed about 4 years ago, and now work as a Project Manager for one of state’s largest architectural firms, working on education projects. It is so rewarding to walk by a classroom building that I designed and to see the impact it has on students ’lives.

Milo was born to be a Dad and instantly connects with people. He’s the first one to volunteer to help somebody move, is always happy to get together with friends, and can talk to anyone about any topic. He is the cornerstone of his huge Lebanese family.

Milo gets excited about the latest LEGO architectural set release like it’s Christmas morning. I didn’t know for sure if raising a child was going to happen for me until I met Milo. Milo makes me a better person just being around him. I don’t call Milo my best friend because he’s everyone’s best friend… I have the privilege of calling him my husband though!

I was born and raised in Southern California and while I love to travel and explore new places, SoCal always feels like coming home. I feel incredibly lucky to have been raised by very different personality types with my mother being creative, and my father being highly analytical and great with numbers. I loved to play “office” as a kid, so it’s no surprise that
I became a marketing manager, one of the most creative office jobs imaginable.

Although my company is located in North Carolina, I am a work-from-home employee and travel just a few weeks a year. Creating moments that people remember is one of my favorite
things to do at both work and home. People rarely remember things, but we always remember how we felt in a moment, so my goal is to make sure that everyone walks away with a lasting memory. Our entire neighborhood is now in on it and we are making memories to last a lifetime for us all!

Brian is the smilemaker at every party! If I ever make the mistake of going to any family event without my “better half”, I spend the rest of the evening explaining why he isn’t there. He is the kind of guy that you always want to be around.

I loved Brian before, but seeing him as a parent to Zee has made me appreciate and respect him on another level. He is organized and hardworking, but makes us all laugh while still teaching Zee to be both confident and kind. I have never met anyone like Brian, and I consider myself lucky to call him a husband & father.

We live in Orange County, CA (the O.C.) but our house is anything but typical. It is a little 1926 vintage bungalow in the Old Towne Orange historical district, walking distance from the center of town. Our whole neighborhood decorates for the holidays, celebrates together, and we are really lucky to consider our neighbors an extension of our family.

When the opportunity came up a few years ago to buy a small cabin in the mountains about 15 minutes away from Brian’s mom & stepfather, we jumped at the chance! It has been so awesome having a small get away where we can go for the weekend and decompress in nature. More than that, we love having a little place where we can have all of our family over, especially when it snows!

Our entire family is looking forward to us adding a new little one. In fact, Milo's cousin Joseph keeps telling us to “hurry it up” so that our children can grow up together just like they did.

Brian’s family is small but mighty. Even though Brian’s two sisters, Melissa and Andrea live a few hours away, we make it a point to see them every chance we get! We even have an annual Memorial Day tradition where Melissa, Matt (her husband) and her sons (Riley, Tristan, & Logan) come over and spend the long weekend and participate in the community garage sale.

Step back Olive Garden… you know nothing about family until you have been introduced into a Lebanese family. If you ever saw “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” you have seen a mere glimpse into what a Lebanese family is bringing to the table. “Just a few people for dinner” feeds 24. Our future child will be surrounded with love and all the amazing Lebanese food they can eat!

From the bottom of our hearts, we want to thank you for investing a bit of your time getting to know us. We are so grateful to have this life together and are looking forward to growing our family with your help. We are honored that you would consider us as adoptive parents, and look forward to going through this journey together!