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We are Joe, Jean-Charles and Sara
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Joe, Jean-Charles and Sara
We are a loving family of 3 looking to adopt a newborn baby boy or girl. If you know of anyone considering adoption as a choice for their newborn, we would appreciate you passing along the link to our website (joeandjeancharles.com).
We have been approved to be adoptive parents and will provide a complete profile of ourselves upon request. We are working with Friends in Adoption and can be reached at:
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Oh wow! It has been so long!
So sorry that the blog has been abandoned... We have been very busy, and little time for the blog, now as family of FOUR! We adopted a gorgeous baby girl on March 10, 2009. Liliana is her name! Liliana is adorable and we are very happy! She will be 5 months next week!
Facebook is sort of taking some time away from us as well. If you are a friend from the blog, you can find me there with the screen name jeancharles1 — But I'm trying to keep it locked and private, so please only send a friend request if your profile is not empty or if you are not hiding your identity behind a picture of a dog, car or butterfly!
Facebook is sort of taking some time away from us as well. If you are a friend from the blog, you can find me there with the screen name jeancharles1 — But I'm trying to keep it locked and private, so please only send a friend request if your profile is not empty or if you are not hiding your identity behind a picture of a dog, car or butterfly!
A Merry Little Christmas (video)
A Merry Little Christmas
A video about Sara and her reactions to Christmas Day / 2008.
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A video about Sara and her reactions to Christmas Day / 2008.
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Enjoy!! — You can view this video in HD quality picture directly in youtube. The link to this video is: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThoW342c9hc |
Our 2008 Christmas Tree
Merry Christmas! Feliz Natal!
A video with the story of our Christmas tree for the 2008 Holiday Season.
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A video with the story of our Christmas tree for the 2008 Holiday Season.
We're looking to adopt our second child!
We are a loving family looking to adopt a newborn baby boy or girl.
If you know of anyone considering adoption as a choice for their newborn, we would appreciate you passing along the link to our website (http://www.joeandjeancharles.com).
We have been approved to be adoptive parents and will provide a complete profile of ourselves upon request.
We are working with Friends in Adoption (http://www.friendsinadoption.org/) and can be reached at: 1-800-844-3630 (24 hours/day • toll free)
If you know of anyone considering adoption as a choice for their newborn, we would appreciate you passing along the link to our website (http://www.joeandjeancharles.com
We have been approved to be adoptive parents and will provide a complete profile of ourselves upon request.
We are working with Friends in Adoption (http://www.friendsinadoption.org/) and can be reached at: 1-800-844-3630 (24 hours/day • toll free)
Florida Judge Rules Gay Adoption Ban Unconstitutional
Florida Judge Rules Gay Adoption Ban Unconstitutional
A Florida judge has found the state's 31-year ban on gay adoptions to be unconstitutional, reports the Miami Herald. The ruling from Judge David Audlin Jr. will allow a gay Key West resident to adopt the teenage boy he has raised as a foster parent since 2001.
Judge Audlin said the adoption was in the child's "best interest" and asserted that barring gays from adopting conflicted with the state constitution since it targets a specific group for punishment. Audlin had appointed the foster father to be the boy's legal guardian in 2006. At a hearing earlier this year, the order says the boy testified that he wanted the man to be his "forever father...because
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Sara's Second Birthday
Sara's second birthday party this year was at Locomotion, which especializes in parties for children up to seven years old. Sara and her little friends had a blast and we enjoyed it. The little mermaid, Ariel, was the theme of the cake and other goodies, and it was not a coincidence, as Sara's absolutely in love with Ariel.
Em Português: O aniversário de dois aninhos da Sara, este ano, foi no salão Locomotion, que é especializado em festinhas para crianças de até 7 anos. Sara e os amiguinhos se deliciaram, e os adultos também se divertiram. Ariel, a pequena sereia, foi o tema da festa. E não poderia deixar de ser, afinal a Sara recentemente está completamente encantada com a linda Ariel.
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Em Português: O aniversário de dois aninhos da Sara, este ano, foi no salão Locomotion, que é especializado em festinhas para crianças de até 7 anos. Sara e os amiguinhos se deliciaram, e os adultos também se divertiram. Ariel, a pequena sereia, foi o tema da festa. E não poderia deixar de ser, afinal a Sara recentemente está completamente encantada com a linda Ariel.
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A visit to Sesame Place (Vila Sésamo)
We had a blast at Sesame Place on July 17 and 18, in Langhorne, PA. It was one day after Joe's 39th birthday, but the 3 of us played like little kids at the many water rides available at the park. Sara loved meeting with the real Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird and all of their friends. It was a great family trip!
Em Português:
Nos divertimos bastante no Parque da Vila Sésamo, na cidade de Langhorne, PA, nos dias 17 e 18 de Julho. Viajamos um dia após o 39ª aniversário do Joe, mesmo assim nós 3 brincamos feito criança nos vários brinquedos gigantes e molhados do parque. Sara adorou conhecer pessoalmente o verdadeiro Elmo, a fadinha Abby Cadabby, o Garibaldo e todo o resto da turma. Foi um passeio e tanto.
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Nos divertimos bastante no Parque da Vila Sésamo, na cidade de Langhorne, PA, nos dias 17 e 18 de Julho. Viajamos um dia após o 39ª aniversário do Joe, mesmo assim nós 3 brincamos feito criança nos vários brinquedos gigantes e molhados do parque. Sara adorou conhecer pessoalmente o verdadeiro Elmo, a fadinha Abby Cadabby, o Garibaldo e todo o resto da turma. Foi um passeio e tanto.
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Sara (and us) having fun at Rye Playland
Sara and us having fun at Rye Playland.
Sara e nós no parque Playland, em Rye (New York):
Sara e nós no parque Playland, em Rye (New York):
Domingo no Park (Sunday at the Park)
Spending some time at a park nearby. Needless to say, Sara loves it and does not handle very well when it is time to leave the park. It is cold outside and we can't stay out for too long, so we are definetely looking forward to Spring.
Passeando na manhã de Domingo, em um parque perto de casa. Nem precisa dizer que a Sara não gosta da hora de ir embora, mas com o frio não dá pra ficar muito tempo. Não vemos a hora de chegar a Primavera.
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Passeando na manhã de Domingo, em um parque perto de casa. Nem precisa dizer que a Sara não gosta da hora de ir embora, mas com o frio não dá pra ficar muito tempo. Não vemos a hora de chegar a Primavera.
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Local same-sex couples and their children make the news
Our local newspaper, The Journal-News, published today a great front-page story about local same-sex couples raising their children. Below, an excerpt from the article. The full story,
with links to the story of each family, plus interactive videos with the families, can be found
here.
Also according to the Journal-News, some interesting statistics: Nationwide, 162,000 same-sex couples - about one in three of all gay female couples and one in five of all male couples who declared their relationship on census forms - were raising children at the end of the last decade, according to the 2000 census.
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Also according to the Journal-News, some interesting statistics: Nationwide, 162,000 same-sex couples - about one in three of all gay female couples and one in five of all male couples who declared their relationship on census forms - were raising children at the end of the last decade, according to the 2000 census.
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Checking out the snow (or a day at the mall)
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Today we spent our Saturday evening at the mall. Sara loves the openess of the mall, and she LOVES to check out all the stuff for sale at the stores... Shopping is definetely something she likes to do, even at 18 months of age!
Before we left the house, a photo op in front of our house. It looked really pretty today with the snow everywhere.
At the mall, we ran into Sergio and Lisandra (Jean's uncle and his wife). It was a funny coincidence, because I had just mentioned to Joe that no matter how often we go to the Palisades Mall, we never ever run into anyone we know, because the mall is so big and so crowded that the odds are just against everybody. I said that and of course there was Sergio, staring at us. It's a small world, after all.
Em Português: Hoje foi dia de ir ao shopping center! A Sara adora o espaço, enorme, correndo pra baixo e pra cima até cair de cansaço (bem, a gente cai muito mais antes que ela).
A Sara também adora fazer compras, hah hah! Ainda bem que ela ainda não sabe que precisa passar no caixa pra terminar de efetuar a compra. Mas ela adora as coisinhas de menina. Vê uma bolsa e vai logo pegando e falando "pretty", depois faz pose. Isto aos 18 meses, imagina quando entender que pode comprar e levar pra casa... vai ser uma roubada só! rsrs
Antes de sair pro shopping, aproveitamos e pra tirar umas fotos na frente da nossa casa, pois está tudo branquinho lá fora devido à uma tempestade de neve que aconteceu ontem. O dia estava lindo hoje, apesar da neve em todo o lugar.
E no shopping, aconteceu um fato engraçado. É um dos maiores shopping centers do mundo, e eu falei para o Joe a seguinte frase: "Não adianta quantas vezes a gente vem aqui, é tanta gente, tantas lojas e tantos andares que simplesmente nunca vamos nos deparar com alguém que conhecemos." Foi só eu falar isso prá eu pagar na mesma hora, dando de cara com o meu tio Sérgio e sua esposa, Lisandra. Conversamos um pouco e eles aproveitaram para tirar uma casquinha da Sara. Êta mundo pequeno!
P.S. : There are photos, above, and they should be loading as a slide show. I am not sure why they are not showing in certain web browsers. To see the pictures, just click on "View Album" and the link should take you to our web album.
State Court Recognizes Gay Marriages From Elsewhere
February 2, 2008
State Court Recognizes Gay Marriages From Elsewhere
By ROBERT D. McFADDEN
State Court Recognizes Gay Marriages From Elsewhere
By ROBERT D. McFADDEN
A New York appellate court ruled Friday that valid out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples must be legally recognized in New York, just as the law recognizes those of heterosexual couples solemnized elsewhere. Lawyers for both sides said the ruling applied to all public and private employers in the state.
Even though gay couples may not legally marry in New York, the appellate court in Rochester held that a gay ...
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| SuperBowl Sunday 2/3/08 5:17 PM |
Photos from Superbowl Sunday. Need say more?
Fotos do Superbowl, o jogo anual da final do Futeból Americano, que praticamente pára os EUA todo mês de Fevereiro.
Can't see the photos? Try this link. As fotos não estão aparecendo? Clique aqui.
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Sara Olivia Youtube Player
Sara Olivia videos on youtube: All of Sara Olivia's videos, organized in one player window:
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Todos os videos com a Sara Olivia, organizados em um player só. Coisas de youtube!<< MORE >>
Atirei o Pau no Gato (The Yellow Cat)
Sara's favorite song is an old children's Portuguese "cantiga de roda" (chanting in circles) which is titled "Atirei o Pau no Gato" (I threw the stick on the cat).
This song has a great catchy tune but the lyrics are not very politically correct, so I came up with some fun English words in hopes that Sara will learn to sing the song in Portuguese and also in English. Time will tell. By the way, the lyrics and translation are below the video.
On the youtube video below, you can hear the song and see how Sara enjoys it. She usually applaude and cheer when I play this song on the piano. As far as Sara is concerned, one just can't stop her beat.
