Family & Home

We live in a small township North of Columbus, which has a local playground area with swing sets, slides, and a park. In the summer the park hosts concerts which are family friendly. Our home has 3 bedrooms, a nice backyard and patio.  Our house is conveniently located across the street from the elementary school. Our neighborhood is culturally diverse and kid-friendly. We even have a committee that plans family events throughout the year including concerts and scavenger hunts. We are extremely close with our families. Dan’s background is Greek and he has two sisters and Maribeth has a brother. Our sibling families have multiple kids Dan has 3 nieces and 1 nephew and Maribeth has 2 nieces and 1 nephew, our families are very open, warm, and accepting. The kids in our family range in age from 21 all the way down to 1 year old. Both families are thrilled and eagerly anticipating  the arrival of the baby.  Dan’s parents live locally in Columbus and will be very hands-on with Gigi helping to babysit and Maribeth’s parents live not far, only about 2 hours away in Van Wert, Ohio.  We both come from strong family backgrounds.  Family gatherings have always been an important tradition in both of our families.  We have family reunions every summer and then we also go to Florida for a beach vacation annually. Holidays and birthdays are strong traditions we participate in as well. We try to get together as much as possible with our families as we can.  We believe in having an open mind and respect for all different cultures. We believe that experience with various different cultures will enrich our lives. We feel so fortunate that we live in a city that promotes cultural diversity and access to many different cultures. We will work hard to expose our child to their cultural background so they can experience for themselves who they are and where they come from.  Most of our friends already have kids and are super supportive and excited for us to have a child as we will have play dates set up!