Our names are Andrea and James Wilkinson and we are a family that likes to have fun! There is never a dull moment with us. We have been married over 12 years and we currently have an 9 year old son living with us.
We desire to expand our family as we believe that this be a blessing for all parties. Although we are African American we are open to all. We have a sort of adopted South Korean young lady who we call our daughter. She was an exchange student that stayed with us for 2 years and she still comes to visit. We are big on diversity, exposing our kids to different things so that they are aware of options in life that will help them to progress, and we are big on education.
Andrea's hobbies are listening to music, enjoying and embracing nature (listening to birds, walking in the park, being in the moment), going to the movies and spending time doing fun things with the family. James' hobbies are spending time with the family, bicycling, exercising, participating in sports with our son, going to the movies and playing outside.
I work full-time for Virginia State - DARS as a VR Counselor and have a flexible work schedule and my husband is an Active Duty Lt. Colonel in the United States Army.
We believe in respecting others and following the rules. It is important for us to instill respect and independence in our kids as we want them to be successful and do better than us (their parents). We have a Christian foundation and we live by these beliefs.
We enjoy sporting events, listening to different types of music, watching movies and biking and just plain 'ol acting silly.
When we gather, we usually gather in our son's room, the kitchen or the living room; we just like to be around each other a lot. We always spend time with each other, either playing inside/outside, watching a movie or practicing for the sport that our son is involved in. We take time to travel to experience different things and/or we travel to see family often.
We live in the State of Virginia. Our home is a single family home and we live in a Suburban neighborhood in which we know all of our neighbors. We do not have any pets at this time but would like to get a puppy in the future.
For our family, it is important to continue to do some educational activities and to have conversations that are thought provoking. In addition, we like to expose our kids to different activities so that they are able to find their niche' in life. To us it is all about exposure and finding the activity they enjoy. This will help them excel. There are various activities to do near our home. We have a community center that has a playground, swimming pool, tennis court and basketball court. In addition, there are a lot of sports leagues and other playgrounds in our area. Our community is extremely family oriented. There are a lot activity options for children in our community. We have the following sports and activities: swimming, basketball, martial arts, softball, track and field, music lessons and more.
We live in an awesome school district that is rated very well. The sense of community and the educational system are some of the main reasons why we moved to our current neighborhood.
Andrea is a member of the PTA and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and serves on committees at work.
My husband and I want to adopt a foster child because we want to expand our family and we realize that there are many kids in the foster care system that would like to have a permanent family. We would like to be that permanent family. We commit to helping the child in a holistic manner so that he can become an individual with self-confidence, great values-morals, respectful and knowing the importance of education and never giving up.
We will show him that we are trustworthy and that we care. We will show him the respect and provide a good level of comfort. We will show that we are patient are committed to seeing progress in all areas of his life.