Occupation 

Mortgage Lending

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Hobby

Scuba diving

Favorite Family Activity

Swimming in our pool

Favorite Food

Indian

Favorite Movie

Star Wars

Favorite Place to Travel

Bora Bora

Occupation 

HR, Accounting, Administration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Hobby

Exploring with Gigi

Favorite Family Activity

Lake days

Favorite Food

Sushi 

Favorite Movie

50 First Dates

Favorite Place to Travel

Belize

Our Story

Our lives crossed paths many times before we officially became “us,” and looking back, I truly believe God was writing our story long before we understood. In His perfect timing, everything fell into place.

Twelve years ago, George and I finally went on our first real date after he had spent years patiently pursuing me. He says he knew almost immediately he wanted to build a life and family together—and I felt it too. From the beginning, he made me feel chosen, safe, and deeply loved.

I had always dreamed of being proposed to on a beach, and George made that come true at our lake house, surrounded by my friends and nieces. He chose a place we could return to and relive that moment—such a reflection of who he is.

We later celebrated with a beautiful wedding on the roof of Lambeau Field, so special to our Green Bay community. George still jokes that he “professed his love on a mountaintop,” and it truly felt that way—one of the happiest days of my life. For our honeymoon, George surprised me with the beach trip of my dreams to French Polynesia.

Gianna has been part of our family since the very beginning. She is joyful, bright, adventurous, and full of personality. Gianna loves deeply and hugs tightly. She notices when someone feels left out and instinctively attracts everyone around her.

Since Gianna could talk, she has been raving about becoming a big sister. She prays for it and talks about "when baby brother is here" daily. This Christmas, when Santa asked what she wanted, she answered without hesitation, "a baby brother." It brought everyone in the room to tears.

She is our little adventurer and our family foodie, and more than anything, Gianna is nurturing. She already practices being a big sister by gently rocking her baby dolls, making sure they are “safe,” and sweetly hugging her baby cousins and every little baby she sees. Gianna's spirit is infectious, and any child who joins our family will not just gain parents - they will gain a big sister who has been "patiently" waiting with open arms.

Our Home

We call Green Bay, Wisconsin, home, and we've built our dream home by hand. Our five-bedroom home has become a lovely part of our story. With the help of our family and friends, we repainted every wall, replaced every foot of flooring, and transformed our yard and pool into a place where we gather with our community to fill our lives with memories, laughter, and games.

Inside, our home is warm and full of life. There’s often music playing while we cook together, and our cozy theater room is where we build blanket forts for movie nights and slumber parties. Gianna has a large playroom that her friends are drawn to use their imagination in, though she usually prefers to be next to us, cooking, cleaning, and playing board games. We've built our home to be the gathering place of connection and comfort for those we love.

Green Bay is a wonderful place to raise a family. It is nationally recognized for its quality of life and family-friendly, safe neighborhoods; we are proud to call it home. It feels like one large, supportive community where people truly look out for one another. We live just steps away from a nature preserve and the vibrant Titletown community.

Every day, our neighborhood hosts live music, outdoor movies, family games, and seasonal celebrations such as ice skating and sledding. Our neighborhood is full of active families we have known since we were children, and our schools are welcoming, diverse, and full of families from many different backgrounds.

Our families are within 15 minutes of us. George’s sister Erika and our nephews live just one block away. With close friends nearby and a strong sense of community, we truly could not have chosen a better place to raise our family.

George's Family

George’s family is also a big and loving part of our lives. His mom and her five sisters are the strong mentors of the family. George also has three siblings, an older brother and two younger sisters; they all share a strong bond.

George’s mom, Beverly, lives nearby and spends a special day each week with Gianna. Mimi often picks Gianna up from school to try new ethnic foods, browse local museums, or enjoy an afternoon with Gianna's great-aunties doing crafts.

George’s older brother Craig lives in Atlanta with his wife and their two boys. When Gianna was born in Florida, Craig’s family was the very first to meet her. On our way home, we spent a week with them so they could bond with their new cousin. That trip holds such a special place in our hearts because Gianna’s very first days with her family were spent surrounded by their love.

George’s youngest sister, Erika, lives just one block away from our home with her husband and their two young boys. The cousins spend their evenings together bike riding to the park, swimming in our pool, and playing yard games with the neighborhood crew.

Family has always been the center of my life. I grew up in a blended family and was adopted by my dad when I was young; my older brother was adopted as well. Although none of us share the same biology, they’re my brothers.

My older brother Timmy and his wife have five children, four girls and one boy. Gianna loves having cousins over! One minute they’re having tea parties, the next they’re building forts, dancing in the theater room, or turning the kitchen into a science lab for their latest experiment. Timmy’s youngest, Lincoln, is Gianna’s favorite sidekick!

My younger brother Steven recently finished college and works in IT. He and Gianna share a special bond, and Steven joins us on our family adventures, including trips to Belize, the Bad Lands, and Hawaii.

It truly feels like a village raising our children, and we know any child who joins our family will grow up surrounded by cousins, grandparents, and relatives who will celebrate them every step of the way.

George & Ashley - A Look Into Our Life

Life on the Lake

Our cabin on Wheeler Lake holds a special place in our hearts. Year-round, we bring family and friends together at the lake.

No matter the season, our time up north invites us to slow down together. Mornings start quietly with coffee on the dock and mist rising off the water.



We love sharing summer days barefoot in the sand or out on the boat, swimming, fishing, and tubing. Our warm summer nights end with making s'mores and reminiscing around the campfire.

Year-Around Fun

In winter, we gather by the fireplace after full days of sledding, skiing, snowshoeing, and ice fishing — the sound of laughter carrying across the frozen lake. Each evening brings cooking side by side in the kitchen, music playing, and a family game (usually Klask or Don’t Break the Ice) around the table before bed. If we have time on the way home, on Sundays we stop by Sweet Memories, Lakewood's FOUR story candy shop and toy store. The cabin reminds us to stay active, grateful, and deeply connected.

We are so thankful Gianna loves adventure as much as she loves being close to family, and we look forward to sharing this special place — and the simple joy it brings — with our growing family for years to come.

Oh, The Places We'll GO

We love discovering the world together.  We believe experiencing different cultures, landscapes, and ways of life helps shape curious, compassionate, confident children.

Our adventures have taken us all over the United States: visiting family in Atlanta, beach days in Myrtle Beach and hiking through the breathtaking national parks of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. Living in Green Bay, we also take regular weekend road trips to play in Chicago and enjoy relaxing beach towns around the Great Lakes. We also travel internationally yearly, taking Gianna to Puerto Rico and Belize, snorkeling in the Caribbean, catching our meals in the deep sea, and learning about the history and culture of the places we visited.

Our family looks for any reason to gather and laugh—celebrations together are truly magical. Gianna’s favorite holiday is Halloween, and each year we plan a family costume. Her birthday this year was “Four-eva Spooky” at a local farm, complete with a petting zoo, hayride, and pumpkin patch. Birthdays are always thoughtful and creative, with a focus on making each person feel special. For George’s 40th, we celebrated his love of Star Wars with a themed party at Lambeau Field.

We also host our big families for Thanksgiving, spending weeks decorating, planning activities for the kids, and cooking—always including two kinds of stuffing since our nieces don’t like cranberries.

Christmas is another cherished time, filled with decorating, baking cookies, and wearing matching jammies. Each winter, we visit the Garden of Lights, where the botanical gardens glow with thousands of sparkling lights—walking the trails with hot cocoa in hand feels like stepping into a storybook.

We also spend evenings at Titletown, where the community gathers for music, ice skating, sledding, bonfires, and festive lights that make the season feel full of joy.