Hello, we’re Sean and Jean Yves! We met in Montreal, Canada in 2017 after Jean Yves had been living there for several years and Sean had just moved there from NYC for work. We formed a fast connection and grew together as a couple. Since our wedding six years ago, we have been creating a cozy home in Brooklyn.
From the moment we started planning to have a family, we knew adoption was the path we would take. Jean Yves’ two eldest siblings were adopted, so adoption has always been a part of our family story, making the choice to pursue adoption pretty easy.
We cannot wait to introduce a child to all of the love of our family and friends, the excitement of visiting different places and learning new things, and the fun of being creative and using their imagination.
About Jean Yves
Job Description
Supplemental instructor at BMCC, as well as studying social work at Hunter College
Hobbies
Singing, crafting, walking, biking, sewing, traveling, cooking, learning miscellaneous things
Fun Fact
I love food, and I love to cook. One of my ongoing projects is creating a family cookbook to pass down cherished recipes. I can’t wait to discover new recipes as part of our family’s journey together
About Sean
Job Description
UX Content Design Manager
Hobbies
Running, reading, playing piano and bassoon, writing, hiking, traveling, learning languages, going to the movies
Fun Fact
Two years ago, I took a glassblowing class on a whim. I fell in love with it so much that I’m now frequently handing off new cups, vases and cocktail glasses to friends.
Our Lives
Both of us value the close-knit communities we have had in our lives, we want our child to experience
that same warmth and love. We enjoy spending our time with our friends and family — whether that is
here in New York, in other cities in the U.S. or in Canada. We also love taking advantage of everything
that NYC has to offer in terms of performances, cultural festivals, botanical gardens and parks. In the
summer, you can typically find us enjoying beach trips or a picnic in Prospect Park. In the winter, we
regularly enjoy ski trips to different mountains in the northeast.
We also love to travel and explore new places, with some of our most recent adventures being in Japan,
Hawaii, India, Italy, Spain and Ireland. We’ll sometimes drive upstate or to New England with friends to
explore new towns and parts of the world that are a little closer to home too.
When we are feeling like homebodies, we can be found baking (Jean Yves is an excellent baker), listening
to old records, curling up with a good book (Sean is a very avid reader) or getting cozy on the couch with
some tea and a good rewatch of a movie or TV show we love.
Our Family
Family, whether given by birth or chosen for yourself, is incredibly important to us. In fact, we refer to
many of our friends as our “chosen family” because of the prominent role they play in our lives. We have
a very close circle of friends who live in Brooklyn, and we typically will see at least a few of them every
week. Most of Sean’s family lives in Massachusetts and Maine, which makes it quite easy for us to have
visits a few times a year. Majority of Jean Yves’ friends and family live in Canada, and so we get to see
them a couple times a year as well.
Our friends and family – including some new cousins eagerly awaiting some playdates! – are excited for
us to grow our family and they can’t wait to be part of this child’s life. We can’t wait to build new
traditions, friendships and memories with our family and friends as our family grows.
Final Thoughts
“Thank you for considering us as you make this decision. Life with the two of us, our friends, and our family is full of love, imagination, and lots of laughs, and we cannot wait to introduce a child to that
world. We are so excited to become parents and start on this new journey together.”
-Sean & Jean Yves
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