Nick is the one who keeps things in order. He's handy with tools, sharp on balancing his checkbook, and knows where everything is. He consumes the news like Homer Simpson consumes donuts, and isn't afraid to let you know what's on his mind.

Nick grew up on an apple orchard in the hills of New Hampshire. His parents, brother, sister-in-law, and nephew still live on and run the orchard, which is open to the public for apple picking.

Growing up on the orchard, Nick learned a lot of handy skills from his dad, like changing a flat tire, using power tools for fixing things around the house, and tending the garden. Nick learned baking from his mom. The two logged countless hours together in the orchard’s bakery, baking pumpkin bread and apple pies by the dozen. Nick looks forward to teaching our child how to build a birdhouse for the backyard and then make the perfect apple pie.

Nick enjoys many of the activities the Bay Area has to offer, from hiking, to visiting Sonoma’s wine country when friends come to visit, to a simple trip to the farmers’ market on the weekend to buy fresh local produce.

Nick's main interest is science – he manages a science lab for the University of California, San Francisco. A love of science and the world around us is something Nick also looks forward to instilling in our child. We see lots of trips to science and technology museums in our future, an activity Nick did often with his family growing up.

Nick also likes to run, and he and Ian participate in a running group on Saturday mornings. The group has been a great way to explore San Francisco and make new friends.

Nick's Fun Facts:

Favorite Books: The Kid, by Dan Savage; My Life in France, by Julia Child; All I Did Was Ask, by Terry Gross; Naked by David Sedaris.

Science Idols: Paul Farmer and Madame Curie.

Favorite TV Shows: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Lost, House, Top Chef, Hell's Kitchen, Rachel Maddow, the Wire.

Culinary Inspirations: Julia Child, Rachel Ray, Last Cake Standing, Top Chef, Anthony Bourdaine.

Contact Us

You can call us directly at 1-888-444-9498 or email us at: larocque.hart@gmail.com. Alternately you can contact us through our adoption agency, Adoption Connection, at 1-800-972-9225.