March 17, 2008

Our Dreams

We are looking for a child that needs a home. We are open to many situations in birth families. We are not particular about the sex or race of the child. The child can be an infant (newborn) all the way up to 4 years old.

We would prefer a semi-open adoption (annual/semi annual letters and pictures to the birth parents) but are willing to discuss other options. We would love to meet the birth family to listen to their hopes and concerns for their child. We believe strongly in cultivating a relationship between the child and his/her birth parents so the child will know their heritage and their background. We plan on being very open with the child in teaching him about the unique circumstances of his birth.

We have an incredible support system in our family and our friends. We have several friends who have successfully adopted and some of our friends were even adopted themselves! All their experiences have been positive.

Our decision to adopt is an answer to prayer. We are confident that we would be able to love and care for a child that is placed in our care.

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Please contact us at: adoptdreams@gmail.com

March 16, 2008

Together We Make A Family

We love spending time together as a family, and we try to make the moments memorable as possible. We have taken family trips to both Disney theme parks. We've been to the Grand Canyon and driven from Mt. Rushmore to the coastal waters of the Pacific Northwest. But we also do many activities close to home.

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We seem to be the 'outdoorsy' type. We go hiking, camping and boating in the summer.

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We also spend time working in the yard; going for walks in the park; playing frisbee golf and reading on the swing in the backyard. During the summer, almost every meal is cooked on the grill and eaten outside on the deck. We enjoy eating dinner as a family and find that as the evening wears on, we are lingering around the table discussing the day. Sitting at the dinner table is a great place to discuss weekly events, happenings in our children's lives as well as sharing a joke or two.

Just because it's winter outside doesn't mean that we have to stay inside!! We live very close to a city park that has a fun hill for sledding.


We also live very close to the mountains where it's great for cross-country skiing and snow mobiling!! (We don't own machines, but we like to rent them each winter.)



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Sometimes it is too cold to play outside, so we break out the board games. We (seriously) have played one game of Trouble for two hours straight. We love card games (Michelle and Aly play a very competitive game of Speed that is a blur for observers). We were finally able to obtain a Wii gaming system and we enjoy playing that together as well.

Our family motto is: "Making Memories"


Our family belongs to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS or Mormon), and we strive to live it's teachings and values every day. That includes involvement in many activities as well as weekly Sunday attendance at church. Aly is active in the Young Women program which is for girls between the ages of 12 & 18. Michelle is also involved in that program and takes all the girls to a camp for a week each summer.

Adam loves attending his Primary class (Sunday School) and loves his teachers. Calvin teaches a Sunday School class for adults each Sunday.

We believe that families can live together for eternity and strive to be worthy of that blessing. We believe that worshipping in a temple is one of the ways that can happen. Michelle and Calvin have a goal of attending the temple at least once a month.

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