- 30 years old
- Works as a banker and loves his job!
- Enjoys playing and watching baseball, playing with our boys, singing and writing.
- Makes the world's best omelet.
- Always willing to pitch in and get things done, whether it's late nights up with kids, changing diapers or fix-it jobs around the house.
- 27 years old
- Stay at home mom, small photography business on the side
- Enjoys music, exercise, cooking, decorating, and doing things that appeal to my creative side.
- Loves being active in the adoption world- works with a forum for Special Needs adoption and, along with Dan, speaks at a class for potential adoptive parents.
We met in high school on a music trip to Utah where Dan was singing with the choir and I was playing violin in the symphony. It didn't take long for us to become best friends and then, to decide there was more to it than friendship. We dated until Dan left on his mission for our church. He was gone for two years, during which we wrote as friends. When he came home, the magic was still there and we were married on April 26, 2003.
Our marriage has been full of surprises and adventures. We've been able to travel, to play and really enjoy each other. Being married to your best friend has perks, and we still love to hang out and have fun together. We laugh all the time- sometimes to the point of tears. Our favorite times are spent together, both as a couple and as a family. We are still crazy in love, each other's biggest fans and supporters and truly living our happily ever after.
Our journey to parenthood was much different than we planned, but our experiences have brought us more strength, unity and awareness of a plan far greater than the one we had in mind. With the adoptions of our boys, we learned how miraculous, sweet and divinely designed this process is. There have been moments of incredible pain and loss along the way, but the complete joy and happiness our children bring us far overshadow those hard times. It's been a new and indescribable experience as we've learned how it feels to not only love our sons, but to develop such a strong love, respect and sincere concern for their birthmoms. It's awesome.
We are simple people, but we live a life full of joy, fun and lots of love. Our greatest desire is to raise a big, happy family and make meaningful memories along the way, to enjoy each second.
