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Adam Jessica AdamAdam ANDJessicaJessica DEARExpectantExpectant MamaMama We cannot imagine how di!cult this decision is for you. We admire your courage and the sel"ess love that you have for your child. We have the utmost respect for you, and we would be honored to have the opportunity to partner together to ensure that your child has a beautiful life #lled with unconditional love and opportunity. We hope that you will see how special adoption is to us. Each of our three children has a special birth story, and we are thrilled to have open relationships with each of their birth families. We wouldn’t have it any other way as the love we experience as one big family is something truly extraordinary! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for taking the time to learn about us and consider us as parents. Blessings, Jes!ica & Adam OURStoSto!"!" We met in college at a basketball game; some might say it was love at #rst sight. After dating for a short amount of time, we both knew without a doubt that we were meant to be together forever! That was 15 years ago, and now after 14 years of marriage, we can genuinely say it has been the best 14 years of our lives because of the love that we share for each other and our children. Seeing each other as parents is such a gift. And WeWe areare eacheach other’sother’s we both love being parents more than BESTBEST FRIENDFRIEND andand anything! We love spending time growinggrowing ourour familyfamily outdoors as a family and having game has made our LOVE nights together while eating a delicious has made our LOVE treat. We cannot wait to become growgrow beyondbeyond ourour parents again and have another little wildestwildest imagination!imagination! one join in on all our fun! Jes!ica & Adam Jes!ica & Adam ALL ABOUTAdam I thank God for Adam everyAdam single day. Adam is a middle school principal, and all the students at his school love him because he cares so much for them and their futures. Adam manages to be incredible at his job while always prioritizing our family. Our children always come #rst in his eyes. Adam’s sense of humor keeps our home #lled with constant laughter, and his gentle heart makes our children feel safe and deeply loved. I love watching Adam love our children, and I am excited to see him become a father all over again. Adam truly is a super dad! ADAM’S FAVS FOOD VACATION Bu!alo Wings The Mountains SPORT HOLIDAY Football Thanksgiving Jes!ica & Adam ALL ABOUTJessica Jessica is far Jessicaand away the most remarkable person I know. From the moment I met her, my stomach "ooded with butter"ies and still does to this day! Jessica is an incredible nurse and Jessica also happens to be a fantastic mother. She pours all her love into our children, and they absolutely adore her. There is never a dull moment when Jessica is around. She is always playing with children, singing them songs, and reading them their favorite books over and over again. Jessica was meant to be a mother, and I can’t wait to see her unconditionally love another child! JESSICA’S FAVS FOOD VACATION Crab Legs The Beach SPORT HOLIDAY Football Christmas! SIBLINGLoveLove Madilyn, Rylee, and Paxton are all unique, bright, and loving kiddos who adore each other. We get such joy from watching them play and learn together. The love and understanding they show each other warms our hearts. We know they will embrace and love a new sibling with excitement and enthusiasm, and we can't wait to see what shenanigans they get into together! MEET MadilynMadilyn Our daughter, Madilyn, is a 4th grader who loves water activities more than anything. She is always up for a water activity; whether she is swimming or #shing, she is our "little #sh." Madilyn is proud to be only two belts away from becoming a black belt in Hapkido. Madilyn is an extremely caring older sister and is excited about having another sibling to play with and teach how to throw a ball! MEETRyleeRylee Our daughter, Rylee, loves 1st grade and the greatest joy in her life is her horse named Baylee. When Rylee isn’t riding her horse, she loves to play basketball with her big sister. She has a great sense of humor and loves to make her friends and family laugh. Rylee cannot wait to giggle with a new brother or sister and teach them all about horseback riding! MEETPaxtonPaxton Paxton, our 4-year-old son, is our goofy guy. He is big into #re trucks these days, and he insists that he will one day become a #re#ght- er. He loves going to preschool, but he always says recess is his favorite part of the day, like all kids. Paxton is so excited to have a sibling to read books to and to play games with him. We know Paxton is going to make a great big brother! FAMILY ISEvEv ##ythinythin$$ Family means everything to us! And when we say family, that includes our children’s birth families. We LOVE the time that we all get to spend together and how much love surrounds our children. Whenever we are together, we love to play outside, share a great meal, and the laughter never stops. Our great big family, birth parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents are all waiting with open arms and hearts to embrace a new member! WHERE WELiveLive ANDLoveLove We love our home not because of the house itself but because of the love that has blessed it. We are surrounded by beauty in our home situated on 10 acres at the mountains' foothills. Our home is an incredible place for our children to play and explore. And the bonus is that we have amazing neighbors with kids, so the good times never end around here. We also love our home because our kids get to go to excellent schools with teachers they genuinely enjoy. We cannot wait to see the wonder in another kiddo's eyes as they play with their sisters and brother in their treehouse and roast marshmallows #reside during our fun summer nights! Our home is a place of COMFORT and SAFETY.SAFETY. We hope you will be able to see the WARMTH,WARMTH, LOVE,LOVE, and LAUGHTER that fills our home. FUN LoveLove We are a family TimethatTime loves to haveϧϧ fun! We all love to joke and be silly together, so even the simple days at home are fun. We make an e$ort to visit the beach often to swim, #sh, and eat way too much seafood. Holidays are always a good time, and we have a blast celebrating with family traditions, great food, and of course, games. We look forward to sharing the joy of our lives with a little one and can’t wait to see him or her smile! OURValueValueϧϧ We value family above all else, and every day we show our love to our children, so they know they are our number one priority. As parents, we work hard to encourage our children to be kind, honest, caring, and treat people as they want to be treated. We will teach our children to understand the importance of hard work and never forget to enjoy life and make time for fun! WEP!omise We promise to love your childP unconditionally!omise and be there for him or her always through thick and thin during all the ups and downs that life has to o$er. Your child will know how extraordinary he or she is, and we promise always to make him or her feel safe and supported. We promise that your child will always know of your sel"ess love and how deeply courageous and strong you are. We value family above all else, and every day we show our love to our children, so they know they are our number one priority. As We cannot thank you enough for considering us as parents for your parents, we work hard to encourage our children to be kind, honest, child. We support you endlessly regardless of your decision because caring, and treat people as they want to be treated. We will teach we know that you will make the perfect decision for your child. our children to understand the importance of hard work and never Much Love, forget to enjoy life and make time for fun! Jes!ica & Adam.
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