withallourheartsandthatwewillprovideasafehome,
loving family and friends in a house full of joy. We
herdreamsbecausewewillbetheretosupportandencouragethem.
Wepromisetoofferknowledgeandresourcestoexplorethepossibili-
tiesinlife,includingacollegeeducation.
couplewhofindgreatjoyin
beingparents.Wehavebeen
marriedforthirteenyears
andarebestfriends.Weare
excitedaboutadoptingand
havingtheopportunityto
shareourlovewithanother
child.
weenjoyistraveling.The
beachesinHawaiiaresome
ofourfavorite.Closerto
homeweregularlygotothe
enjoysailingandcanoeinginthesummerandsnowskiingandsled-
dinginthewinter.
alsohaveanangelinheaven,Jordan,ourdaughterwhodiedofa
geneticdiseaseat11monthsold.Wearenolongerabletohavebio-
logicalchildren,butlookforwardtoopeningourhomeandhearts
toanotherpreciouschild.
andintelligent.Heisagreatdad,andenjoysplayingwithIan,
whetheritisattheparkorhomewithThomasthetrainorsillydanc-
inginthefamilyroom.
projectsaroundthehouse,buthistrueloveisspendingtimewith
hisfamily.Greghasalwayswantedtobeafatherandheexcelsinhis
naturalabilitytobe"Dad."
inawifeandmother.Iamtrulyblessedwithbeingmarriedtomy
bestfriend.
glass.Sheisveryactiveandhasastrongsenseofcommunity.Every-
thingshedoesensuresthatIanhastheopportunitytoparticipatein
enrichingactivitiesthatmakelearningexcitingforhim.Shelooks
forwardtosharingtheseexperienceswithournewchild.Kathy
enjoyschallengesandlastyearshecompletedrunningtheWomen's
NikeMarathonandthisyearsheistrainingforherfirsttriathlon.
exploring.Helovesgoingtotheparktoswingandplaywiththe
neighborkids.Ianenjoysplayingwithtrains,swimming,gymnas-
ticsandsinging.Healsolovesplayinginthebackyardwithourdog
Quentin.Heisveryexcitedabouthavingabrotherorsistertoshare
hislifewith.
streetfromaparkthathaslargeplayfields,playequipmentanda
basketballcourt.Ourneighborhoodgetstogetherregularlyforfun
eventsincludingcarnivalnightforthekids,anEasteregghunt,and
4thofJuly.
isfilledwithtoys.Thenurseryiswaitingtobefilledwithournew
child.Thebackyardhasplentyofroomtoplayandafencedoffpool
thatweenjoyusinginthesummer.
family;grandparents,uncles,aunts,cousinsandfriendsareeagerly
awaitinganotherchildandarereadytoshowerournewaddition
withlove.
terianchurch.KathyattendsacommunitybiblestudyandaMothers
ofPreschoolersgroup.
areopentoprovidingupdateswithpictures,letters,andvisitsifyou
wouldlike.Wearehonoredthatyouhavetakentimetogettoknow
usandconsiderplacingyourchildwithus.Ifyouhaveanyquestions