abletosharealittlebitaboutourselveswithyou.Being
parentsissomethingthatforyearshasjustbeenadream
youreadthisandprobablydozensofotherletterspleaseknowhow
muchyourtimeandconsiderationmeanstous.
tiancouplewhohavebeen
marriedforeightyears.Not
onlyarewebestfriends,but
wearemostofallsoulmates.
openedfamilyrestaurantin
2002.Weareluckytohave
theluxuryofmakingour
ownschedulessothatatleast
oneofusishometocarefor
anewbaby.Nowthatwe
haveestablishedahomeand
astablebusinesswearereally
horsesfortrailridesintheforest.Summerisabusytimefilledwith
cookoutswithfamilyandfriends,goingtoballgamesandconcerts
orsocializingatourrestaurant.Mostlythough,ourlifeisprettylaid
backandrelaxed.You'llfinduscuddleduponthecouchwatching
moviesortheTVmosteveningswithapileofpuppiesandkitties.
difficulttimesinmylifeandItrulybelieveweweremeantforeach
other.Heisalwaystherewithasmileandahugforhisfamilyand
hisfriendsandouremployeestoo.He'sanaturalaroundchildren
withhissoftspokenencouragement,friendlysmileandapocketfull
ofquartersforthegamesdoesn'thurteither!
InShane'sfreetime,helikestoplaysoftballwithhisbuddies,go
golfing,workonourhomeorintheyardandplayballwiththedogs.
Heisafun,caringmanthatisawonderfulhusbandandwillmakean
unbelievablygreatdad.
eversince.Sheisnotjustmywifebutalsomybestfriend.Polly
wasraisedinaverylargeandcloseknitfamilyaswasIandthatis
somethingveryimportanttous.Pollyisthemostlovingandcaring
personIknowandIcan'timagineanyonemakingabettermother.
InherfreetimePollylikestovisitwithhergirlfriends,takethehorses
fortrailrides,playwiththedogsandworkintheyard.Herface
lightsupwheneverourfriendshavetheirkidsaroundandtheylove
herjustasmuch.
Wehaveahugeyardforkidstorunandplayandwecan'twaittoset
upswingsandbuildtreehouses.Weliveinaquietruralareawith
wonderfulneighborsandfamily,yetweareonlytenminutesfrom
workaswellastheschools,hospitalandchurchandwehaveeasy
accesstostateparksandmajorcities.
Wealsohavea"homeawayfromhome;"Polly'sfamilyhasowneda
smallislandonthecoastofMainewherethefamilygetstogetherfor
clambakes,fishing,boatingandbeachcombing.Yourchildwillhave
thewonderfulopportunityofgrowingupwithfamilytraditionsin
boththeMidwestandNortheast!
andcomfort,theywillbecherishedeverydayoftheirlife.Lifewillbe
filledwithlove,laughter,hugsandkisses.Theywillhavetheoppor-
tunityforagoodeducation,hobbiesandadventures.Andtheywill
knowfromthestarttheirownspecialstoryofwhotheyare,howwe
becameafamilyandhowspecialyouare.
Wearehappytokeepyouconnectedwithphotosandlettersand
possiblevisits.Formoreinformationaboutus,pleasecontactLife-
timeAdoptionat1-800-923-6784.Weareeagerandreadytohear
fromyou.