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W
e are honored that you would take the time to read
aboutourfamilyandgratefulthatyoumayallowusthe
opportunitytowelcomeyourwonderfulchildnotonly
intotheworld,butintoourfamily.
about us
OurnamesareChavisandHilary.Wehavebeenmarriedforalmost
elevenyearsandhavebeentogetherformorethanthirteen.We
lovetravel,yoga,listening
tomusic,reading,watching
movies,bikingandgoingto
sportingevents.Threeyears
afterourwedding,ourson
ChavisIII(Chas)wasborn.
Noweight,hefeelsthatwe
aregoodparentsandcanbe
againbecauseofourlovefor
eachother,ourloveoflife
andourfocusongrowing
himtobeagoodperson.
about chavis by
hilary
Chavisisagreatfather.He
isanextremelyhardworker,yetisabletomaintainabalancewithhis
jobandhisfamily.Hisabilitytoprioritizefamilytimeandstillbe
anexcellentproviderisoneofthemanythingsthatIappreciateand
loveabouthim.Chavissetshighgoalsforhimself,andwillcheck
themoffoncehehasachievedthem.Havingparticipatedinboth
highschoolandcollegefootballandtrack,heisextremelyactiveand
strivestomaintainhisphysicalfitness.Iamtrulyblessedtohave
someonelikeChavistoloveandspendmylifewith.Whiledisci-
plinedanddriven,heisalwaysopentonewexperiencesandnever
makesanyonefeellessthananyoneelse.Iamgratefulthatourson
hassuchawonderfulfather,whorevelsinallofhiseventsandwhoI
knowismorethanreadytodothesamewithournextchild.
about hilary by chavis
HilaryisanoutstandingfriendandmotherwhomIfeelhonored
tocallmywife.Sheliveslifewithapassionthatallowshertomake
evenstrangersfeelliketheyknowher.Shelovesjobsandprojects
thatdonotconstrainherabilitytomakeanhonestanddirect
impactonpeople.Whenoursonwasborn,sheleftherpositionas
DirectorofAlumniAffairstoattendtoourgrowingfamily.She
attendedmommy-and-meclasses,swimmingclassesandsoughtout
everyopportunitytoexposeoursontocreativeandeducational
experiences.HilaryistrulyagreatmomandsomeonethatIknow
hasmorelovetogivetoanotherchild.
about chavis III (chas)
Chasiseightyearsoldandisanextremelyactive,happyandwell-
roundedlittleboy.Heenjoysartandplayingallsports,andisalso
wellonhiswaytobecomingagreatpianist.Helovesreadingbooks
andhisfavoritesubjectismath,followedbyrecess.Heisreally
lookingforwardtohavinganewsiblingandhasalreadystartedtoset
asidesomeofhisfavoritetoysandgamesthathefeelsareimportant
forthenewbabytohave.
about our home and community
Weliveinafour-bedroomhomeinagreatneighborhoodinasmall
towninMissouri.Weliterallyliveinaneighborhoodwhereevery-
oneknowseachotherandlooksoutforoneanother.Morespecifi-
cally,ourhomeisanallbrick,ranchstyledwelling.Ithasagreat
loftofficewithapianoandanoversizedcouchthatprovesbetterfor
sleepingthanreading.Wehavealargebasementwhereweusuallygo
towatchmoviesandplaygames,aswellasashadedbackyardforlots
ofoutdooractivities.
about our faith
BothofuscomefromasolidChristianupbringingandhavestrong
beliefsinGod.OursonattendsaCatholicschool,whereHilary
volunteersonaregularbasis.Wealsoparticipateinchurchfundrais-
ersandsupportmembersofourcongregationduringdifficulttimes
withfinances,clothingand/orfood.
our promise
Pleaseknowthatwewillcherishyourchildinandthroughoutour
lives.Wewillencourageyourchildtoexcelandtoliveandlove
fearlesslyandwillprovideourdevotion,guidanceandunconditional
love.
Welookforwardtosendingyouphotosandlettersofyourchildand
whenthetimecomes,wewillsharewithyourchildthelovingdeci-
sionyouhavemade.Pleaseknowtherespectthatwehaveforyou
andwewishyoupeaceinwhateverdecisionyoumakeduringthis
time.Ifyouwouldliketogettoknowmoreaboutus,pleasecontact
Lifetimeat1-800-923-6784.
ThankYou,
Chavis & Hilary
chavis & hilary
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