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California
Methodist
Adeline 8 yr
Adeline is our 8 year old daughter. On July 22, 2016 our lives were forever changed when we got a call from our social worker saying that Adeline's birth mom wanted to meet us. Addey is fun loving. She loves to sing, try new foods, read books, or go to the zoo or aquarium where we have memberships.
Charlotte 6 yr
Charlotte just turned 6! She loves her stuffed pig named "Pig Pig" and loves the color purple. April 2, 2019 our lives were once again forever changed when we received a call from our social worker saying that a couple had chosen us to parent their daughter. All we had to do was say yes!
Eleanor 4 yr
Eleanor just turned 4! We became a family of 5 when a birth mother chose us to parent her baby. We first met Eleanor in the NICU. She loves to run, play with her sisters, and draw.
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We first met in college when Jenn was a freshman and Jon was a junior. We were both on the track and field team together. We fell in love hard and fast and made our relationship work despite living in different states, multiple surgeries, medical uncertainties, finishing our degrees, and all of life's other surprises. We truly consider ourselves a team and our relationship continues to gain strength everyday we are together. Most importantly, Adeline, Charlotte and Eleanor are the lights of our lives and we can't imagine what we used to do before their first moms chose us to be their parents. They make us laugh, make our worst days better, make us want to be more loving, and challenge us to be the best parents we can. Our girls have changed us in all the best ways and make us want to be better people.
Jon is gritty and committed to what he sets his mind to. He is intentional with how he lives his life. He is the most amazing husband and father, he does everything he can to take care of us and provide for us. Ever since Jon was young, he wanted to be a dada. He absolutely loves our girls and watching them grow.
We are very blessed to live 45 minutes away from our extended family. Jon's parents and brothers and their families live close by. We love that our girls get to grow up close to their cousins.
B.A. in Psychology 2010
M.Div. 2013
M.B.A. 2022
Jon currently serves in ministry as Superintendent for our church denomination.
Hobbies:
golfing, running, playing guitar, woodworking and photography
He loves to collect watches.
His favorite vacation spot is Hawaii.
Jenn loves being a mom. She is the best stay at home mom for our girls and is loving learning alongside our girls during their home schooling. Our family is her whole world and my favorite thing about her is how she loves us so well.
Jenn's parents lives in South Dakota and her sister lives in Montana. We love to visit family as often as we can.
B.A. in Psychology 2012
Jenn is currently a stay at home mom.
Favorite vacation spot: Hawaii
Favorite place to take a child: the beach, the zoo where we have annual passes or Disneyland
Hobbies: exercising, reading, playing the viola and riding horses.
Favorite ice cream flavor: Strawberry
Adeline is our 8 year old daughter. On July 22, 2016 our lives were forever changed when we got a call from our social worker saying that Adeline's birth mom wanted to meet us. Addey is fun loving. She loves to sing, try new foods, read books, or go to the zoo or aquarium where we have memberships.
Charlotte just turned 6! She loves her stuffed pig named "Pig Pig" and loves the color purple. April 2, 2019 our lives were once again forever changed when we received a call from our social worker saying that a couple had chosen us to parent their daughter. All we had to do was say yes!
Eleanor just turned 4! We became a family of 5 when a birth mother chose us to parent her baby. We first met Eleanor in the NICU. She loves to run, play with her sisters, and draw.
We live in a beautiful modern craftsman style 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home that we renovated. We want our home to be a safe place for our family, a place of peace, comfort and good books. We live near the base of the mountains. We currently home school our girls- we value time at home together, time to slow down. We live near a cute downtown area. We love to be part of our town's events from holiday strolls to parades to local sports teams. We love living close to the beach & Disneyland and go to both as often as we can. We love our home, and look forward to many years here.
We value truth telling, authenticity, intentional living, and loving others big. We value Monday night date nights, Friday night pizza and movie nights and eating Sunday sundaes together. We value time outside together, especially at the beach.
