Hello!
Dear Birth Parent,
Thank you for taking the time to learn about us and for considering us as adoptive parents. We admire your strength during this time as you make a plan for your baby and wish you clarity,love and peace.
We are bursting with excitement to welcome a new little one into our home and into our hearts. Our children are our greatest joys and blessings! We love each one unconditionally and uniquely. We know that our family is not yet complete and have chosen adoption to help grow and strengthen our family. We cannot wait to welcome another little one into our home and into our hearts!
Our Love Story
We met in the fall of 2002 while we were both attending the University of Nevada, Reno. Sara actually asked Chris out on their first date in the summer of 2003. It did not take long to know that we were a meant to be! Chris proposed in February of 2004 and we were married August 5, 2004. Our life together has been filled with adventure, love, laughter, tears, trials and JOY. We would not have it any other way! We have grown stronger together as we have experienced and navigated through our journey.
Chris according to Sara,
Chris is the definition of calm, cool and collected. He is witty and his one liners make everyone laugh. He is a natural people person. Chris is outgoing, fun, adventurous and humble, yet still confident in who he is. Chris is the kind of dad every kid dreams of having. He is fun, patient and loving. Chris’s greatest joy comes from time spent with our kids and our family. Whether he is out playing sports, building a Lego creation, snuggling on the couch, or coaching their basketball team, you can be sure he is supporting them in whatever they love to do.
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite College Team: University of Utah
Favorite Super Hero: Wolverine
Favorite TV Show: ESPN 30 for 30
Favorite Hobby: Pickle ball & coaching basketball
Favorite Vacation Spot: Bear Lake
Favorite Holiday: Fourth of July
Favorite Pizza: Margherita
Sara according to Chris,
Sara has a deep love for family, faith, friends and last, but definitely not least, FUN! She is always the life of a party and it is her life’s joy to make others happy. Sara has a gift to make others feel like they are the most important person alive. Sara creates happiness for those around her. When we moved to Pennsylvania to pursue my career in orthopedic surgery, she gave up teaching to raise our boys. No matter where we have lived or what the circumstances, she has created a home of integrity, responsibility,compassion, fun, learning, laughter and love. I know of no greater mother and wife. She is my everything and my love for her grows every day.
Favorite Color: Bright Purple
Favorite College Team: Penn State
Favorite Super Hero: Captain America
Favorite TV Show: This is Us
Favorite Hobby: Running
Favorite Vacation Spot: Disneyland or the beach!
Favorite Holiday: it’s a tie…Christmas & Halloween
Favorite Pizza: Bruschetta with Balsamic Glaze
Meet our Boys!
TRACEN is our oldest. He LOVES basketball! Tracen can often be found outside working on his jump shot or in his room dunking on the mini hoop. He is super athletic and loves to be active. Tracen is a rule-follower at heart and always a helper. He has a heart of gold and always puts others’ feelings before his own.
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite College Team: Utah Utes
Favorite Super Hero: Thor
Favorite TV Show: Last Dance
Favorite Hobby: Basketball
Favorite Vacation Spot: Mexico or the beach
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Favorite Pizza: BBQ Chicken
LOGAN is our middle boy. He loves being social and hanging out with his friends and cousins. Logan loves sports, video games and is quite the artist. He has a quick wit, a great sense of humor and catches on to new things quickly. Logan, like is dad, is a people person and is kind to everyone.
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite College Team: Oregon
Favorite Super Hero: Hulk
Favorite TV Show: The Masked Singer
Favorite Hobby: Basketball
Favorite Vacation Spot: Bear Lake
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Favorite Pizza: Pepperoni, Sausage & Onion
CHASE is our youngest. Chase makes friends with everyone he meets! He is full of energy and rarely slows down. Chase loves to play outside with his friends, ride his bike and dress up in costumes. We never know which super hero is going to be joining us.
Favorite Color: Red & Green
Favorite College Team: Utah Utes
Favorite Super Hero: Superman
Favorite TV Show: Power Rangers
Favorite Hobby: Playing with friends
Favorite Vacation Spot: Grandma’s House
Favorite Holiday: Christmas & my birthday
Favorite Pizza: Pepperoni
Family Fun
We believe there is a lot of truth to WORK HARD – PLAY HARD; so when the chores are done we are ready for FUN! We love to be active and spend time together playing outside, but we also love to snuggle up on the coach for a movie marathon. We support each other in everything from basketball games & volleyball tournaments to choir concerts and half marathons.
We love to travel and see our country and plan to expand that to seeing the world. We love giving our kids experiences that they will remember and look back on with happy memories.
We enjoy:
Bike Rides
Board Game Marathons
Boating, skiing, wake surfing, swimming
Celebrating every holiday – We like to PARTY!
Disneyland!
Eating Rockwell’s Ice Cream
Hikes – exploring our state
Lots and lots of Sporting events
Movie Marathons
Outdoor Movie Nights
Paddle boarding
Sitting around the fire pit & eating s’mores
Travelling to tropical locations – We love the beach!
Trips to Bear Lake and Lake Tahoe
Thank you!
Thank you again for taking the time to learn about us. We admire your strength, sacrifice and courage and wish you well during this difficult decision. Your toughest decision will be our greatest blessing.
Our promise to you is that your baby will be loved unconditionally from the first time we hold her in our arms and we will not let go. We will let her know who she is and where she comes from. She will know her story and how you, her birth parents, played a part in that story.
We look forward to meeting with you as we begin on this new journey together. We thank you again for considering us to be your baby’s adoptive family.
With love,
Chris, Sara, Tracen, Logan & Chase
