We are so grateful that you are taking the time to read more about our family. You can read our initial letter in an earlier post (September 2016), titled "Letter to Birth Parents." We want to update you on where we are at in our journey to add to our family.
We know that you are in the process of making some very important decisions. We hope and pray that you will open your heart, learn more about different families and choose the right home and family for your child(ren). We hope that you will learn more about our family and our family goals and values.
As you will read in our other post, we have been trying to conceive children for about 9 years. We have been unsuccessful. In turn, we have prayed, and continue to pray, that we will be able to add to our family in the way that is best for our family. We started the adoption process in November of 2013. We had everything completed by March of 2014. We knew it was the right time because, in just a few short weeks, a birth mom had contacted us, we met with her and were chosen to be the parents of her baby boy. We were there in the hospital when he was born in July 2014 and spent 4 days with him and his birth mom in the hospital. After which, we were able to take our new baby boy, Hayden, home with us to start our family as new parents. We have loved every minute of being parents. There comes challenges and trials, but those are so minimal to the joy and happiness that comes from being parents. We have learned so much, and continue to learn each and every day.
We have always envisioned our family to be a larger family, with many kiddos running around. We have been trying to adopt more children for over a year now, and have been unsuccessful thus far. Recently, within the last year, we decided to seek out infertility options. We have been through quite a bit thus far, and haven't been successful yet. We are continuing forward with both seeking to adopt and infertility. We hope and pray that we have future children ready to join our family in whichever way is right for our family.
We want our son to have siblings. We have a strong desire to raise many children in our home. A home full of love, kindness, service, wholesome entertainment and recreational activities with our family. Most of our families live within minutes of us. Our son has grandparents who live a block away, and the other sets of grandparents are all within 10-15 minutes from us. He has six uncles, four aunts, and four, soon to be five, cousins (all girls so far).
Michelle is loving, kind, hard-working, loves to serve and loves spending all of her time with her family and friends. She loves spending everyday with Hayden, and loves any chance she gets to spend time with her nieces. Children make her happy and they bring her so much joy. She loves telling Hayden stories, his favorite is his adoption story. She loves to include him in all that she does, he learns to work, but he also learns to have fun. Michelle's love for the Lord and her continual desire to do the right keeps the spirit in our home.
Brandon is a man of service, love, forgiveness, kindness, gentleness, and a strong work ethic. He is constantly teaching Hayden how to work. If Brandon is working, Hayden wants to be right by his side, with his own tools, doing the same thing that Brandon is doing. Hayden wants to be just like his daddy, in every way. It brings so much joy to my heart, just watching them interact on a daily basis. We are a one income family now. Brandon works hard to provide for our family so that I am able to stay at home with our child, and future children. Brandon is a truly an amazing father and is eager to have more children.
We have a strong marriage. We are the best of friends! We continue to grow in our relationship by our constant communication. We enjoy being together, whether we are at home or out on an adventure. We truly believe that our marriage is the core to having a loving and happy family.
We enjoy playing ball, doing yard work and house projects together. We also love going to the dunes, sledding, hiking, biking, or going on vacations together!
We are counting down the days until another wonderful child can join our family. We know the joys of a newborn baby and we look forward to sharing it with our son. Hayden is so excited to be a big brother. He keeps telling me, "Mom! I am going to have a brother and a sister!" He is so excited for his new baby cousin to come in January and keeps asking me when we are going to have a baby. We pray daily, that our family will be blessed with another sweet spirit that we can love and cherish.
We cannot say thank you enough for considering such an unselfish option for your child and giving us, and families like us, the opportunity to bring more wonderful children into our home. We are eager to communicate with you through letters and pictures. Please do not hesitate to contact us by email, phone or you can message us through our blog (in the right panel). We look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Brandon and Michelle
brandon2michelle@gmail.com
We know that you are in the process of making some very important decisions. We hope and pray that you will open your heart, learn more about different families and choose the right home and family for your child(ren). We hope that you will learn more about our family and our family goals and values.
As you will read in our other post, we have been trying to conceive children for about 9 years. We have been unsuccessful. In turn, we have prayed, and continue to pray, that we will be able to add to our family in the way that is best for our family. We started the adoption process in November of 2013. We had everything completed by March of 2014. We knew it was the right time because, in just a few short weeks, a birth mom had contacted us, we met with her and were chosen to be the parents of her baby boy. We were there in the hospital when he was born in July 2014 and spent 4 days with him and his birth mom in the hospital. After which, we were able to take our new baby boy, Hayden, home with us to start our family as new parents. We have loved every minute of being parents. There comes challenges and trials, but those are so minimal to the joy and happiness that comes from being parents. We have learned so much, and continue to learn each and every day.
We have always envisioned our family to be a larger family, with many kiddos running around. We have been trying to adopt more children for over a year now, and have been unsuccessful thus far. Recently, within the last year, we decided to seek out infertility options. We have been through quite a bit thus far, and haven't been successful yet. We are continuing forward with both seeking to adopt and infertility. We hope and pray that we have future children ready to join our family in whichever way is right for our family.
We want our son to have siblings. We have a strong desire to raise many children in our home. A home full of love, kindness, service, wholesome entertainment and recreational activities with our family. Most of our families live within minutes of us. Our son has grandparents who live a block away, and the other sets of grandparents are all within 10-15 minutes from us. He has six uncles, four aunts, and four, soon to be five, cousins (all girls so far).
Michelle is loving, kind, hard-working, loves to serve and loves spending all of her time with her family and friends. She loves spending everyday with Hayden, and loves any chance she gets to spend time with her nieces. Children make her happy and they bring her so much joy. She loves telling Hayden stories, his favorite is his adoption story. She loves to include him in all that she does, he learns to work, but he also learns to have fun. Michelle's love for the Lord and her continual desire to do the right keeps the spirit in our home.
Brandon is a man of service, love, forgiveness, kindness, gentleness, and a strong work ethic. He is constantly teaching Hayden how to work. If Brandon is working, Hayden wants to be right by his side, with his own tools, doing the same thing that Brandon is doing. Hayden wants to be just like his daddy, in every way. It brings so much joy to my heart, just watching them interact on a daily basis. We are a one income family now. Brandon works hard to provide for our family so that I am able to stay at home with our child, and future children. Brandon is a truly an amazing father and is eager to have more children.
We have a strong marriage. We are the best of friends! We continue to grow in our relationship by our constant communication. We enjoy being together, whether we are at home or out on an adventure. We truly believe that our marriage is the core to having a loving and happy family.
We enjoy playing ball, doing yard work and house projects together. We also love going to the dunes, sledding, hiking, biking, or going on vacations together!
We are counting down the days until another wonderful child can join our family. We know the joys of a newborn baby and we look forward to sharing it with our son. Hayden is so excited to be a big brother. He keeps telling me, "Mom! I am going to have a brother and a sister!" He is so excited for his new baby cousin to come in January and keeps asking me when we are going to have a baby. We pray daily, that our family will be blessed with another sweet spirit that we can love and cherish.
We cannot say thank you enough for considering such an unselfish option for your child and giving us, and families like us, the opportunity to bring more wonderful children into our home. We are eager to communicate with you through letters and pictures. Please do not hesitate to contact us by email, phone or you can message us through our blog (in the right panel). We look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Brandon and Michelle
brandon2michelle@gmail.com
