Hi! I'm an easy-going person who loves exploring new places and ideas. One of my greatest joys is helping others achieve their goals by being a support to them. I work as a consultant helping people do just that, realize their potential. Thankfully, I have the capability of working as much or as little as I prefer, which frees me to dedicating 100% of my time to raising a child with Edward. 

I grew up in a very large family and have nine siblings. This means lots of Aunts and Uncles to spoil a child as well as an endless supply of cousins to be best friends with. It's so much fun watching my nieces and nephews grow and watching my siblings grow through raising them.  

Really, I'm a simple person who likes simple things. I don't place a lot of importance on possessions, but rather, I like to focus on the experience of living. I love to focus on the time I spend with others and how I can be of service to them, as well as what they can teach me along the way.  This is what I think is most exciting about raising a child, showing them that they matter and can make a difference. 

“Katherine is highly intelligent, with an inviting, approachable and kind demeanor. She loves taking care of us as a family, and is always looking for ways to make us healthier and/or happier.” - Edward

KATHERINE’S FAVORITE HOBBIES

• Hiking
• Cooking and baking
• Doing anything crafty - I'm currently knitting a scarf for Randy! 
• Exploring new ideas and ways of experiencing life

Hello, nice to meet you! It's weird meeting someone in a letter and not really knowing who you are on the other side, but I'll do my best at introducing myself.  

I'm the third child in a family of four. I had, what I consider, a fairly typical childhood. I grew up in the country and worked on farms milking cows and bailing hay. I think this gave me a good work ethic and I consider myself a hard worker to this day. 

I bought my family's small business when I was young and turned it into a facility that employs many people. I worked many hard and long hours bringing the business to a level that provides me the freedom to spend lots of time with my family. 

I have three adult children from a previous marriage and they are the pride and joy of my life. I made sure to be there for them their entire childhood, whether it be serving on the board at their school, coaching their little leagues, or just being there as a daily support system for them. I'm so excited to have the freedom of not having to juggle work and be 100% dedicated to raising a child with Katherine. 

“Edward is one of the kindest people I've ever met. He has the biggest heart and is always finding ways he can help others. Family is his biggest priority in life, and that alone says worlds about his character.” - Katherine

SOME OF EDWARD’S FAVORITE HOBBIES

Traveling

Spending time with family

Exploring history, learning new things

Problem-solving

Home projects - right now, I’m working on upgrading our sound system in the RV! 

Since we love to travel, we find home is wherever we're together, but in terms of physical location we have one main home base. We chose this place to be our home base because of the community and friends that surround us. They are such a support in our daily lives. 

Not too long ago, we were talking with our neighbor, who is an avid gardener, about what to do with a particular eye sore across the pond in our backyard. No sooner did we mention it and she had a plan put together to tear up a section of the lawn and put in a new flower bed. She and husband ran home to get shovels and rakes. They proceeded to help us all day to complete the project. It was so much fun to get it done and also spend time with them. 

We also have land in the country that we use for composting and growing food. We have lots of space there to explore. Our two dogs, Rocky and Honey, love going there to run while we work on a project or maintain the gardens. We grow several varieties of fruit trees and are excited to add more in the future. It will be a great place for a child to have the freedom of playing in the country and the joy of exercising their imagination.

We live in a small, tight-knit community where everybody knows everybody and children play outside and ride their bikes around town like when we were kids. We consider the people in our community to be a part of our extended family.

One of our favorite things to do is walk or bike to the downtown area and just see who’s out and about while sipping a smoothie. Well, recently, while we were on one of those smoothie sipping adventures, we ran into our neighbor who was helping someone load carpet to donate to a charity for reuse. She shouldn't have been lifting these large carpet pieces, so we stopped to help her. It made us feel good to help and she was thankful we were there to lend a hand. We're excited to show a child how kind the world can be through our friendly community.  

We have a very large family on Katherine’s side. There are ten siblings with lots of nieces and nephews and it's continually growing every year! Most of the family live close to one another, so we all spend a lot of time together. We love taking the nieces and nephews for outings or just spending time as a family lounging on someone's porch as the kids play. 

We also have a large family on Edward's side. His dad and mom were both from very large families, which means a lot of extended family. Plus, Edward has three adult children from a previous marriage who are all amazing individuals. Since they're all adults, they would be more like aunts and uncles to this child. They're all excited for us to adopt and are looking forward to their future children being close friends with this child. 

Family Traditions: 

• Christmas day potluck with Katherine’s family. This always consists of heated political conversations, lots of storytelling with the kids and a traditional passing of many presents between the nieces and nephews. 
• Tickle Monster. All of our nieces and nephews LOVE being chased around by the tickle monster, more affectionately known as “Uncle Eddy!” He loves getting them as wound up as possible right before story time. 
• Traditional Mexican Christmas with Edward’s extended family. Someone is always tasked with making the tamales, and every year, we end up debating about who makes the best tamales or if they were hot enough when they arrive at the party!

We know this is a difficult decision and we know that it is one you are not taking lightly. We appreciate the time you've taken to read through our portfolio and consider us.

We love each other so much, and we want to share that love with a child. We are all abounding with potential, all we need to do is recognize it. This is what our family environment provides, the love, the space and the support to explore that potential. We are in the unique position to offer 100% of our time and energy to your child and it would be a greatest honor to be their parents.

IF YOU CHOOSE US, WE COMMIT TO:

• Love your child unconditionally
• Nurture your child's natural gifts and talents
• Provide a safe and loving environment to grow in
• Show your child as much of the world as possible
• Show your child how important they are and how much they matter in the world
• Make nutrition and health a priority they can take with them for the rest of their life.
• Give them the tools to realize the difference they can make in the lives they come into contact with.

Thank you, again, for taking the time to learn about what we can potentially offer your child. If we can help your child along on their journey, we'd be honored to be a part of it. We wish you all the love in the world and peace as you make this decision. 

Edward & Katherine

...who don't work…

Ok, that sounds weird; We do have jobs and make money, but rather than working nine-to-five, we own businesses. This gives us freedom and control. We have passive income, which means we don't have to go to a job every day. We would be two stay-at-home parents dedicated to raising a child (or children). 

...are from large interracial families…

Combined, we have twelve siblings. It's great because that means we have lots of support with raising a child and also lots of cousins for a child to be best friends with. Our families are also multicultural and interracial; Black, Caucasian, Indigenous Tribe and Hispanic are all one big happy family. We’re excited to share and teach a child about their personal story and heritage, whatever it may be.    

...and love to travel.

Whether it's across the country in our travel trailer or via airplane overseas, we love to experience different places. Enjoying the people and food is always one of our favorite things about traveling. We are so excited to travel with a child and show them the world. The lessons and personal growth they can have seeing the world will be a joy for us to share with them.

We met at the gym and quickly became best friends through our love of experiencing and learning different things about ourselves and the world around us. We would get together often and go rock climbing. Neither of us loved heights, but we thought it would be a fun way to challenge ourselves to get over that fear. We became inseparable, and soon we were doing everything together. 

We were married in 2018 with the goal of raising a child in a unified family home. Since then, we have tried building our family. We briefly tried IVF and embryo adoption. None of that worked and since furthering our DNA was never the point for us, we decided adoption was our next step.

Our desire to raise a child is to show them how much love and adventure there is in the world and also how much potential they have to give and experience that love and adventure.  Basically, we want to show them they matter and can make a difference in the world by just being who they are. 

Dear Potential Friend,

If you’re reading this, it means you are considering making the biggest sacrifice of love for your child by looking for an adoptive family. We don’t know the circumstance which brought you here, but we do know it was probably a painfully difficult decision, regardless. Equally as difficult is the task you are currently undertaking; finding just the right loving family for your sweet child.

This must be a daunting task. You have many wonderful families to choose from that will give your child all the love in the world, just as we would. So, instead of describing to you at great length how much joy and happiness it would bring to us to welcome your child into our hearts and family, we will keep it brief. Your child will be our number one priority and the greatest gift we ever will have the honor of receiving.

With love and appreciation,

Edward & Katherine