About Andy
Occupation: Teacher
Education: Bachelors In Education
Favorite Color: red
Favorite TV/Movie: College Sports
Favorite Food: Steak
Favorite Vacation: Canada
Favorite Holiday: Thanksgiving
Favorite Cartoon: Charlie Brown
Favorite Memory From Childhood: Fishing with my Dad
Hobbies: Woodworking, sports, fishing, being outdoors.
About Meridith
Occupation : Speech – Language Pathologist
Education: Masters in Speech Language Pathology
Favorite Color: Yellow
Favorite TV/Movie: Fixer Upper
Favorite Food: Lasagna
Favorite Vacation: The Beach
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Favorite Cartoon: Rusty Rivets
Favorite Memory From Childhood: Decorating the House for Christmas each year
Hobbies: Yoga, reading, and baking
| We Prefer a Child Who Is… | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gender: | We have no preferences for gender. | |
| Race: | We are open to all races | |
| Openness: | We are open to a visit a year, letters, updates, photos after adoption | |
Why we are Adopting
Forming a family has been part of our discussion since early in our relationship, both knowing that we desired to be parents and have a large family someday. Andy and his brother were both adopted at birth, and have always had a positive view of adoption. Andy’s personal experience with adoption and our experiences working with children through our occupations, adoption has been discussed frequently in our home. Andy is a math teacher, and Meridith is a speech-language pathologist for local school systems. We were so fortunate to welcome our biological son over three years ago, but due to many complications with Meridith’s pregnancy, were advised not to pursue another pregnancy. We immediately knew that this would be our opportunity to expand our family through adoption. We are open to adopting a child of any race or gender. We know that family is made through love, and is not contingent on our differences. We will incorporate our adopted child’s race into our present home environment of love and acceptance, and celebrate all of our family’s unique qualities.