Justin and Lauren

We are hopeful that adoption is the path that will allow us to complete our family. Thank you for taking the time to look at our profile and learn about us. We would be excited to meet you and share even more about our family!

About Justin

Occupation: Insurance Product Manager
Season: Fall
Holiday: Thanksgiving
Movie: Forrest Gump, Rounders, Blindside TV Show: Madame Secretary, Numbers
Vacation Destination: The Beach
Food: Pizza, Steak, Ice Cream
Childhood Memory: Family vacations to the Outer Banks North Carolina
Hobbies: Running, Biking, Watching sports
Favorite activities with our girls: Playing games, art, coaching sports, reading to them

About Lauren

Occupation: Part-time College Math Instructor and Part-time Insurance Analyst
Season: Summer
Holiday: Christmas
Movie: Hidden Figures, Back to the Future, Rent
TV Shows: This is Us, Downton Abbey, Virgin River
Vacation Destinations: California, Florida, New York City
Food: Tacos, Chili, Pasta
Childhood Memory: Anything on the softball field. I played from ages 5-22.
Hobbies: Reading, yoga, gardening, cooking, hiking, skiing 
Favorite activities with our girls: Girl Scouts, storytime at the library, going to the theater, playing sports, hiking 

Why Adoption?

After our first daughter was born, we knew in our hearts that our family was incomplete. We struggled a bit with fertility to have our second daughter, but were ultimately blessed with her birth. After she was born, we again felt that we had more to give and tried to have a third biological child. Unfortunately, that route has not panned out, but in our hearts we feel that our family is still missing an important piece. Adoption has always been part of the conversation as a potential route to building our family, and we now feel that it is our given pathway for extending our love. We are open to a child of any race, gender, and ethnicity, and we have faith that another child is out there waiting for us. We are completely ready to support, love, and watch that child grow.