Dear Friend,
We are
grateful for the opportunity for you to get to know us. We are humbled and
blessed for this chance to add to our family through adoption and hope that we
can instill a sense of peace and comfort for you about us. It’s difficult to
put into words how we feel about you and admire your strength with the
difficult choice that is set before you.
We met at
Snow College in Ephraim, Utah in 2003 through a mutual friend. We were married on April 1, 2004. We know, April Fools Day, why choose
that day? We love it. The Fail’s getting married on April Fools Day, it just
worked! After graduating from Snow College, we moved to Logan, Utah where we
spent 4 wonderful years while attending school. Joe completed his Bachelor’s
and Master’s Degrees at Utah State University in Accounting. Amy went to nursing
school in Logan via an extension program through Weber State University. We
have been in our new home for 1.5 years and in Utah County for almost 10 years. We sure love it! It’s crazy that
we have been married over 14 years. We had a few years of
infertility and treatments, but are so grateful for the 8 years we had to build
a strong marriage and foundation that has prepared us to enjoy parenting. We
feel at peace that adoption is and has been the right path for us. We were blessed in 2012 and 2015 to have our daughter's Ellie and Ivy join our family through adoption.
Hello, this
is Amy. I would like to tell a little about myself. I am the youngest of 4
children. I have to say that I was raised in a wonderful family of which my
parents were so supportive of us all. I was a tomboy growing up and enjoyed
playing sports and being outside. I have been an ER nurse now for 11 years. I love the ER; I feel that it
gives me a good, well-rounded knowledge of medicine. It has definitely come in
handy as a mother. I have enjoyed cutting back to an as needed basis the past few years to spend more time
at home with Ellie and Ivy. It is truly a joy to be able to have such beautiful and loving girls in our home. I am so grateful for adoption and the blessings it has
brought into my life. I plan on still working on an as need basis
to maintain my nursing license. I work at night or occasional weekends so that Joe can be home with the girls.
Now Joe is
such a wonderful person. He has a personality that can light up any room. I see
this every evening when he comes home from work and the girls see him. They are all so excited. Joe can make friends wherever he goes. People are drawn to him
because he loves to tease them and they love to tease him back. He is the definition of a hard worker. When he
puts his mind to something, he never gives up. He loves completing projects in
our home and yard. He recently finished our yard and built our first garden. He has a love for sports and
anything related to it. He is close with his family and tries to talk to them
on a regular basis. He is a very fun and
loving Dad. He loves to get the girls to laugh and loves to tickle them. They are lucky girls to have a
father that truly enjoys spending time with them. He is a great husband as well.
He always tries to make me happy. He supports me in any interests I have and
encourages them as well.
Hey
there, this is Joe. I would now like to share a bit about us. I am the middle
of 3 kids. We grew up in a very small town in Eastern Utah. I loved growing up
in a small town because it gave me an opportunity to participate in everything
from athletics to school plays. After high school, I served a mission for the LDS Church in
Southern California - Vietnamese speaking. I still think I got the best of both
worlds… I got to learn a new language & culture, but could still eat at
Burger King if I wanted to. I love to laugh and do it on a regular basis. I
have never been one to take life or myself too seriously and I am not afraid to
laugh at myself. I have absolutely loved being a dad. There is no better
feeling than being greeted by Ellie and Ivy's bright, beautiful smiles when I get home
from work each day.
As
for my wife Amy, she is the kindest, most nurturing woman I have ever spent
time with. She is extremely selfless and puts others needs before her own on a
regular basis. This has always been evident in her approach to her profession,
but has carried over to being a mother. She loves to spend time with family and
friends every chance she gets. Her greatest strength is her desire to always be
better in all aspects of her life. She is also a very tidy person and does her
best to keep our home clean and beautiful despite the fact that the girls and I do our best to terrorize the house.
Ellie is a
very lively and energetic girl. She is a social butterfly and will talk to absolutely anyone! She makes new friends easily anywhere we go. She loves to be active and play outside with her friends. She
has a special love of animals and wants to be a veterinarian when she grows up. She is a great big sister to Ivy and is protective of her. Ellie is always the life of the party and loves to put her big ideas into action.
Ivy is one of the sweetest girls. She is very affectionate and loves to give hugs often. She is very smart and can learn new things quickly. She is not afraid to speak her mind and is loving being a big 3 year old. Ivy loves music and can say which movie the song is from by just listening to the first few notes of a song. She loves to play with her big sister and plays well with other children. Her favorite thing is to ride her power wheels 4 wheeler around our neighborhood.
Ivy is one of the sweetest girls. She is very affectionate and loves to give hugs often. She is very smart and can learn new things quickly. She is not afraid to speak her mind and is loving being a big 3 year old. Ivy loves music and can say which movie the song is from by just listening to the first few notes of a song. She loves to play with her big sister and plays well with other children. Her favorite thing is to ride her power wheels 4 wheeler around our neighborhood.
We have so
much love to give and are excited to add to our family again through adoption.
We have an open adoption with Ellie and Ivy's birth parents and their families.
We are so grateful to have a relationship with them and for our girls to know how
much they are loved. We look forward to building new relationships going forward.
We look
forward to getting to know you better through letters, emails, phone calls,
texts, or visits and are open to a relationship that is comfortable for
everyone. We think of you often and pray that you may have peace and comfort in
the decision placed before you.
Much love,
Joe and Amy
