Well hello!

     We want to thank you for taking the time to get to know a little about us during

this time. Our family wouldn’t be complete without the blessing of adoption and the joys

it has brought to our little family.

 

 

     I’m sure you’d like to know a little about us to begin with. First we have been

married 14 years and have been best friends from our first date. We met while

attending college at Utah Valley University in a student government class. We dated

for several months prior to Casey asking the big question! We were sealed in the Salt

Lake Temple 4 months later. After graduating college we wanted to start our family not

realizing that we would be faced with the challenge of infertility. After years of trying we

knew that adoption was our blessing of becoming a family. Our papers were filed with

LDS Social services and we began praying for birthparents. Then one day our world

changed as we received a phone call from a family friend who said that there was a 6

month old baby girl who needing a home. Little did we know, that home was ours!

 

     We met this sweet baby and we fell in love instantly. Our hearts were bursting

with love and emotions as we knew we had just fallen in love with our baby girl. It's

been 5 1/2 years since that day and still our hearts melt when we think back to that day

and those moments. Was it all worth it? Absolutely! Was it crazy? Completely. Were

we happy? The happiest! Teaching us the importance of family and the covenants we

made. Daily she reminds us how to be better, the responsibility we have to raise her

to her fullest potential. She is one amazing little girl and can’t wait to be a big sister!

She is the neighborhood babysitter (as a 5 year old helper) she loves babies and drops

whatever she is doing to snuggle up next to the baby to make them laugh.

     
     As a family our goal is to spend as much time together that we can doing the

things we love. Summertime is our favorite as we spend the majority of our days outside

playing sports or going to parks for hours. We love the beach and went to California

this summer where we couldn’t get enough of the beach. Casey loves to play golf and

is a baseball fanatic. One day we would love to go to New York to see a game. He is

passionate about his work and loves helping people every chance he can. Working hard

and teaching our kids good work ethic is important but family is the most important to

Casey. He loves going on “Daddy Daughter” dates whenever he can, and they have

a bond that is truly amazing.

    Amy has too many interests to name but mostly crafting and interior design are her passions. She owns her own small business that actually started as a hobby and turned into a great way to help save for our adoption. Amy loves making new friends and making people feel loved and important. She loves serving others and showing Olivia that when you serve others you can have a great time. Her

and Olivia have dance parties almost daily and love hosting neighborhood parities with

all the kids.
    
     Olivia loves to dance; we find her in her room dancing daily. She has some

pretty good moves. She is in Kindergarten and loves school, even the homework. She

is one spunky kid that never skips a beat, she is dancing one minute and wrestling with

her cousins the next. She has a contagious laugh and curls that every girl loves! We are

excited to see our family grow and love welcome a new baby into our home. As parents

our goal is to show our children that life is fun, it’s meant to be enjoyed. We make an

effort to have fun daily even with small things as family walks or relaxing at home.

We come from a family with six adopted grandchildren, all different situations

and circumstances but all loved from the moment we met. Olivia loves asking about

adoption and we love sharing what we know about her birthparents. She will always

know how much they loved her and cared for her that they wanted nothing but the best

for her and for all our children.

 

         We understand that life hands us choices you never thought you’d have to make.

We understand, life has an interesting way of giving us challenges but looking back

on our marriage there has always been a reason to why and how trials and challenges

then turned to blessings and lessons. Our life hasn’t been perfect but we wouldn’t

have it any other way. We have grown as a couple, we have grown as parents, and

we have grown as a family. We know it’s hard to get to know us through a letter but we

want you to feel comfortable and at peace with your decision. We know that adoption

is a blessing and that this baby will be loved. We thank you for your time and will be

praying for you.

Best wishes,

Casey, Amy, and Olivia