We adopted both of our children, Charlie and Elaine, as newborns. They are not biologically related and were adopted from two different states ~1000 miles apart! Charlie was born in February 2022, and Elaine was born in December 2023. The addition of Charlie brought our lives so much happiness, and when Elaine was born, our hearts became even fuller. We love them more than anything and feel so fortunate that we were chosen to be their parents. Adoption is clearly very special to us. This baby would be our dream come true and ultimately, complete our family.

We believe one of the greatest gifts to give a child is a sibling (a lifelong best friend!). Charlie, Elaine, and this baby would be close in age and have the shared experience of all being adopted. This special connection is something they will always have with each other. Your child will never feel alone in being adopted because both of their siblings would also be adopted. Adoption has been a source of immense joy for us, and it will forever be a positive and beautiful part of our family.

Through Charlie and Elaine's adoptions, we have experienced the special relationships formed between the baby, birthmom, and us. Every adoption is its own unique and separate experience, but the consistency is that we get to see the love, courage, and selflessness it takes to place your baby for adoption. We would be forever grateful to share that experience with you and your baby.

Emily About Ben: Ben is everything you could ever want in a husband and father. He is the most level-headed, fun, and loving man. Ben gives our family his 100% focus and attention. He is my teammate in every sense. He will wrestle Charlie and Elaine and chase them around, then cuddle them on the couch and read a story. Ben already goes above and beyond for Charlie and Elaine to show them how special and loved they are, and he will do the same for another little one. He is such a good role model. Ben has a great career and works very hard for our family. He is so reliable and handles all stressful situations with ease. I absolutely love having a front row seat watching Ben excel as a dad.

Ben About Emily: Emily is the most loving woman I know and does things with her whole heart. I love that Em greets me with a smile every time I walk into a room and goes out of her way to make my day better. Emily is such a positive, cheerful person and makes a happy home for us.

She puts our family first, and her main priority is to show the kids so much love and affection and make their lives the most fulfilling they can be. She is the most loving and energetic mom that's always ready to do something fun. I love everything about her, and I love watching her be the best mom.

We have been best friends for the longest time, and we love spending quality time together. When together, we give each other our undivided attention. We enjoy having coffee on our patio, playing board games, watching sports together, and most of all, doing things as a family!

Frequently, we go to a lake near our house to walk the surrounding paths or play at the playground! Otherwise, we visit a nearby state park where we hike the trails and have a family picnic. We love hiking, spending time outdoors, and being active. One of our favorite family activities is going to our zoo, one of the top zoos in America! It is easy to spend many days watching the animals through the kids' excited eyes. The aquarium is typically a 'baby' favorite, and we cannot wait to take this baby and watch them get excited over the stingrays, sea turtles, and sharks.

Emily loves to cuddle the kids and take them to toddler oriented activities, go on family walks and hikes, curl up with a good book, and plan fun events for friends and family! Ben loves to play ball (and everything else) with Charlie and Elaine and go fishing and hunting. Our hobbies and lifestyle reflect our values. We value the simple, yet most rewarding things in life. The majority of our time is spent doing quality, family-friendly activities, and we cannot wait to include this child in all of this and give them as much happiness as possible.

We just moved into a beautiful home in Nebraska. We purchased our spacious, two-story home from Emily's parents. It is incredibly meaningful to raise our family in the house where Emily grew up. Our backyard, surrounded by large trees, has quickly become our family's favorite place. Most of our time is spent playing in the yard - from playing soccer to coloring on the chalkboard in the playhouse.

Our neighbors primarily consist of young families, and the kids all have fun playing together. It truly is a family-oriented neighborhood consisting of numerous playgrounds, a splashpad, baseball field, and a little forest with walking trails. Most evenings, you'll find us strolling to the park! Kids are always laughing and exploring the woods, and we can't wait for this child to join in the adventures!

Our kitchen is the heart of our home. Charlie and Elaine often 'help' us make dinner or special baked treats, and this is one of our favorite activities. Soon, we will be transforming one of the extra rooms into a playroom for the kids filled with all of their favorite toys!

Much of our time is spent on our patio - drinking coffee, eating dinner, and having cozy fires. We have such a peaceful view, and we feel incredibly fortunate to have so much outdoor beauty, backyard space, and huge trees, right here in the city. Our happy, warm home, within our beautiful neighborhood, is the perfect place for children to grow up.

We have such supportive and wonderful extended families! Our parents and nearly all of our siblings live in our city, and we see them on a regular basis.

Emily's family has a blast together. We love anything sports-related and all gather to swim at her parents' pool. We all go camping multiple times a year and love spending time around a campfire and playing yard games. Grandchildren are the focus of Em's family - whether that's playing ball with the uncles, doing artwork with Grammy and Aunt Liv, or racing toy cars with Grandpa, it is constant fun.

We are so close with Ben's family and always have a great time together. We all enjoy boating, swimming, and spending time together at their lake house! Grandma and Grandpa B love taking Charlie and Elaine on neighborhood walks to the park and baking cookies in their home. Grandma B has a special box of musical instrument toys that she can't wait to share with another little one.

This child would be surrounded by the most loving grandparents, aunts, and uncles. Our families have always known that we will build our family entirely through adoption. They are overjoyed about the thought of welcoming another grandchild to shower with love and attention.

You are truly an inspiration to us. You are such a selfless, caring person to love your child this much to be considering adoption. We would be incredibly honored if you choose us to parent your child.

We have been together forever. We began dating our freshman year of high school in 2007, and now, will soon be celebrating our nine year wedding anniversary. Our marriage continues to get better and better. The most accurate way to describe us is that we are best friends. We like to have fun together and support each other in everything. We truly are teammates in life, and this has continued into parenthood.

Our favorite times are spent as a little family, consisting of the two of us, Charlie, Elaine, and our dog, Bella. We cannot wait until we are able to complete our family with this final baby. Your child would be at the center of a family with two parents that love them so much and two siblings that are close in age and also all have the shared experience of all being adopted. They would be in a home where we eat dinner together every night, go on walks as a family, give hugs, spend time outside, go on adventures, and read bedtime stories together. We will dedicate our lives to helping your child be happy, successful, and always knowing that they are loved beyond measure.

Each of us sees that the other is a wonderful parent. Ben is the best dad already and will continue to excel. He will sit at the kitchen table and patiently help this child with schoolwork, play outside with them, and teach them life lessons. Emily will shower them in love and affection and be such a positive, cheerful, and attentive mom. Emily only works three days a week and will spend the other four days giving this child experiences and love.

Our families are very important to us, and we are very close with our parents and all of our siblings. Our families are all so excited to embrace and spoil this little one! Our parents are very active and present grandparents and already love this child so much. We cannot wait to give this child a huge support system.

Your child would grow up in such a warm, happy environment, be taught to respect and be kind to others, and will always know safety and security. They will never question how loved they are - both by us and by you. This child will know from infancy that they were adopted. We will tell them about you and always tell them how much you love them. You and your family will be accurately painted as a wonderful and loving group of people. We are excited to see this child have talents that differ from ours. We will tell them that they likely got these talents from you!

Adoption is, and will always be, a positive, open conversation in our family. We truly want to raise this child in the most healthy, positive way. We want your child to have a strong sense of self-esteem and confidence. In order for this to happen, we recognize and value the importance of positively reinforcing their background, identity, and adoption as a whole.

Adoption produces so many unique and special relationships. We would love to share this experience with you. We find it very important that we make you feel confident and at peace in your decision and in us, and we would be happy to send letters, photos, and emails to you. We would also be open to future visits, and we understand that our relationship would evolve and change over time. We will be praying for you during this time and that you may have peace in whatever decision you make.

We would be overjoyed to parent and unconditionally love your child. We will spend our lives ensuring that they have the most fulfilling life possible - filled with love, experiences, fun, and support. Thank you for viewing our profile - we hope you got a small glimpse of all that we have in our hearts to give to your child.

Ben & Emily