Kelli knew at a young age she would build her family through adoption someday. When we were first dating, Kelli shared her heart to adopt and Jared fell in love with the dream to build a family through adoption. We hoped to have a family of both biological and adopted children, but had sought fertility testing and found that it’s very unlikely for us to have biological children. With adoption always being a part of our dreams for a family, it was made very clear that adoption truly was a calling from God for us.

After wanting a family for many years, we were blessed with our 1st son (Judah) through adoption and then blessed with a fertility miracle pregnancy with our 2nd son (Jireh) in 2023. We LOVE our boys more than anything in the world! We know we are meant to have more children, and our sons have also confirmed this as they both have frequently been asking us for baby siblings! It’s no coincidence that adoption was planted on our hearts long ago and that now we are connecting with you today! We love being a parent more than anything in the world and cannot wait to grow our family through adoption.

Kelli is a ray of sunshine with an upbeat personality! She cherishes outdoor time, loves to explore new places, and relishes opportunities for adventure! She wears her heart on her sleeve and loves helping and encouraging others. She loves using her gift of singing at church. She has volunteered with multiple organizations in our local community and in third world countries. She also works as a nurse in Pediatrics and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). You can’t keep her away from loving on kiddos! She has a way with her words, and reminds you to slow down and cherish each day. She is the most amazing mom and would do anything for her family.

Jared is a fun and loving guy! He is a natural, gentle-spirited leader. He is a goofball and witty. He's got the dad jokes down already! He's also a sports, movie, and book nerd - he would probably crush it on Jeopardy! Jared has a servant’s heart and will go the extra mile to help without expecting anything in return. He is a good listener and gentle with his words. He doesn’t seek the limelight with his hard work and success in life. Jared is an accountant and has a lot of flexibility with the hours he works.

Being a dad has been a dream of Jared's for many years. He's so fun with kids and gets into their world and makes them feel heard and loved. He truly is the best dad and husband!

We can’t wait to share new places, cultures, and experiences with our children! Our most favorite memories are at the beach with family. We enjoy playing in the sand, making sandcastles, jumping in the waves, flying kites, throwing frisbees and footballs, playing baseball, collecting seashells, hiking the coastline, and finding sea treasures.

We also enjoy going to different tide pools and teaching our kids and nieces and nephews about the different creatures that live in the ocean - sea anemones, starfish, crabs, etc. It's always great to see their faces light up when we see cool ocean life! We cherish every family beach adventure, and there's nothing quite like sunsets at the beach. We love to take advantage of every opportunity we get to go the beach, and we can't wait to experience more family beach memories together!

We are blessed to have the majority of our extended family in our same town. This means we get together several times a month for family meals, game nights, movie nights, boating, and just to hang out and catch up. Our families also plan annual beach trips and camping getaways with each other.

We both grew up with two older brothers who are now married and have blessed us with nine nieces and nephews, whom we love spending time with! We enjoy having them over for sleepovers, where we spend time playing in the yard, playing with toys, building forts, playing with our dog Hazel, backyard camping, watching a movie, making fun meals, and whatever other adventures arise when they come over!

We value having our families so close and are thankful to share so many of life's moments with them. Jared's parents live 25 minutes away and Kelli's parents live 15 minutes away. They are both the type of grandparents who drop everything to help out with their grandchildren. Both sets of grandparents are very active and supportive of their grandchildren. Our families are so excited for us to adopt and grow our family! Our families will be a strong presence in your child's life and we can't wait to share the crazy love our family has to give!

We live in a very family-friendly, suburban neighborhood in Washington state. Our home is a two-story five-bedroom home, which we can’t wait to fill with a family! We enjoy spending time in our kitchen and living room as it is a very open space where family and friends gather. We have a music room in our house where we enjoy playing together and writing/preparing music for worship on Sundays.

Our favorite place to be is our backyard! We have a large fenced-in yard, including a waterfall, fire pit area, garden, lots of patio space that wraps around the house, a hot tub, lots of grass to run and play around in, and an upstairs balcony that has views of the mountains nearby.

We absolutely love our neighborhood. Our neighborhood is very diverse and friendly. Many of our neighbors have young children. When it's warm outside, you hear the joyful sounds of children playing and laughing.

Our neighbors are very excited for us to grow our family as they are looking forward to our children getting together and playing. We also have great walking/biking paths that connect everywhere and nearby elementary and middle schools within walking distance, which of course includes playgrounds! In the summertime, we enjoy swimming at a nearby community pool and visits to the many splash-pads in our area.

We admire that you are making this plan and care so much about your child. You are a caring and selfless 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 will love your child to the moon and back and give them the best life possible. We look forward to going camping, boating, playing sports, sharing music, family gatherings, movie cuddle nights, fort building, and a whole lot more adventure! We want to support them and help them pour into their passions - whatever they set their mind and heart on, we will do whatever it takes to support them.

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 updates and photos to you. We want you to know our door will always be open for more communication whenever you would like.

Adoption is and will always be a positive, open conversation in our family. We truly want to raise this child in the most positive, healthy way. We want your child to have a strong sense of self-esteem and confidence. We commit to celebrating their background, identity, and adoption story. As a transracial family, we celebrate diversity in our home, honor each other's cultures, and immerse ourselves in supportive multicultural communities.

We have been together for 10 years and married for about 8 years. We love each other so much and have dreamt of having a family together since the day we started dating. We truly are each other's best friend and teammate in life. We plan to be your child's biggest cheerleader in life and to encourage them in their greatest passions. We look forward to all the days ahead, including sleepless nights of feedings and diaper changes, teaching how to play with others, life milestones, playing in the yard, going on camping trips, helping with school work, practicing at sports, music, or dance, going to youth group, and all the difficult conversations that come along with growing up. We are excited to be there for it all!

Our favorite times are spent together as a little family, consisting of the two of us, Judah, Jireh, and our dog Hazel. We cannot wait to add to our family. Judah and Jireh have been asking for younger siblings for quite a while and are excited to get to help and love on their new baby sibling. Your child would be at the center of a family with two parents that love them so much and two older brothers who will proudly cherish them.

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, diversity, adventures, 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.

If chosen, you are truly giving us life's greatest blessing. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you so much for considering us as parents to your child.

With hope and all our love,

Jared & Kelli