marriage length

11 Years

State Location

Washington

Church Denomination

Nondenominational

pets

About us

Hi! We are Adam and Amelia. We appreciate you taking the time to get to know us and considering entrusting us to parent your child. We met each other through friends from church in early 2012 while Adam was living in St. Louis and Amelia was living in Seattle. We had a long distance courtship that led to marriage at the end of 2012. We both desired to have children with birth and adoptive children always being part of the discussions for growing our family. We began pursuing both adoption and biological children simultaneously while trusting God to provide children as he saw fit. We were blessed to have our daughter, Penelope, become a part of our family in 2023, which put a brief pause on the adoption process while we adjusted to caring for a little one. We are praying and trusting God to continue to grow our family through adoption. We desire to have multiple siblings for Penelope, and our hope is for them to join our family through adoption.

We seek to foster a home environment that encourages exploration and inquisitiveness. We like to go for walks as a family, play at the nearby park, visit with neighbors, and work in the garden. We enjoy being silly and laughing together. We all like to read, and there are lots of books in our house to encourage reading. We also cook together. Penelope loves to help make food with us, so we find ways for her to participate in an age-appropriate way, such as adding the seasonings to a dish or stirring something in a bowl.

We both like board games and look forward to playing them with our children. We have discovered that cooperative games are a good way to play together since it is everyone against the game. Amelia taught Adam how to knit, and it is a hobby we both enjoy. We knit things for family and friends to share our love of knitting with others. Amelia loves to garden and shares that passion with Penelope. We both enjoy cooking. Adam also enjoys baking, which is something he likes to share with family, friends, coworkers, and neighbors.

As you consider us, know that we value you and want you to have interactions with your child, if that is something you desire. You are important to your child, and we want them to know about you. We are thinking about you and praying for you. We hope to meet you and your child soon.

Children

Penelope

2 yr

Penelope is our eldest child. She is inquisitive and loving. Reading books, building towers and "cooking" food for her stuffies are some of her favorite activities. She loves spending time outside exploring, taking walks, helping us in the garden and helping with cooking dinner. Penelope is very social and loves spending time with her cousins. She also loves giving hugs - even giving hugs to the vaccum!

Letter to you

Dear Birth Parent,

We are Adam and Amelia. Thank you for considering us as adoptive parents for your child. What you are doing is courageous and we admire you very much.

Our family life is lively, loving and often silly. Our daughter, Penelope, is a busy toddler and our daily rhythm is focused on little ones and nurturing their growth and development. We are both highly involved parents. Amelia is a stay at home parent and Adam works from home a couple days a week.

Evenings will usually find us at home cooking and eating dinner together, playing, reading books and having pre-bed dance parties. We both love to cook and want to teach our children to enjoy cooking and sharing healthy, tasty meals together. Adam, in particular, is a keen baker and hopes to bake lots of yummy treats with Penelope and your little one. We value sharing and generosity; baking treats for neighbors, friends, family and others is something we do a lot.

Weekends are often filled with family adventure. We try to see everything as adventure — a walk to the park, grocery shopping, filling the wading pool in the backyard on a hot afternoon or just relaxing at home playing games. We nurture wonder and gratitude in all our activities whether they are mundane or exciting.

Creativity and imagination are important parts of our lives. There is often a fort of blankets and pillows in the middle of the living room or the coffee table is turned upside down and becomes a cozy boat where we snuggle up and read picture books. Amelia sews and looks forward to making dress up costumes and clothes for our children. She wants to teach them to sew as well. Both Adam and Amelia knit, and we desire to teach our children to make cozy hats, scarves, and other fun knitted items. As a family we like to give handmade gifts to family and friends. We look forward to nurturing Penelope and your child’s unique creative interests.

We encourage curiosity in our home, and it is our desire for our children to be inquisitive about the world they live in. At present we are cultivating curiosity with Penelope as she observes the world around her. Her current interests are books, busy boards, playing in the water, listening to music, climbing, unloading the dishwasher, drawing and anything in the sky — particularly birds and airplanes.

Family is very important to us. We have a large extended family in the Seattle area and midwest. Holidays together and special family gatherings happen several times a year. Your little one will be welcomed with open arms and hearts by lots of fun aunts and uncles and a gaggle of little cousins under the age of 10. All of our parents love being grandparents and make it a priority to have close, loving relationships with all of their grandchildren. We have a diverse family made up of biological parents and siblings, step-parents, step-siblings and adopted siblings from a variety of ethnic backgrounds.

We are both Christians, and we regularly attend church as a family. Penelope enjoys spending time with other children in Sunday school and we have a weekly dinner with a small group of other families in our church. As a family we pray, read the Bible and model values of love, kindness and forgiveness to each other. We are not perfect, but we apologize when we are wrong and strive to live in a way that honors God and makes a positive difference in the world.

It is our hope to welcome your child into our family.

Thank you for taking the time to get to know us.

With much admiration Adam, Amelia and Penelope

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Adam's testimony

I grew up in the Evangelical Lutheran Church, but I didn’t really develop a personal relationship with Jesus until I was 22. My parents announced their divorce a couple days after my college girlfriend broke up with me, and the two events had me questioning a lot of things. I began reading my Bible looking for answers rather than just as something to check-off of a to-do list, and through that reading I grew in my faith. I moved to Saint Louis shortly afterwards and attended an Acts 29 (nondenominational) church where I was baptized. I became actively involved in the church, serving in the youth group and in children's ministry.

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Amelia's testimony

I became a believer in 1999 at the age of 18. I grew up in the church but turned away from anything related to Christianity as a teenager. As much as I was turning away, the Lord was pursuing me more. I kept encountering evidence of God in circumstances, people and the myriad other ways God shows us his grace and love. It came to a head, so to speak, while living with my aunt and uncle who pastor a church. In their home everything was about Jesus. One evening, while listening to an audiobook of scripture, something in my heart clicked and alone in my room I surrendered my heart, my life, my everything to Jesus.

about Adam

From Amelia: Adam is an amazing man. He pursues Jesus as his first love and most important relationship. He is a loving, devoted and present husband and father. Adam works hard to provide, care for and lead our family. He is strong, savvy, creative, silly and kind. Adam loves having a family and eagerly hopes to grow it as the Lord leads. Adam is incredibly smart and a natural teacher. He will be a great teacher for all the children in our family. He will teach them everything from making doughnuts and balancing a checkbook to algebra and how to check the air pressure in car tires. Adam loves laughter, Dad jokes and playing games. He is a wonderful father to Penelope and will be to any other kids we are blessed to raise.

about Adam EXTENDED FAMILY

My family lives in the midwest, with most of them living in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area of Minnesota. We travel to see them once or twice a year, and they typically come visit us once a year.

My mom goes by Grandma Cookie, and she visits multiple times a year to ensure she has relationship with her granddaughter, and she plans to continue these visits as our family grows. Grandma Cookie is married to Grandpa Clete.

I am close with my sister, Carrie, and brother, Nate, and we text daily and chat frequently. Carrie is married to TJ, and they have a daughter, Margot. Nate is married to Ann, and they also have a daughter, Lucy. It is great to see the cousins interacting with each other.

My father, Doug, lives in Missouri with his wife, Robin. They are planning to retire in the next couple of years and look forward to the additional time that will provide for them to travel to see their grandchildren.

The whole family is looking forward to our family growing and having more nieces and nephews for their children to play with or for them to love on as grandchildren.

Local explorations with Adam's Mom and Stepfather.

Adam's Father and Stepmother.

Taking a walk with Cookie (Adam's Mom).

Building towers with Grandpa Doug.

about Adam work & education

Adam studied criminology and sociology in college, earning bacherlor's degrees in both fields. He also attended seminary and earned his master's of divinity.

He is a financial planner helping people make plans for the family's goals.

about Adam HOBBIES & INTERESTS

I enjoy walks with the family, reading, cooking, baking, and woodworking. I want to encourage our children to develop their own interests and hobbies while also inviting them to learn about the things that interest me.

about Amelia

From Adam: Amelia is a kind, loving, smart, creative person. She loves children and seeing them grow and develop as little people. She is a great wife and mother, and I look forward to seeing her interacting with our other children. She has a talent for design and creativity, and I expect that she will instill some of that knowledge in our children.

about Amelia EXTENDED FAMILY

Most of my extended family lives in the Pacific Northwest. We get together several times a years and we have a close relationship with them all.

My mother, Alison, splits her time between the Seattle area and France. When she is stateside she spends regular time with us and dotes on Penelope. She is looking forward to more grandchildren. She currently has 5 grandkids who call her Bisous.

My father, Eric, and stepmother, Po, live in the Pacific Northwest where I grew up. We have regular visits at their house and ours. They both love being grandparents to their 4 grandkids. Thye are both advocates of adoption, as two of their kids (my bothers are adopted).

All together I have a sister and 4 brothers. Some are married, some are not. Some have kids and some do not. We are a diverse group who values family and building strong ties together.

The whole family is looking forward to our family growing and having more nieces and nephews for their children to play with or for them to love on as grandchildren.

Everyone having fun at the playground when Uncle Robin visits.

Amelia's Dad and Stepmother live a few hours away and visit often.

Swinging at the park with Grandma and Grandpa.

Playing with Bisous (Amelia's Mom).

Amelia's Mom lives several hours away and visits often. Uncle Robin lives out of state and visits annually.

about Amelia work & education

Amelia attended Bennington College and focused on design.

After college she returned to the Pacific Northwest and helped a local business grow and develop into a popular tourist attraction and favorite purveyor of household products and gifts.

Amelia currently works from home (Penelope likes helping!) part-time in marketing for friends she made while working for the business mentioned above. She spends most her day playing with and caring for Penelope.

about Amelia HOBBIES & INTERESTS

Amelia is a creative person, and she enjoys sewing, knitting, cooking, and gardening. Cooking and gardening are the most child-friendly hobbies at this stage in our life; Amelia has been sharing these interests with Penelope and looks forward to sharing them with our other children. We desire to foster creativity in our children whether that is with similar interests or in their own personal pursuits.

about Children Penelope

Swinging at our neighborhood park.

Penelope is a very smiley girl who loves to give hugs.

Getting cozy with good books.

Playing with her cousin. We get together every week with our local cousins.

Fun time with cousins.

about our home

Our home is a cozy place with a well cared-for garden that is the result of Amelia's hard work and vision. It provides a nice place to relax and enjoy the flowers and plants growing in the summer. We also have good outdoor exploration areas in our backyard, and we often have a little pool set-up outside for water play and to stay cool when it gets hot in the summer.

The interior of our home is set-up for fun, easy play and exploration for children. We have multiple stools to assist with access to sinks and for helping in the kitchen. We have a dedicated play area in the living room, but playing does spill over to other areas of the house. We often have forts or cozy reading nooks set-up during the day.

Our front garden.

The occasional snow in winter.

Having a children-friendly home is very important to us.

about our world

Our world is contained mostly to our neighborhood where we have a park for playing on the swings and slides and several good restaurants. Penelope is fairly willing to try new foods, and she has discovered that she likes french fries. We have a membership to the local zoo, and we like to go there with Penelope and her grandparents. We also do travel to see family and they travel to see us. We plan to continue to prioritize relationships and visits with family. We also have a desire to camp with our children and foster an appreciation for the outdoors.

Everyone loves daily walks.