About Us

Matthew and I are best friends. I feel so lucky to have found my soul mate to share my life with. He completes me and makes me want to be a better person. When I am with him I feel so happy and alive. He has always encouraged me to follow my dreams and he often finds ways to help me accomplish goals that I have set. I will never be able to put into words the love and gratitude I feel for him. We LOVE the outdoors and met while working as counselors for an outdoor survival program in the desert of Arizona. We became friends immediately. We were best friends long before we decided that there was more than friendship in our relationship. We discovered this while river guiding in Northern Idaho. We love to hike, river raft, rock climb, snow ski, fish or anything outdoors with each other and our children. We both grew up playing sports (Matthew playing soccer and Holly playing volleyball) and have enjoyed watching our children develope thier talents in these areas. Matthew currently coaches the high school soccer team which has allowed us many opportunities to be involved with athletics in the community. We believe that the more experiences we give to our children the more well rounded people they will become.

Matthew and I believe that a strong family is the most important thing in life.  We both came from wonderful families who encouraged us to follow our dreams. It is our wish that our children feel loved and supported always, regardless of the path they choose in life, and like our own parents we hope that we can help our children follow the dreams they set for themselves.  Family is what gives us the courage to be our best selves.  Although, parenting is by no means a walk in the park, Matthew and I feel that we are ready to bring another child into our home. When we were engaged, over 12 years ago, Matthew asked how I felt about possibly adopting children. I didn't even have to think about my response to that question, I already knew in my heart the answer, I would love to adopt. In the first ten years of our marriage we finished our educations and were blessed with 3 wonderful sons. After the birth of our third son, my doctor said it would be best if we didn't have anymore children. I had become extremely sick with each pregnancy and each child was born earlier than the last. Our third son was born 2 months early. We decided after the recommendation of our doctor that when the time was right we would try and adopt children instead of risk my health or the health of another child. We believe very strongly in a loving Father in Heaven and feel he has encouraged us to grow our family through adoption. That dream to adopt came true for our family a year and a half ago when our little Kai came into our lives through adoption. No matter how a child becomes part of your family, they are your family.  We now feel very strongly that there is another child that is meant to bless our home.