Hello! We are Andrew and Holly. Thank you for taking the time to read our profile and learning more about us as prospective parents. 

Our story began when we met in high school, at Holly’s friend's birthday party. We went to the Homecoming game together and clicked with each other right away. After two weeks of talking and hanging out, we decided to start dating. Our love really blossomed in the nine years we were dating. Dating that long helped us understand each other better with every laugh and obstacle we faced together. We finally got engaged and then married in the summer of 2018. 

After we got married, we knew we wanted children. After trying for years, we were told we wouldn’t be able to have biological children. Being parents is our dream and we cannot wait to share our love with a child through open adoption.

Andrew works as a manager of environmental services at a hospital. He is always making sure his employees feel appreciated by going out of his way to bring them lunch or just having little pick me ups during the day. 

After we started dating, I met his whole family who are warm, kind, and full of laughter. I could tell right away where Andrew got his kind and heartwarming personality. He has younger siblings and many younger cousins. Watching him interact with them showed me how gentle and loving he is with children. Family is very important to both of us, and meeting his family really showed me that I was in a family that was ready to accept and love me.

Holly is an environmental scientist in Michigan. She took on the role of heading a team building committee in her office, to ensure her coworkers have time to connect with each other and enjoy time away from their tedious work. 

She has volunteered at a nature center, where she was able to interact with children on many various activities she was in charge of during events. When we met, I fell in love with Holly’s quiet, sincere, kind personality immediately. 

After the many years of seeing her interact with my family, I know she’s going to be a great mom because she always does her best to help others, is patient with everyone, has so much unconditional love to offer, and is encouraging and supportive. She holds her family close to her heart and is willing to do anything for them.

We live in a charming, single-family style home. Our favorite part of our home is the kitchen where we love to make dinner together and try new recipes. In the summer, we love to grill outside and have our family over to make s'mores in the small fire pit. 

In our neighborhood, we are surrounded by the nicest people, who bring us goodies during holidays. We live near an elementary school, where many children play at the playground after school. 

Our city is small and quiet, but our community has a big heart and offers different activities year-round. There is a fairgrounds where the yearly fair and agriculture contests are held, and there is a large park where, in the winter, we are able to ski and tube down the hill. The community gets together to support the high school football team every Friday, and we look forward to gathering at the football field. Having a small community really helps everyone come together for fun activities throughout the year.

We both grew up surrounded by family. Holly’s parents are divorced, but they have such a great relationship that they even went on vacations together. Andrew grew up with a sister of the same age, and a younger sister and brother. We both grew up with the value that family is important and our family functions were filled with cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and extended family. 

Our family is spread out around Michigan. Holly’s mom is two blocks away, her dad is an hour away, and Andrew’s parents are fifteen minutes away. Andrew’s siblings are all within an hour-and-a-half distance. We are very close with our families and make sure we visit everyone at least once a month. Holidays are always so much fun because we are able to get everyone together for an entire day (or two!) and enjoy each other's company with games, laughter, and so much warmth and love.

Even if there is a little physical distance between all of our family members, we are so family-oriented and cannot wait to add a child to our family. Everyone in our family and friend group has been so supportive of our decision to adopt. Our mothers are already excited to have a grandchild to spoil and babysit. Our family can’t wait to embrace the child's traditions, as we share ours and welcome them into the family. They are looking forward to being a part of the child’s life and celebrating all of their milestones.

We have many hobbies that we would love to share with a child. Holly loves to read and has a bookcase full of books, including stories from her childhood, which she can’t wait to read to a child. Andrew loves to learn about new topics, and loves Star Wars, even playing card games about the franchise. Many of our hobbies fall in the summer, like camping, canoeing, and other family fun activities. In the winter, we usually go sledding, but we mostly like to curl up on the couch and watch holiday movies with hot cocoa. 

When we meet Holly’s family for Christmas and Thanksgiving at her grandparent’s house, we always play Uno, and eat chewy Life Savers. For Christmas, Holly and her mom have a tradition of buying new wacky ornaments. Andrew’s family has a Christmas tradition where everyone in his extended family gathers, brings a dish to pass, enjoys karaoke, spends time with each other, and raffles off his grandma’s beautiful handmade blankets which she makes every year. When it’s just Andrew’s immediate family, it’s tradition to play board and card games, one being the card game Munchkin. At the end of the day, we curl up on the couch and watch movies together. 

In the summer, Holly, her dad, and her grandpa go fishing and compete to see who can catch more fish. They also have a lot of yard games that they play, so they aren’t cooped up inside. Andrew’s family has many summer cookouts and outdoor movie nights. Being separated, we all try to come together as much as we can to enjoy activities together.

Thank you for taking the time to look at our book, and thank you for contemplating this hard decision. You are selfless, brave, and loving. Our biggest dream is to be parents and we can’t wait to snuggle up with a little one on the couch. 

We can’t wait to share our lives with a baby, and we will give them everything we have to offer – love, acceptance and nurturing, a healthy lifestyle, a great education, a large extended family that has so much love to give, and much more. We will make sure the baby knows about their culture. 

We hope that someday we will be able to meet and that we will stay in contact throughout the child’s life. As we mentioned previously, family is important to us, and while the level of openness is up to you, we will always remind the child how much you love them by giving them a life with our family. We don’t know the feelings you are experiencing right now, but please know that we are here for you and the child during this process. 

Thank you again for taking the time to look at our book, and we wish you all of the love and luck as you go through this process and sort out what is right for you and the baby.