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Kip & Anne are hopeful adoptive parents from Utah waiting to adopt a baby.

If you are pregnant and considering placing your child for adoption, please read the following Dear Birthmother Letter.

Hello......... We are thankful and honored you are taking the time to get to know our family better. We are humbled that you are considering adoption and admire your courage and strength. Please know how much we respect you for wanting to give your child the best life possible.

So go ahead, make yourself comfortable and grab a snack. There is so much to tell you about. We hope this letter gives you a good glimpse into our family, but if not, we are happy to answer any questions you may have.

We met at church and were friends for a year before Kip got the nerve to ask Anne out. On our first date, Kip took Anne hiking where we spent hours talking and laughing. We had an immediate connection and spent the next year dating, talking, laughing and becoming best friends. After dating for over a year, we got engaged then married. Marriage was an easy transition for us and we have been happily married for eight years.

Having a family has always been our goal, so when we had been married one year we began trying have a child. After trying for many months, we realized there were problems. Through some tests, we found out getting pregnant probably would not happen for us, so we began to pursue adoption. Through the application process we fell in love with adoption and were excited to see what children we would be blessed to have come to our home. Sometimes you hear of couples applying for adoption and then finding out they are pregnant ….Well, that happened to us. Only a month after our application was approved, we got pregnant. While we were thrilled to be having a child, we were also sad because we thought adoption may not be part of our lives. We wondered why we developed such a strong love for adoption. After the birth of our son, Brady, we began trying again, only to have the same problems. After a couple of years of trying and several pregnancy losses, we feel strongly that now it’s time for adoption to be part of our family. While the last few years have been a struggle, we are thrilled to be adopting and understand now why we gained a strong love for adoption a few years ago.

What we like to do....... Kip is a Vice President of Network Services for a Fiber Optics provider. He loves his job and the people he works with. Kip is very athletic and grew up playing soccer as a goalie. He also likes to play and watch football, go snowboarding, go fishing, and be outdoors. Kip is quite a good cook and BBQ is his specialty. He loves cooking ribs, steaks and chicken. Kip is also very artistic and has a great ability to draw. He is very good with computers and is often asked by family and friends to help with computer issues. Kip speaks Spanish because he lived in Argentina for two years. Kip’s favorite color is yellow.

Anne is a Registered Nurse with a Masters Degree. She worked as a care manager over high risk patients, but has chosen to be a stay-at-home mom. She grew up dancing and singing and still loves to do both. She also likes watching football, going skiing and fishing. She has a great eye for art and design and has enjoyed decorating our home. Shopping is one of Anne’s favorite pastimes – she loves finding great deals. Anne also likes to scrapbook and had enjoyed documenting all the events and milestones in Brady’s life. Anne’s favorite color is blue.

Brady is a happy, out-going four-year-old boy. He loves dirt, rocks, pretending, running, being tickled, playing outside, anything with water, cooking with mom, and projects with dad. He is very athletic and coordinated and has excelled in some of the sports he has tried. He loves to learn things and has enjoyed going to preschool. Brady loves being around other children. He seems to gravitate towards them wherever we go. He is very kind and sweet and is amazingly good at sharing with others. Brady is very talkative and loves to talk to everyone about everything. He cant wait to become a big brother and is constantly talking about how he is going to help take care of a new baby. Brady’s favorite color is green.

We spend all of our free time together as a family. Travel is very important to us so we try to take at least two or three family vacations each year. Our favorite vacation spots are Bear Lake, San Diego and Jackson Hole, but we are always willing to try out a new place. Attending sporting events is another favorite pastime. Every fall we have season tickets to our local college football games. We also like to go to soccer and baseball games. Fishing is a huge part of our family. Both Anne and Kip have been fishing for a long time and especially enjoy fishing together. Brady just got his own fishing pole for his birthday. You can only imagine how excited he is to start using it! Other things we do together are play board games, go hiking, and take walks.

About each other......... (As told by Anne) Kip is a wonderful father, husband and best friend. He is very thoughtful and is constantly aware of my needs. He has always been supportive and helpful in anything I am doing. Mostly, he is just a lot of fun to be around. He is great at being spontaneous and coming up with games for Brady to play. I love that he spends every evening playing with Brady. I look forward to watching the bond he will form with our other children as he spends his time playing with them too. Kip is also kind and generous. He is always willing to help others and usually is the first person to volunteer when someone is in need.

(As told by Kip) Anne is a very resilient and strong person. I have seen her in some vulnerable and painful situations that most people would not have recovered from. In spite of that, she has continued to be a very loving, caring mother and wife. She is very patient and understanding when it comes to the needs of Brady and me. She rarely puts her needs before ours. She does, however know her limitations and asks for things when she needs them. I am confident that she will love you and your child as much as she loves Brady and me.

Our Goals....... The goal for our family is to raise our children in a home filled with love, laughter and happiness. Our home is a place where our children will know they are loved and accepted unconditionally. We will encourage our children to develop their own talents and will provide opportunities for them to participate in activities that interest them. Schooling is important to us, so we will teach them the importance of hard work and education. We will also show them how to be kind, thoughtful and helpful to others.

Our child will know they were adopted from their birth. We will tell them often of the beautiful and special way they were brought into our home. You will always be spoken of with great honor and respect. Our child will know how much you love them and that your decision was made out of complete love. We will read them many stories, but the one they will hear the most will be the story of their adoption and the great love of their birth parents.

Again, we appreciate your consideration of us. We are happy to communicate with you as much as you need. We would love to meet you and look forward to getting to know you better. Send us a message

Love,

Kip, Anne and Brady