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Mike & Mary Anne are hopeful adoptive parents from Colorado waiting to adopt a baby.

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

How our family came to be. Dear Birth Parent,

We marvel at your strength and courage to face the difficult choices that lay before you. We have tried to figure out how write this letter keeping it fun and light hearted as we are, but serious enough for the situation. As we tell you a little about us, our lives, and dreams we hope that you may see that we are real and genuine.

First we would like to tell you a little about us and how we, Mike and Mary Anne, came to be together. We met our first year at college. We went to the same church the whole year but didn’t know it, guess that knocks out love at first sight. Our first date was a dance. Mary Anne asked Mike as she thought he was a “safe” date as he was going out of the country in two months, so nothing could happen. Famous last words. That night the earth shook and fireworks filled the sky. Love was in the air and we were hooked. We wrote letters for two years while he was in South America and grew to be best friends and the rest is history. We love being together and have fun doing just about anything. We have been married for 13 years and through it all, we have tried to make our marriage and family the number one priority. We try everyday to keep our relationship strong, exciting, fun. We knew we wanted children and when adoption became our option, we felt that it was a great honor to be given such an amazing gift and opportunity. Maggie joined our family in 2006 through the miracle of Adoption. More on her later.

Getting to know Mike Let me tell you about Mike. When I met Mike, I didn’t need a man to do things for me. I was fed up with guys; I had places to go, things to do, and I didn’t need a guy to get in my way. Then in walks this blue eyed, dimple smiling, door opening guy who swept me off my feet. I had never been treated with so much respect and dignity by a guy until I met him. Mike is a true gentleman in all ways. He is caring, loving, gentle, giving, supportive, understanding, hardworking, and a great listener. He even helps around the house cooking and cleaning. As for Mike as a daddy, all I can say is amazing. I always knew he would be a great dad but he exceeded even my expectations. He plays with our daughter Maggie all the time, reads her stories and sings to her. I love to stand outside the door and just listen to him read to her making up new silly stories to go along with her favorite books.

Looks can be deceiving when it comes to Mike. On the outside Mike looks like a serious, proper, well-behaved man; a quiet person, who doesn’t like to be the center of attention. This is all true, however, if you look closely at his watch you will find it has Goofy on it and runs backwards. I think this watch describes Mike to a tee. You have to look close to see the true goof ball that lies within. Mike is sarcastic and loves to make jokes and have a fun time. He is a middle child of six (five boys and one girl). He loves all sports, and is an avid sports fan especially for the Yankees and BYU. Mike loves gadgets and computers. He knows all about all the new things on the market and he loves to take apart computers and fix them for others. Mike is an IT support specialist (He fixes computer problems for computers all over the world from our very own family room). We are so blessed that he gets to work from home allowing lots of family time. Mike is my best friend. I never new what love really was until I met him. Most of all however, no matter what is going on in life, Mike keeps me laughing.

Getting to know Mary Anne Nurse Mary is my wife and queen. When it comes to physical, mental or emotional issues in our family, Mary Anne is the one to call for help. She gives great advice, and when she doesn’t have the answers, she is always there for a hug, a cookie (she makes the best chocolate chip cookies), or words of comfort. She loves being a nurse and has worked in Pediatrics, Newborn ICU, and Maternity for 13 years. She has a gift of caring for others. Mary Anne works on the Maternity unit a few days a month in order to keep her license and although she loves being a nurse, her favorite roll is that of wife & mommy. Mary Anne is a great mom. She sings and dances with Maggie and unlike me, she likes to get dirty in the mud, finger paints, or whatever Maggie is into that day.

Mary Anne is the youngest of 4, loves being around kids, and having fun. Mary Anne is the only one I know of including friends, family, or co-workers who is willing to play computer games with her husband, and not only do it to share interests, but be good at it and have fun in the process. Mary Anne loves photography, sewing, and gardening. She loves to plan and plant our garden every year and can’t wait to share this love of the dirt with our kids. I wouldn’t say Mary wants to be the center of attention, but she usually is because she likes to talk. She likes to relay family news and tell stories. She doesn’t like those quiet moments in a conversations when nobody has nothing to say. She complements the quiet side of me and makes it easier for me to open up. When I first met Mary Anne, it didn’t take long before I felt I had found the other half to my heart, I felt and still feel I am missing something when I am away from her.

Maggie & Family Life Our daughter Maggie came into our lives through the gift and miracle of adoption in 2006. We waited a long time for Maggie and boy was she worth the wait. Maggie is the love of our life. She is a very sweet, funny, smart, and busy 3 year old who never stops talking (even talks in her sleep). Maggie is a Daddy’s girl and loves to play with him and cries when he has to leave without her. She is a well rounded girl as she like princesses, clothes and shoes, but likes to play trucks and cars too. She loves to play with her friends at the park up the street, play dress up, and read tons of books. We take many trips to the library down the street every week. Maggie can be a little shy and nervous when first meeting her, but once she feels comfortable she will be your best friend and talk your ear off. She adores animals and follows our dog Fox around the house all day giving him loves, telling him what to do, even trying to help him eat his food (good thing he is a gentle giant). She would ride him if he would let her, not for lack of trying.
Maggie loves playing with other kids and will be a great big sister. She is loving and sweet to all kids and loves to mother the younger ones. She is always concerned if someone is crying or sad and gives them hugs to help them feel better. She can also be a little bossy. For those of us with big sisters we know that these are the makings of a great big sister. Being three, it is hard for her to understand why her friends are all getting brothers or sisters and she isn't. This summer after telling her she had a new cousin she told us "but I don't want a cousin, I want a brother!" Soon after this she started praying for a brother or a sister. She gets all excited when we talk about how her brother or sister will grow inside their birthmom’s tummy just like she did in hers. We are both very close with our siblings and really hope that Maggie will get to have this experience someday.

As a family we like to go for walks, ride bikes, go to the park, play Wii games, go target shooting, swim. We spend most of our time just hanging out, or snuggled on the couch together watching some Disney movie for the hundredth time. Family is very important in our life. Most of our vacations are spent seeing our families. We both come from great families who love us and have been very happy and supportive of us adopting. We have a niece that is adopted from foster care and another that is hoping to adopt soon. Our Families can’t wait to open their hearts to another little miracle.

As parents we hope to instill the strengths in our children that our parents have instilled in us. We understand the need for consistency and routine for children to feel safe in their role, but understand that every child is different in their needs. We hope to teach our children to be hard workers, but how to have fun too. We want them to have strong values and have courage to be different and stand up for what they believe. Most of all we want them to know we love them and that no matter what happens in life, no matter what choices they make, we will always be there for them.

We want you to know there will be no doubt in our children's minds how much their birth moms and families loves them. We are going to be open from the beginning with our children about adoption and what an amazing gift they are. We tell Maggie about her birthmom and birthfamily frequently and show her pictures of her all the time. We have such great love and respect for birth mothers and feel so blessed to have a great relationship with Maggie’s birth mom. It is important for us that our child know who you are and where they came from.

We could never begin to understand what you are going through and the choices you have to make. Contemplating adoption shows great character and strength along with amazing love and unselfishness. We can only hope that you can see this strength in yourself and that this will help you with the choices that lie ahead of you. We hope that no matter what your choice is, you will find peace and happiness for you and your child.

We hope we are the parents and family you have dreamed of for your child and the answer to your prayers.


Mike, Mary Anne, and Maggie