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Kevin & DaNelle are hopeful adoptive parents from Arizona waiting to adopt a baby.

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

We Belong Together Sweet! Now you can get to know us! We pretty much think you are the bravest person for considering adoption. We're super excited to get to know you too. Here's a little about us...

How I met Kevin:
I first saw Kevin at a church volleyball game. It's really kind of ironic because I am horrible at volleyball! I admit it, I was mostly there to scope out all the hot guys. I was immediately thrown into the game so I tried my best to act like I knew what I was doing. Standing next to me was this hot guy in a red hat. And the first thing I noticed about him is that he was helping a handicapped girl up off the floor and telling her good job for trying to hit the ball. I just was amazed at how patient and kind he was to her when he didn't have to be. Then I saw what an amazing volleyball player he was himself (I found out later he played volleyball all through high school). Even though he loved the sport and probably wanted to play a more intense game, he took the time to help this girl throughout the whole game. What a sweet guy! Now THAT was hot! I was too shy to ask his name so for about 3 weeks I called him the red hat guy. Eventually we started to hang out and he asked me on a date and well, the rest is history.

How I met DaNelle:
I remember meeting DaNelle at a church singles volleyball activity. She was very pretty and it was fun flirting with her during the games. I tried to play well to impress her. Then the next time I talked to her more was at an activity where we had to make up a skit with costumes. She had to wear this huge leather jacket and be this gangster. She was so fun and gorgeous as she acted like a gangster. When I talked with her, I just loved how funny she was and whenever she was around everything was just more fun. I wanted to be around her for the rest of my life.

How We Got Here Immediately after we got married, we hunkered down and got serious about school. We were so poor, but I think that was the fun of it. Kevin was in the ASU Engineering program and I was in MCC's Nursing Program. We wanted so bad to finish school fast that we sold one of our cars and saved as much money as we could to take off a year of working and get school done! We had many busy days and nights but it was so worth it. We were almost each done with our degrees when I felt so strongly that we should try to get pregnant. Kevin felt the same way. It seemed silly because we were almost done with school, but we decided to go ahead and sure enough, I got pregnant with Ethan. I was incredibly sick and if you can understand, it's not exactly the most fun thing. I exited the program early and I am so glad I made that decision. It was such a tough decision, but motherhood became like second nature to me and Ethan was just perfect and such a joy. I am so glad that I have the education I have and although it would have been AWESOME to finish with a degree in Nursing, I always knew I would be a stay at home mom anyway. A couple years later Kevin was almost done with school and then what do you know, little Lydia was born! We we're extremely blessed. Kevin got hired on with an amazing job at a large power company as a Senior Mechanical Engineer.(I always knew it was a good idea to marry a math genius. *wink*wink*) Over the years he's worked and I've been home with the kiddos. We are frugal and great with our finances and finally bought our dream home with an acre of land in a quiet neighborhood. About 2 years ago we decided to try again for a baby. It just didn't happen. We did tests and fertility treatments and nothing worked. I know most people are devastated when they can't get pregnant, and although I did feel a little frustration, I mostly felt so at peace when we knew we couldn't have anymore biological children. I knew if I was supposed to get pregnant I would, but my heart has always been drawn to adoption. There is that need and desire to add another child to our family. The love I feel for my kids now will be the same for an adopted child. I feel so strongly that any child placed with us would be such a tremendous blessing. I know that there is a child meant to come to us if we are patient and trust in the Lord. I have a sister and brother in law that are also trying to adopt so adoption will be a common thing in our family.

A Little About Us: Kevin (the red hat guy)

Kevin is an inventor at heart. He always comes up with some crazy invention for me or the kids. Some are actually pretty useful and some are downright hilarious. He built an awesome tree house in our backyard and has sleepovers in it with the kids often. He's a devoted Dad who will take off work to stay home and play with his kids. I often am making dinner and look out the window and see him playing kickball, or jumping on the trampoline with the kids. He is such a kind and considerate husband, always asking how I'm doing or if I need him to pick up something on the way home. He is really active and loves to play basketball and soccer and racquetball. I love that about him because I've never been into sports and I love that my kids are learning to love sports too.

DaNelle

DaNelle is just the heart of our home. She makes our whole family go. Our house stays beautiful, and organized with a good spirit about it because of her. She's teaching the kids some music or how to make a cake. She's always learning and researching things and so the kids are learning to be the same way. If we encounter a problem or difficulty, she researches and learns everything about it. She could pretty much do anything she wants to do. She was going to be a nurse, she could be a doctor, a designer. She uses her medical skills with our kids. I hope our kids learn to be as resourceful as her.

A bit about the kiddos

Ethan is 8 years old, and so sweet and sensitive. He's soft spoken and he's the kind of kid that feels sympathy for others. He is protective of Lydia and says its his job to make sure she is not bullied. He is into animals and transformers and all the boy stuff, but he also is learning to play the piano.
Lydia is 6 years old and such a tomboy. If I let her live outside, she would! She loves dolls and things, but she also loves bugs and getting dirty. She is so brave it makes me nervous! She looks up to Ethan and they play so many funny games together like spy or pirates.
Ethan wants a brother and Lydia wants a sister. Go figure, huh? We are open to any gender and the kids are just mostly excited about a baby being brought into our home. Now that both kids are in school, it will be so nice to have time with just me and the baby during the day!

We have encouraged our kids to be active and into sports. Kevin is such a great teacher and often I am in the kitchen cooking, looking out at the kids and Kevin playing basketball or jumping on the trampoline together.

Where we are Today We are so happy with our home and the place we've built for our family. Now that we have land, we've created a little farm on our property. There is something so simple and peaceful about nature. Having a big yard to play in gives our kids the chance to explore and enjoy the outdoors. We knew nothing about animals in the beginning, but we're having fun learning and so are the kids. We have goats, chickens, sheep, and a dog. It's a dream backyard with the tree house and all the animals! We hang out often with our extended family and mostly it's always at our house! We are looking forward to add another child to our family, we feel so strongly that adoption is right for us! You are so awesome for considering adoption and please know we are open to any situation that makes you comfortable. We want you to feel loved and comforted during this process.