We met through a co-ed slow pitch softball team. Daniel had just moved to Utah from California to pursue his Masters Degree in Business Administration. We ended up joining the team through mutual friends and bonded at a team BBQ shortly after the first game. From there we were inseparable and spent almost everyday together. Not much has changed in that sense as we tend to do most activities together as a family. We spend our free time by creating as many memories as possible for our little family. We attend the occasional local baseball game, take a drive to watch drifting events, spend the warm weekend mornings walking through the local farmers market or simply relaxing at home with amazing friends and family.
Having multiple children has always been a dream of ours, and adoption has always been a part of that dream. During our journey to grow our family, we have encountered hardship and emotional strife. Our last pregnancy was a difficult one that was labeled high risk. After this tough pregnancy, we’ve decided it better not to go through that again. However, now through this amazing process, we have an opportunity to connect with you, support you and together fill this hole in our lives with a beautiful bundle of love.
Currently, Mikayla is an Active Guard Reserve member for the Air Force. She has been with the Air Force for about 5 years now. She is the full-time support for a reserve unit. The best part of her job is the ability to assist and contribute to every person’s life in her unit. Luckily, by being attached to a reserve unit, she is able to pick which base she is stationed at and is not forced to move by anyone’s decision besides her own. By being in the military full time, she is able to provide top of the line benefits to our family as well as use her service time to give education benefits to our children when they get older.
Daniel is currently the Vice President of Operations for a Clutch Manufacturing Company. His role is to head up their purchasing department and to be a problem solver in processes while also correcting issues within the company. He has been with the company for 20 years, and continues to help the company improve in many ways. With his seniority in the company, Daniel has the privilege to work from our home during the month.
We have one biological daughter, her name is Madelyn. She has such an amazing personality and is almost two as of this writing. We absolutely love her and are ready to bring an adopted child into our family, who we can love just as much. We have already started the process of trying to get her involved with the chance to have a new sibling. We incorporated her first baby doll as a Christmas gift from her Aunt to see how well she would do with caring for something. We are pleased to say she has been ecstatic with her baby doll and took on a very nurturing approach. Obviously, a new sibling is much more complex than a doll, but the initial reaction was very pleasant. We’re hoping to raise an adopted child in a loving home where the word adopted won’t be used until we’re ready to explain the process of how our little miracle joined our family.
We currently have two dogs. Trigger is a 10 year old English Bull-dog Husky mix. As odd of a combination that may be, he is the sweetest dog to ever exist. Our second dog is Star. She is a German Sheppard Husky mix that was rescued about 8 years ago and was thought to be two at the time, which would make her just a tad older than Trigger. Star has a big personality but has a lot of patience when it comes to our daughter wanting to cuddle and play.
