OPEN ADOPTION

We have very comfortable open adoptions with our children’s birth families, and look forward to again making an adoption arrangement that works for everyone involved. While all of our adoptions are open, they are all very different in order to meet the needs of each family.

Privacy is very important to Ava’s birth family so we don’t share pictures of them. We have a very comfortable and open adoption with them that includes visits, texts, phone calls, and more. We are extremely blessed to live close to them. Ava loves to visit and have family outings with them, especially going out to eat. Some of our favorite outings have become traditions that we look forward to every year.

• A message from Ava’s birth mom: “Allan and Kami are amazing and everything I wanted, and want, in parents for Ava! I can’t put into words how much they mean to me.”

Elsha’s family live internationally. We have an open adoption with them also, mostly through email because of the distance. We look forward to their visit once a year and are looking forward to visiting them in the future. We have loved learning about their culture and traditions and are grateful that they can be in Elsha’s life to share that with her.

• A message from Elsha’s birth family: “Care, love and inner peace come naturally to this beautiful family. Children just love them and act so naturally around them! Kami and Allan are not only happy to keep in touch, but they also nurture our relationship with detailed accounts of Elsha’s life, her pictures and even Xmas and Bday presents! They are a wonderful loving couple, who provide Elsha with better care than we could ever imagine, which made us truly at peace with our difficult decision.”

We have an open adoption with Stafford’s birth family as well. Because they live a lengthy distance we don’t see them as often, usually a couple times a year. We keep in touch through texting, Marco Polo, and the occasional Skype. Stafford loves to show his birth dad his tricks through Marco Polo, walking through the nearby farm with his birthmom, and playing trucks with his Grandma.

Although we don’t look like it, we are a multi cultural, multi racial family. We love learning about and celebrating our children’s cultures. We do so through books, songs, videos, and talking with their birth families.

Thanks for stopping in and getting to know us. We hope the things we have written have helped you to understand who we are as a family. We know the Lord with guide you as you decide what is right for you and your child.