Thank you so much for taking the time to get to know us. It is a brave and loving act to consider adoption, and we have enormous respect and admiration for this path. Our family is ready to grow, and we’re honored that you might become part of that journey. We welcome an open relationship and will always speak of you with honor and love in our hearts.

It sounds cliché to have met in college, but of course we did – on our first day, during our first class no less! She was the witty girl making him laugh and he was the handsome guy rocking the vintage sweaters who could keep up with her banter. We started out as friends, joining class volunteer projects in the community, and soon fell for each other, working ever since as a team, through thick and thin. After finishing community college in 2007, we moved to Oregon to finish our bachelor’s degrees. We were married in 2011, in an orchard under our favorite tree, surrounded by friends and family.

We had always wanted to grow our family through adoption, though we welcomed our biological son, Benjamin, in 2020. The pregnancy and birth were very difficult, and we decided that pursuing another pregnancy was not in the cards. Now, we feel ready to expand our family and bless Ben with a sibling, knowing this path to parenthood has been on our hearts for a decade and we are finally in a place to see this dream play out. We have adult and child adoptees as friends and in our extended family, strengthening our connections to the adoptive family community.

Becky is a creative person who also loves being organized.  You'll often find her problem-solving how to create something she's seen online or in a store because her motto tends to be “I could do that,” and most of the time, she can.  Whether it's fabric crafts like sewing custom bags for friends, painting, making family Halloween costumes, or fueling her passion with a home project, she is always up to something to fill her creativity bucket and make magic for her family. From holiday traditions to simple moments at home, letting joy come in is always what she strives for.  

She has a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and a Post-Baccalaureate degree in Accounting.  Before Ben was born, she worked in early childhood education, youth mental health, special education, and in governmental accounting, all of which has helped aid her current job as a full-time mom and manager of the household.  

She loves making people laugh, loves making people feel special and cared for, and has found her greatest achievement in her role as a mother.  

10 Fun Facts About Becky:

• Favorite dessert: brownies or a milkshake
• Becky’s mom taught her to sew, and she made her first quilt at age ten!
• Loves planning parties, once throwing a party where everyone came dressed as their favorite Bill Murray character
• Played soccer for thirteen years
• First concert: Credence Clearwater Revival
• Favorite concert: Alt J or Cher, or maybe Pearl Jam or Modest Mouse, or Radiohead or maybe…
• She loves musicals and seeing a Broadway musical is one of her biggest bucket list goals
• Favorite vacation spot: the Oregon Coast
• Loves fuzzy socks
• Mopping is her least favorite chore

Often described as the yin to Becky's yang, Ian is always ready to go with the flow.  With a Bachelor’s degree in History and a Master's degree in Computer Science, Ian has spent a lot of time learning.  His love of learning carried beyond his schooling, and he enjoys teaching himself new songs on the piano or guitar, listening to history podcasts, and reading the classics.   

Ian works as a software engineer with a focus on maintaining a good work-life balance.  He spends half the week working from his home office, where it’s easier to stay plugged-in with family happenings.  

He loves staying active, and enjoys riding bikes around the neighborhood and going on family hikes through the foothills.  He could probably watch The Lord of the Rings every day if given the chance.  Family is very important to Ian, and he maintains close relationships with his siblings, despite the long distance.  

10 Fun Facts About Ian:

• When he was twelve, his uncle gave him his first guitar 
• He has visited six countries: Mexico, Egypt, The Netherlands, Canada, France, and Belgium
• The Lord of the Rings is both his favorite book series and favorite movie franchise
• His favorite music genre is 1970s British Prog Rock
• He studied Arabic in college for three years, and has forgotten almost all of it
• If he weren’t a software engineer, he’d be an astronaut
• From years working at a pizzeria during college, he knows how to toss pizza dough
• Hardcore History is his favorite podcast
• He could eat a breakfast burrito for any and all meals of the day
• If he could travel to anywhere, it would be Rome

As energetic as they come, Ben is bright and always hungry to learn how things work.  We encourage him to be his authentic self, which over his short years has taken the shape of: a garbage truck obsession, being a tiny tool man, a home project foreman, sewing enthusiast, Michael Jackson superfan, soccer lover, baker of many goodies, and a junior firefighter. 

Ben cannot wait to become a big brother, often sharing his latest ideas for baby names and telling us all the toys he wants to share with his baby brother or sister. 

We live in Idaho in a spacious, classic home with a great backyard.  Our neighborhood is a safe, long-established one, full of friendly neighbors and kids playing together in the front yards.  We all know each other, fostering a true feeling of community.  

We’re three blocks from a beautiful park full of walking paths, a playground, and plenty of ducks in the pond throughout the warmer months.  We live within walking distance from the neighborhood elementary school and high school.  Ian works one mile from home three days a week and rides his bike to the office, unless it's a snowy day!  

Becky turned the formal dining room into an amazing playroom, filled with color, sensory play, art, and plenty of materials to learn and play!  With help from Becky’s dad, we have updated the bathrooms and kitchen, creating a bright space for us to gather with family and friends.  We spend a lot of time in the backyard playing in the sandbox, running around the yard with the dogs, enjoying our garden, and spending evenings around the fire, where s’mores are always a family favorite!

We have two loveable, goofy dogs named Cubby and Gus who provide snuggles, laughs, and no shortage of background noise as they bark at all the things through their perch at the window.  Our kitty, Lulu, likes to think she is in charge and is usually waiting for any of her humans to sit down so she can snuggle on their lap.  Our animals are truly a part of our family and we couldn't imagine life without all of the silly antics, entertainment, and love they bring to us daily. 

There are many traditions we've built as a family, but not all of our traditions revolve around big holidays and celebrations.  Some of our family traditions are the smaller ways we make our days fun and joyful.  Fall is our favorite time of year, and we go on walks to search for the most colorful and crunchiest leaves, visit the pumpkin patch, pick apples, and bake tasty treats.  Halloween is always a highlight as we decorate the house and dress up in costumes!  At Christmas, we cut “real” Christmas trees, a tradition from Becky’s childhood.  She LOVES Christmas music, so it plays all season long.  

While we love being home working on house projects, enjoying our backyard, or cuddling up on the couch for a family movie night, we also love to get away.  With family and close friends spread across Montana, Oregon, and Washington, we don't go more than a few months without taking a road trip to visit loved ones.  When the weather makes roads a little less friendly, we take a quick plane ride to see loved ones in nearby states.  

Before becoming parents, we traveled a bit more.  In 2011, we honeymooned in Baja Mexico, enjoying sunshine and sandy beaches.  We have traveled to the Grand Canyon, the Redwood Forest, Victoria BC, and New Orleans.  Ian spent a few weeks in Egypt with his brother after graduating college; Becky has been to New York City and Boston.

Our favorite trip together was to Europe in 2019, where we visited Paris and Ian's brother and family in The Netherlands.  Renting bikes and riding around the grounds at the Palace of Versailles made for ultimate core memories. 

Adoption has always been on our hearts and is something we envision as being a part of how we build our family.  After a difficult pregnancy, followed by an even more difficult birth experience, wanting another child, and desiring that our son have a sibling to go through life with, we know adoption is the right path for our family to grow. 

Any child in our home will be loved each and every day by us, our friends, and our family.  We will be open and forthcoming with the child about their adoption story.  We will provide a safe and loving environment in which the child can grow.  We will support and encourage the child’s dreams, both big and small.  We will have kitchen dance parties, backyard s’mores, family jam sessions, and heaps of other magic infused into their childhood and beyond, cherishing and validating who they are and the love shared.

We are blessed to be in a position to welcome another child into our family, and our hearts are waiting to grow with love the second we meet them.  Adoption is a beautiful love story and we know it is going to be a part of our family’s story, hopefully someday soon.