Andy & Courtney

Dear Birthparent(s),

Thank you for taking the opportunity to get to know us and offer us the possibility of coming one step closer to our dream of adding another child to our family.   

Our names are Andy and Courtney.  We have been married for seven years.  We first met eleven years ago as freshman in College.  Living in Appleton, we have a wonderful neighborhood offering a safe and secure environment for children.  We are located just next to Schaefer Park and numerous Elementary Schools.  Our three bedroom ranch style home is just they way we like it – warm and inviting, with a nursery waiting.  The dining area overlooks our beautiful backyard, with a huge walk out deck.  We both look forward to the day when the “pitter patter” of another set of little feet goes running through our home. 

Andy grew up in Green Bay and attended college at St. Norbert in Depere graduating with a degree in Fine Arts.  I, Courtney grew up just outside of Oshkosh and attended the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh graduating as a Registered Nurse.  Currently Andy is working at a retirement community in Appleton.  My mom and I operate Stepping Stones Learning Center, a childcare center in Neenah licensed for 100 children ages 6 weeks to 12 years. Once we are fortunate enough to add another child to our family, I will take maternity leave from the childcare center.  Upon returning to work, our children will attend the center with me each day.  This is a wonderful opportunity for our family.  We feel blessed that I am able to spend my work day with our children.  

Fun, energetic, lovable, crazy!! – Everything that describes our 2-year-old son, Owen.  Owen is a carefree little boy whose energy is seemingly never ending – until he crashes at the end of the day!  Owen loves to play outside.  Whether he’s splashing in the pool or throwing snow in his face, Owen continually looks for fun and mischief no matter what the season.  Parker, our 5-year Beagle, is our wonderful family dog who is great with children and loves to be around people.  Owen and Parker are the best of buddies, who are inseparable.  Where one goes the other is not far behind.  We are sure Owen cannot wait to become a big brother and have a new playmate to run with.  The relationship with Owen’s Birth mom and half-sister has and will continue to be open.  We feel that this is an important part of who Owen is and we plan to do everything we can to embrace this part of his life. 

I feel Andy and I have a very strong relationship with each other.  We have the same goals in our future, with the greatest being to add another child into our family through adoption.  We enjoy each other’s company and help support each other.  I feel Andy and I have a very loving and compassionate relationship together.  As a family, we will have meals around the table each night, family gatherings at holidays, camping trips “Up North” to Grandparents land, family vacations, and lots of love and encouragement.  Together we enjoy cooking (Andy more often) and entertaining every chance we get.  We always have a new recipe that we need someone to try.  We love to share our house and time with friends and family.   

 Andy and I have always agreed that our lives would not be complete with out children to share it with.  After not being able to conceive on our own, we both agree that getting pregnant is not what is important to us, being parents is what matters.  We both want nothing more than to welcome another child into our family and to play with and teach our children.  Children bring so much to a family that I know we can’t imagine ours without them.  Our goal has always been to have children, it does not matter to us how we have them.  There is no way to express the gratitude we feel towards our child’s birth parents.  We hope the best for them and would love things to work out so they can be a new part of our family.  We will work very hard to make sure that our child knows and understands how special their birthparents are, and that their decision was made out of love.

Sincerely,

Andy & Courtney

(Married)

PREFERENCES FOR CHILD

Age:               Birth to 12 months of age, twins/triplets acceptable

Ethnicity:       Asian, Caucasian, Hispanic, Native American

Openness:     Willing to send and receive e-mails, letters, and photos.

                       Willing to place and receive phone calls.

                       Willing to have visitation after adoption finalization.