Rick and Jennifer

Hello~

We are Rick and Jennifer and would like to thank you for taking the time to learn about us.  Choosing to entrust your child to others must be an incredibly difficult decision for you to make. We admire and respect you for considering your options.  We don’t know the journey that brought you here, but we honor your selfless choice of adoption.  You must be a courageous and loving person.

Rick and I met on a blind date in 2001, set up by a friend who Rick and I both know.  We were best friends before we fell in love, and that friendship is the foundation of our relationship.  We waited two years to get married because I had gone back to school for another degree.  In October of 2006, we were married and enjoyed a relaxing honeymoon in Maui.

Both of our families are supportive in our decision to adopt and look forward to the day when they will welcome another child into their family with open arms. We are very close with our families and like to spend as much time as possible with them. We have many aunts, uncles and cousins. Rick has two nieces and his sister lives here in Wisconsin. I have two brothers that live out of state and a niece and nephew.

After 2008, we were unable to have our own children, which is when we started to discuss the different options that were available for us to build our family.  Eventually this led us to the journey of adoption.  Although we have waited somewhat later than most to build our family, we are now even better prepared for this exciting chapter in our lives. Through our life experiences, and our personal and professional challenges, we believe we are much wiser, and would like to share this wisdom with a child.  We have seen so many different ways to raise children and we see that love is the most important ingredient.  We are very fortunate that we have friends who have experienced the adoption journey from both aspects.  They have been helpful and extremely supportive, and have been able to provide us with answers to the many questions we have had.

We live in a two-story house with a large back yard where our dogs Willie and Maverick enjoy running around with each other and playing ball.  Our house is also shared by our cat Molly. When it’s warm outside, we enjoy long walks with our dogs.  This is our opportunity to relax together and talk about our day.

 Rick works as a video communications specialist for a local insurance company and I work as a store planner for a retail company.  My company has an on-site daycare facility, which works out well for a lot of parents.   Just recently, the company started to implement a program in the area which I work, that allows employees to work from home four days a week.  In the future, I hope to be participating in this program.

We share many similar interests including working out in the yard, going to baseball games, playing board games and spending time with our friends and family.  We also take part in fundraising for the Vince Lombardi Charitable Funds and the American Cancer Society, particularly in breast cancer research. 

One of our favorite things to do during the summer and fall is to have friends over for a cook out and watch movies in our backyard.  We also enjoy making a trip to a small bed and breakfast to spend time walking through the nature trails and quiet small town. 

We hope that someday we will be able to enjoy these pleasures and many more with a child and to build lasting memories.

Believing that honesty is the best policy, we will be open with your child and how they came into our lives.  It will be their special story and that will be expounded upon as they grow.  We are willing to consider any level of openness you desire.  We promise to give your child unconditional love and acceptance.  They will always know of the deep love that you have for them.  We will give them every opportunity to follow their dreams and ambitions.

We would love the opportunity to meet and talk with you and answer any questions you may have for us.  We wish you strength, happiness and peace with whatever decision you make for your child.

Warmest wishes,

Rick and Jennifer

(Married)

PREFERENCES FOR CHILD

Age:                 Birth to 12 months of age, twins acceptable

Ethnicity:         Asian, Caucasian, 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.