About Us: We have been married for over 12 years. Brandon and I met in 2002 while in College. We knew very quickly that we wanted to be married. Within only a week of dating, we talked about marriage. We were engaged a few weeks later and then married 9 days short of knowing each other 6 months. It was a whirlwind, but through all the ups and downs, we have only grown stronger together as a couple and are grateful for each struggle we have faced. We started trying to get pregnant a year after we got married and after 8 years, we decided that adoption would be our best option to having a family - and it was the biggest blessing of our life.
We met our beautiful daughter, Lilly, a few hours after she was born. We were overwhelmed, but grateful for this opportunity. We can't imagine our life without her in it and everything we go through, no matter how hard, leads us to be the people we are today. We can't believe how blessed we've been to have her and her birthfamilies in our lives. We love and respect her birthmother and birthfather. They are both such amazing people in our lives, and are true angels in our eyes.
About Brandon:
I love everything about being a dad. I knew from the moment that I
held Lilly that she was my little girl. I also really enjoy sports;
playing and watching. I work for an Insurance agency and love feeling
like I am helping people everyday. I enjoy geocaching. It's a
relatively newer hobby of ours. But I like that we can do it together
as a family. Over the summer we hid our first cache and named it after our daughter, Lilly. It's fun going and seeing places we'd
never have gone to before. About Hannah: All I have ever wanted is to be a mom. It was hard when we had tried for so long to get pregnant without any luck. But there is a purpose in everything and we now have our daughter Lilly. She is my everything. I love spending my days with her. I am lucky enough to not have to work and stay home with my daughter. I love dabbling in photography, but my passion is graphic design. I am blessed enough to be able to work from home for my own little graphic design business because it allows me to be a full-time mommy. I have been working on finishing my degree online in graphic & web design. I just love that I get to watch my little girl grow and be there for all her moments - big and small.
About Lilly: How do we describe our precious Lilly? She is vivacious and full of life. She loves with everything she has and gets angry with everything she has as well! The best word to describe her is passionate. When she wants something, she is passionate about it. She is so sweet and loving. She can't wait to have a little brother or sister. She goes back and forth whether she wants a "sister princess" or a "baby brother". Whenever she sees a baby the world stops, she just can't get over how small and how "so cute" they are (her words, haha). If anything else, Lilly is such a beautiful and special spirit in our home. She brings joy and keeps us on our toes every second of every day.
Everything Else: We feel it is very important to be open about adoption. We want our children to understand where they came from and to know that they are loved by so many people – first by their birth parents for making the most difficult and unselfish decision to place their baby for adoption. We hope to be able to exchange letters and pictures throughout the years. We want you to be able to see your child growing up and know that they are doing well and are loved beyond measure. Family is important to us – we are very close with our families, which includes 6 nieces and 10 nephews. Of course we love everything that involves us being together. We love all the traditions we have, big and small, and can't wait to add more children to our family through adoption.
Our greatest desire is to be together with our family forever. We look forward to being able to raise our children with a religious foundation and teach them about the love each of us has from our Heavenly Father and the Savior. We can’t wait to watch them grow and learn – it will be our greatest joy!
If you choose us to parent your baby, know that he/she will always KNOW that they were loved by you and this was not a decision that was made easily. With our first adoption, we know firsthand the love that our daughters birthparent's have for her. We know that they love her and Lilly knows that they love her. We just feel that love is what binds a family and you will always be apart of it.
Thank you for taking the time to get to know us,
Brandon & Hannah & Lilly
Please visit our families blog and read about our journey adopting our daughter at www.oureternaldesire.blogspot.com or email us at brandonandhannah@hotmail.com.
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