- Virginia -
Hello! We're Katie and Spencer and we've been married 15 years and have an amazing son, Carter, who couldn't be more excited to become a big brother. We would love nothing more than to expand our family. We live in a quiet neighborhood in Virginia, surrounded by lots of kids, family and friends. Please know that if you select us to become the adoptive family of your child, we promise to show them just as much love as you are showing by considering adoption.
Katie is a buyer in the automotive business, but her favorite role in life is being Carter's mom. Growing up, she spent many years babysitting and volunteering in kindergarten classrooms and has always loved being surrounded by kids. From an early age, she's known that she wanted to be a mother and is so incredibly grateful that adoption gives her that opportunity. Katie studied art in college and loves to paint and draw. Our son, Carter is also very creative so you can often find them working on multiple arts and crafts projects. In her free time, she loves meeting up with friends for long walks, hikes and dinners, shuttling Carter and his friends to and from playdates and guitar lessons, and finding time for the occasional date night with Spencer. Katie has got quite the sweet tooth and loves baking (and eating) desserts.
Spencer is a professor that teaches art therapy and counseling to graduate students and is a Licensed Professional Counselor, although his role as a husband, parent, and father are the parts of his identity he values most. Spencer believes there is no greater responsibility than becoming a parent. In his spare time, he loves trail riding on his bicycle, playing guitars with Carter, and has coached several seasons of Carter's YMCA sports' teams. Family gatherings, vacations, and cookouts are among his favorite things along with family holiday and birthday celebrations.
First and foremost, we want to thank you for taking a few moments in getting to know us. Our decision to adopt pales in comparison to the decision you are making to possibly put your child up for adoption. We can only imagine what you are facing and we just want you to know that you are truly an inspiration to us and an incredibly loving parent and human being to be considering this path.
Prior to adopting our son, we spent years trying to get pregnant with no success. So after several unsuccessful fertility treatments, we decided that we were ready to move forward with adoption. It was, far and away, the best decision we ever made as it brought our son, Carter into our lives.
Spencer is a professor that teaches art therapy and counseling to graduate students. Katie manages supplier relationships in the automotive business. Carter is a sweet and caring boy that loves to create art, play guitar, read books, and write stories. All three of us love to paint and draw. We also really like being outside exercising whether we are playing basketball, walking, biking or swimming.
We have a lot of love and respect for each other and adore our son. We are people who believe that life should be fun and full of laughter. When faced with hard times, we find that humor makes things a little bit easier. We love sharing laughs with our families and friends and we’re very lucky to have them nearby. They are all very excited about our decision to grow our family.
In life, all we want to do is help our children become the people they want to be. We want your child to fully understand how much you love them as we’ll always be open and honest about adoption. You will truly be making our dreams come true and we’ll never be able to thank you enough.
May you find peace in whatever you decide and know that we are thinking of you.
We feel like the reason we were put on this planet was to become parents who raise happy, vibrant, and loving children that will grow into mature, responsible and caring adults. We already consider ourselves extremely lucky to be parents to our son. We aim to raise our children in an engaging and supportive environment where they feel self-assured and loved. As parents, one priority for us is to lead by example in showing our children the importance of giving back to others and to those who are less fortunate. Given that we are a transracial family, we find it imperative that our children know and are proud of their cultural and ethnic heritage.
We have lived in our home for almost 10 years. We’re surrounded by great neighbors and friends. Our home has 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths and your baby will have their own room and share a full bath with Carter. We are located within walking distance of our son’s elementary school as well as the preschool he attended when he was younger. We also have two wonderful parks within 2 miles of our home.
We expanded our family last year when we adopted our puppy, Cooper. He’s a sweet and energetic boy who loves going on long walks and adventures with our family.