Hello, we're Jason and Heather and we want to thank you for taking the time to read our profile. We understand you are likely making the most important decision of your life. We know your choice is not an easy one, and we applaud your courage and admire your decision to choose adoption.  We hope we can help fulfill your desire to find a loving family for your baby.  Though we don’t know you yet, we are praying that your choice will bring you peace and comfort.  We'll do our best to give you a real sense of who we are and what life would be like for your child should you choose us as parents.

Meet Us

Jason is a 37 year old Investment Banker.  Though he's comfortable in a suit, he can remodel a house and fix his own car, too.  Heather is a 35 year old stay-at-home mom and writer who puts her Chemistry degree to work in the kitchen ~ we love Thai, Indian, sushi and yes, meatloaf... thankfully, we all like to experiment.    Jack is a rambunctious toddler who is curious and funny and full of energy.  He’ll make a fabulous big brother!

We met in 1997, when we both lived in the same downtown high rise.  We married in 1999 at the church camp where Heather grew up, complete with a canoe trip down the river in a flower covered boat with our family and friends.

We were both adopted by our step-fathers and Jason’s mother was adopted as an infant.  So it was a natural choice for us, when unable to conceive during our 10 year marriage, to choose adoption over fertility treatments.  In early 2008, a very strong young woman chose us to be parents to her baby, our son, Jack.  Words cannot describe how humbled we are at her trust in us.  Loving Jack and watching him grow has been the most wondrous experience of our lives.  The only thing that could be better is to teach him to become a super big brother.  We have so much love to give as a family, and can't wait to welcome a new life into our hearts and home.

Our Family

Family is very important to us.  We both grew up financially poor, but we were rich in love.  Our families worked and played hard together, values we will pass on to our children.  Heather has a younger brother and sister, and Jason has a younger sister.  At most family gatherings, many laughs are had over the rotten and sometimes hilarious pranks we pulled on each other!  Your baby will have a very loving extended family and will experience unconditional love and support, along with lots of hugs and kisses.

Our Home and Neighborhood

We live in a 5 bedroom 4 bath home in a suburb of Kansas City.  Our neighborhood is very family focused, so Baby will have lots of playmates.  We are one block from our private play park and swimming pool, which has the most awesome waterslide ever!  Our library and elementary school are just a short walk away.  Though we enjoy the peace of suburban life, we are less than half an hour from amusement parks, the zoo, museums, theatres and other fun activities.

Our Lake Home

Our favorite place to spend summers and weekends is our lake house.  Heather’s family owns the cabin next door to ours, so Baby’s summers will be spent with family and friends--swimming, fishing, boating, water skiing, romping through the woods and discovering nature.

What We'd Like to Give Our Children

If we could give our children anything, it would be a lifetime love of learning. 

Education is important to us.  We live in one of the top-rated school districts in our state.  Jason has a degree in Finance, but his passions are history, science and technology.  Heather’s degree is in Chemistry, but she is a writer at heart and not too shabby at physics, art and music.  Between us, we should have the homework help covered! 

Just as important is a curiosity about life, people and the world around them.  We will encourage them to always be seeking, exploring and growing, and can offer them unique opportunities and experiences.  One is the chance to experience both city and rural life.  We also plan to share our love of traveling with our children, not just in the US but throughout the world so they can appreciate different places and cultures.

Above all, we hope to teach our children that it doesn’t matter how smart or talented you may be, nor how rich or how poor.  Instead, it’s how hard you work and how persistent you are that will help you succeed in life.

Our children will be raised Christian, taught to love God and to love their neighbor as themselves.  We plan to provide them with a strong foundation, but never to pressure them.   We believe faith should be lived out more than talked about and that learning about God should be fun and natural.  We hope to teach our children to give more than they take from the world.

Jack's First Trip to New York

In Conclusion

We wish you the very best as you decide yours and your baby’s future.  Should you choose us as parents, we want you to know that we are comfortable with either open or closed adoption.  Jack’s birthfamily at first chose a closed adoption, but as we got to know each other during the pregnancy, we switched to open.  Either way, your child will always understand the love you carry for them, the consideration you gave their adoption plan, and the wonderful way we became a family.  We want whatever choice will be best for you and your baby.