Meet Jeff & Emily
A video message from Jeff & Emily
A Letter from Jeff & Emily
Hello from Louisiana!
Thank you for learning more about us. As a family already built through open adoption, we are excited to grow our family again. We feel that God led us to adoption and we would love to open our hearts and home to your child. We look forward to welcoming him or her on our daily adventures around our farm, sharing faith, love, and lots of laughter. We hope you see in us what you want for your child. When you’re ready, we would love to hear from you and the hopes you have for your child through adoption.
About Us
We met at work where we are both biologists, working to protect and recover endangered animals. Our love of nature and shared sense of humor brought us together. We have been married for 9 happy years and have created a life that we love with our beautiful daughter, Oaklyn. The three of us look forward to sharing our life and love with your child.
Together we:
• Enjoy time outdoors, especially with the animals on our farm or in our garden.
• Love music (we often have sing-alongs in the car or kitchen and silly dance parties)
• Cherish dinners together around the kitchen table and spend evenings at the fire pit roasting marshmallows or snuggled up watching a movie.
• Go to the numerous family-friendly festivals and parades Louisiana is famous for (we love the excellent Cajun cuisine!)
• Take family vacations & explore new places in the US and abroad (the beach is a favorite!)
About Emily
Emily is friendly, outgoing, sweet, and always has a positive attitude. She is an amazing mother, and enjoys anything that means caring for our family. Whether it’s grocery shopping, cleaning, seasonal decorating, playing games, singing, or cuddles and movies on the couch with Oaklyn, Emily’s nurturing heart just lights up.
She enjoys horseback riding, working in her veggie garden, and baking (her chocolate chip cookies are a family favorite!). Emily is even good on the tractor, and enjoys helping to keep up the farm. She loves sharing her love (and secret cookie recipe!) as a mom.
Fun Fact: Emily is a certified horse massage therapist.
About Jeff
Jeff is extremely loving, a great listener, incredibly handy, and has a great sense of humor. He’s very caring and attentive; he takes great care of his family. He’s strong in his Faith and an active member of our church. Outside of working the farm, Jeff enjoys football, working out, reading, and tweaking his secret recipe for his amazing ribs.
As a dad, he’s always teaching Oaklyn new things and can make her giggle like no one else. Jeff is Oaklyn’s favorite for bedtime routines. I’ve been blessed to see what an amazing role model Jeff already is to his two adult children. I know that he will continue to be an involved, loving, supportive dad to our children.
Fun Fact: Jeff is into strength workouts & enjoys woodworking.
Our Home in Louisiana
We live on a 20-acre farm in a two-story, country style home with tons of light and 5 bedrooms. There’s a large kitchen where Emily does all her baking, a library for cozy reading and playing games, and plenty of room to play inside and out.
We love our farm and look forward to the memories our kids will have growing up here. Oaklyn already loves running around with our sweet dogs, riding the tractor with us, collecting eggs from our chickens, playing basketball, and going on local road trips in one of our classic cars. She’s excited to teach her little brother or sister about brushing the horses, picking fresh veggies from the garden, and showing them the best climbing trees. So are we!
Our Daughter, Oaklyn
We were blessed to adopt our daughter, Oaklyn, who is 4 years old. We have a wonderful relationship with her biological family and are grateful to have them as part of our family. We love watching Oaklyn grow and see her personality come out. She LOVES being outside, making and coloring cards, swinging, the TV show Bluey, and her pony, Lilly. She’s excited about having a sibling and has helped get the nursery ready. She will be the sweetest big sister!
Our Family
Jeff has two grown children from a previous marriage, Michael and Paige, who are excited to welcome another sibling. Our families have been very supportive of our adoption journey. They were ecstatic when Oaklyn became our daughter! We travel often to see family in Tennessee and New York. It’s fun to get together, and plan trips to see each other throughout the year.
Our Promise
We promise to love and cherish your child. We will offer him or her a safe, stable home full of support to pursue his or her talents or dreams. Each of us grew up involved in music, sports, and scouts, and we hope to share these opportunities with our children, if they are interested. We promise to be the best cheerleaders as parents! We will pass down our values for hard work, education, compassion for others, and appreciation for the outdoors. We promise to give our love, affection, and guidance to help your child grow strong spiritually, mentally, and physically.
We are happy to get to know you and to share letters, pictures, and visits with you after the adoption, To contact us, please call or text Lifetime at 1-800-923-6784.
Thinking of you, Jeff & Emily
Learn More About Jeff & Emily
| Jeff | Emily | |
|---|---|---|
| Our Education | Master's Degree | Master's Degree |
| Our Professions | Program Supervisor for Fish & Wildlife Services, serving multiple regions | Biologist with Fish & Wildlife Services, protecting endangered animals |
| Stay-At-Home | No | No, but will be taking maternity leave |
| Our Racial Background | Caucasian | Caucasian |
| Some of Jeff & Emily's Favorites | ||
| Place | The great outdoors (especially the ocean!) | The mountains |
| Food | Barbecue | Mexican |
| Thing about summer | Fishing | Sound of frogs |
| Game or Activity | Cross Fit Workouts | Skeeball |
| Thing with pink in it | Pink Floyd | The color AND the singer! |
| Random favorite | Family group hugs | Cadbury Mini Eggs |
| More About Our Family | ||
| On vacations we love... | Geocaching as a family! Treasure hunting is a fun way to explore. | |
| Our Faith | We are active members of our church and are blessed to have had a very supportive church family through our adoption journeys. They’re excited to welcome a new member to the family! | |
| Fun Fact About Us | We both work for the Fish & Wildlife Service, on teams that protect endangered animals in nature. | |
| What we love most about where we live | • Raising our family with animals & nature | |
| Our Children | Jeff has 2 grown kids from his previous marriage, and together, we have a 4-year old daughter named Oaklyn, who we adopted. | |
| We live in the state of... | Louisiana | |
| We Prefer a Child Who Is... | ||
| Age of Child | newborn to 1 yr old | |
| Twins | Yes! We would love to adopt twins. | |
| Gender | Boy or Girl | |
| Sibling Group | Yes, with the oldest up to 2 years old | |
| Ethnicity of Child | Any ethnicity or racial background | |
| Future Contact with Birth Family | We are open to pictures, letters, phone calls, and visits, if you are comfortable. | |
| In Closing | ||
Thank you for taking the time to read through our website and learn more about us. We hope that this has helped you feel closer to us and has shown you a glimpse of our fun-filled lives. We look forward to meeting you and sharing letters, pictures, and visits as your little one grows within our supportive and active home. |
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