We have been married for 5 years and we were blessed with an angel that is now 4 years old. Since then, we have tried to have children, but that wasn't the Lord's plan for our family. We are excited that He has led us to the miracle of adoption. We are excited to adopt a baby and to let that baby know just how much love their birth parents have for him/her. We are looking forward to an open adoption and to being open with the child about adoption.
We LOVE to spend family time together in the outdoors. We love to camp, hike, rock climb, go for walks, swim, run, etc. Caden loves to play sports, play with cars, read books, go to the park, swim in the pool, play games, do puzzles, etc. He is very caring and pretends that his stuffed animals are his babies. He is excited to be a big brother and frequently asks when we are going to have a baby. He also keeps telling people that "we're approved to adopt!" and that "we are going to adopt a baby!".
Here is a list of our favorite things:
Favorite smell
Russ: everything when I walk in the door after work.
Kylee: freshly baked homemade bread, chocolate chip cookies or apple pie
Caden: cookies
Favorite color
Russ: Blue... and sometimes Red
Kylee: green
Caden: green, red, blue, yellow, orange and brown
Favorite movie
Russ: Remember the Titans or any of the Toy Story Movies (#3 was amazing)
Kylee: Remember the Titans
Caden: Cars!
Favorite food
Russ: Orange Chicken, Waikiki Meatballs, Pabellon (Venezuelan main plate), etc. I love food :)
Kylee: Anything Italian or Mexican
Caden: pasta salad
Favorite restaurant
Russ: Home! Nothing better than some good home cookin'!
Kylee: Olive Garden or Costa Vida. Red Robin is always fun too
Caden: Costa Vida
Places we want to go
Russ: Alaska, Australia or Africa
Kylee: Denmark, Australia and Guatemala
Caden: Australia and Africa
Favorite vacation spot when we were little
Russ: Cruises, Beaches and Dirt Biking trips
Kylee: Cannon Beach, OR. We went there every summer for about 10 years
Caden: the cruise and camping
Favorite TV shows
Russ: Shark Tank, Biggest Loser or College Football
Kylee: Biggest Loser and American Idol
Caden: Cartoons (Dora and the Berenstain Bears)
Happiest memorie(s)
Russ: See Kylee's answer below :)
Kylee: When Russ and I were sealed in the temple and when Caden was born
Caden: every day
Things we like to do
Russ: Being with my family which includes: tons of games of Candyland, Mousetrap, Don't Spill the Beans, playing different sports with Caden and Kylee. I also enjoy Dirt Biking, rock climbing, fly fishing, hiking, running, pretty much anything outdoors!
Kylee: spending time with the family, tickling my boys, making cards/doing crafts, going camping, hiking, going to the pool, playing games, doing puzzles
Caden: play Candy Land, play Disney Uno, go to the park and go to the pool
Favorite dessert
Russ: Hmm.. not the biggest fan of desserts but I do thoroughly enjoy Angel Food Cake or German Chocolate Cake.
Kylee: apple pie or brownie sundae (I have a big sweet tooth)
Caden: I like all desserts
Favorite sound
Russ: The hum of a dirt bike, flowing of a river, and giggling of Caden.
Kylee: Russ and Caden laughing together, the sound of rain on the roof
Caden: The Berenstain Bears DVD
8 years. Come and gone.
8 years ago
