Basic Info
Nicole
Age: 35
Ethnicity: White
Religion: Christian
Lane
Age: 36
Ethnicity: White
Religion: None
Nicole & Lane
Texas
Intro
About
Work & Education
Nicole
Education: Masters Degree in Counseling
Profession: School Counselor
Lane
Education: Masters Degree in Finance
Profession: Finance Manager
Post-Adoption Relationship
Open (Open to contact, phone calls, in person visits before adoption. Sharing photos and letters after placement. Visits at neutral location after adoption, etc.). If you want a more closed adoption, we would honor that request as well.
Semi Open (open to an in-person visit before adoption placement, phone, email, sharing pic/letters after placement
Environment
Country: USA
State: Texas
Parent Relationship: Married
Parent Neighborhood: Suburban
Parent Years Together: 1 to 5 years
Parent Residency: House
Parent Pets: Dogs, cats, and chickens
Children At Home: No children
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual parents
Preferences for a child
Age: Newborn to 1 year of age
Gender: Either
Special Needs: Open to discussion
Certification 
Gladney Center for Adoption verified this family completed an adoption homestudy including: background checks, character references, official interviews, required training, home inspection, financial review, etc. and are approved for adoption.
We are open, loving and accepting people...and we hope you are able to feel that through this profile.
Our Story
We have cherished the lessons of patience, kindness to all, remaining judgement-free when individuals are going through their hardest moments and loving without barriers.
Our names are Lane and Nicole and we want to thank you for taking the time and consideration to learn about us and our family. This can’t be easy for you, and we hope through your research of adoptive families you are able to find some peace.
In writing this profile we hope we are able to convey our true selves and what matters most to us. Putting our whole lives into this was difficult, and we want you to know that we will always be here to answer any questions you may have. We are open, loving and accepting people...and we hope you are able to feel that through this profile.
While we were raised in different states, our story began in Salt Lake City, Utah after we individually moved there due to our love of adventure and mountains!
In August of 2018 we had our first date under a d...
Our names are Lane and Nicole and we want to thank you for taking the time and consideration to learn about us and our family. This can’t be easy for you, and we hope through your research of adoptive families you are able to find some peace.
In writing this profile we hope we are able to convey our true selves and what matters most to us. Putting our whole lives into this was difficult, and we want you to know that we will always be here to answer any questions you may have. We are open, loving and accepting people...and we hope you are able to feel that through this profile.
While we were raised in different states, our story began in Salt Lake City, Utah after we individually moved there due to our love of adventure and mountains!
In August of 2018 we had our first date under a double rainbow at a barbecue restaurant (Lane’s choice- having been raised in Houston). During the next 2 years we hiked many mountains, went skiing as often as possible, traveled to see family, had endless game nights, survived working from home together during the pandemic, and successfully merged out family and friends. Then, in November of 2020, Lane proposed on a snowy mountain. The following April we would have an intimate destination wedding in beautiful Sedona, Arizona.
Our life together took a somewhat surprising turn when we went under contract for a house in Texas while we were on our drive to Arizona to get married. We would end up making the move just a few months later, with the intent of raising a family surrounded by Lane’s parents, sister and brother-in-law, and best friends.
Going against the grain of the traditional path that many take, we became foster parents in April of 2022. Since then, we have successfully reunified 5 children with their biological families and still get to be a part of the lives of the kids we love. We’ve learned a lot through our foster care journey, but mostly we have cherished the lessons of patience, kindness to all, remaining judgement-free when individuals are going through their hardest moments and loving without barriers.
Our Why
We want to create a village for children that includes every individual who can be there for them at any point in their lives.
Since the very beginning, becoming parents has been incredibly important to us.
Since the very beginning, becoming parents has been incredibly important to us. Being able to raise a child in a loving, secure home with access to a great education, an incredible amount of family and friends and any extra- curriculars they may wish to be a part of has been a dream that we have talked about since our early dating. For Nicole, foster care has been a passion since adolescence, and this was a path that we knew we wanted to explore from the start. However, we did not fully know the pain and trauma that would come with this experience and the heartbreak that it would impose in our lives and the ones we love. We will always cherish our time as foster parents and will never walk away from those we have helped, but we are ready to start our family with more certainty and less fear of the unknown.
During our time fostering, we learned that we are unable to conceive a baby naturally. For us, this knowledge combined with our passion for helping biological families made us feel that the best option for us was adoption. We believe we can offer a loving, supportive home for a child while still holding space for their biological family. We want to create a village for children that includes every individual who can be there for them at any point in their lives.
During our time fostering, we learned that we are unable to conceive a baby naturally. For us, this knowledge combined with our passion for helping biological families made us feel that the best option for us was adoption. We believe we can offer a loving, supportive home for a child while still holding space for their biological family. We want to create a village for children that includes every individual who can be there for them at any point in their lives.
Meet Us
She loves her career, and she has made a difference in so many lives because of her true passion to help others.
He is self-less when someone else is hurting and he commits himself to every goal he creates.
Lane Through Nicole's Eyes
Lane grew up in Houston with his parent and older sister. He was active in sports at a young age, competing in multiple team sports! However, Lane found his passion in cycling. He started bike racing in elementary school and still continues to compete today. During breaks from cycling, Lane has competed in multiple ultra-marathons and iron man competitions. He enjoys the push to stay motivated and the accomplishment of finishing something he worked hard for.
Growing up with an engineer as a father and a kindergarten teacher as a mother, Lane always knew that education would be important for him. After graduating from high school, he would move a few hours away to fulfill his Masters degree in finance. Lane has worked in the field of finance for most of his career, other than a short break after grad school where he went a completely opposite route and was a sky-diving instructor!
I met Lane over 5 years ago and this is what I have learned about him in that time: He is an incredibly non-judgmental human being who would do anything for his friends, family, neighbors, or anyone else who needed assistance. His heart is so pure and his intelligence in humbling. Watching him be a dad to our foster children was more rewarding than I could have imagined. He is self-less when someone else is hurting and he commits himself to every goal he creates. He can learn to fix anything and he was taught to believe in himself.
Nicole Through Lane's Eyes
Nicole was raised in Orlando, Florida with (mostly) a single mom and an older brother and sister. Nicole was a cheerleader, the only girl in an all-boys basketball league, and rode horses for over 10 years.
Nicole’s childhood was less than ideal and she had to overcome some substantial hurdles to make it to adulthood. The chaotic nature and difficulties of her childhood is what created a passion in her to become a foster parent and a counselor. After high school, Nicole moved to Michigan and would earn her Masters degree in Counseling, eventually becoming a School Counselor. She traveled a significant amount before settling down and made the most of her 20's
by living and working in 3 different countries.
What I have learned about Nicole in the last 5 years: She is compassionate and understanding- counseling has been the absolute perfect career for her. She sees all sides to each story and can empathize and relate in a way that I haven’t seen others be able to do. She is a perfectionist, and her coworkers know they can rely on her and trust her. She loves her career, and she has made a difference in so many lives because of her true passion to help others. She is smart and kind, and loves animals, entertaining others with holiday parties (you should see our storage closet full of decorations...) and loves to travel!
Lane grew up in Houston with his parent and older sister. He was active in sports at a young age, competing in multiple team sports! However, Lane found his passion in cycling. He started bike racing in elementary school and still continues to compete today. During breaks from cycling, Lane has competed in multiple ultra-marathons and iron man competitions. He enjoys the push to stay motivated and the accomplishment of finishing something he worked hard for.
Growing up with an engineer as a father and a kindergarten teacher as a mother, Lane always knew that education would be important for him. After graduating from high school, he would move a few hours away to fulfill his Masters degree in finance. Lane has worked in the field of finance for most of his career, other than a short break after grad school where he went a completely opposite route and was a sky-diving instructor!
I met Lane over 5 years ago and this is what I have learned about him in that time: He is an incredibly non-judgmental human being who would do anything for his friends, family, neighbors, or anyone else who needed assistance. His heart is so pure and his intelligence in humbling. Watching him be a dad to our foster children was more rewarding than I could have imagined. He is self-less when someone else is hurting and he commits himself to every goal he creates. He can learn to fix anything and he was taught to believe in himself.
Nicole Through Lane's Eyes
Nicole was raised in Orlando, Florida with (mostly) a single mom and an older brother and sister. Nicole was a cheerleader, the only girl in an all-boys basketball league, and rode horses for over 10 years.
Nicole’s childhood was less than ideal and she had to overcome some substantial hurdles to make it to adulthood. The chaotic nature and difficulties of her childhood is what created a passion in her to become a foster parent and a counselor. After high school, Nicole moved to Michigan and would earn her Masters degree in Counseling, eventually becoming a School Counselor. She traveled a significant amount before settling down and made the most of her 20's
by living and working in 3 different countries.
What I have learned about Nicole in the last 5 years: She is compassionate and understanding- counseling has been the absolute perfect career for her. She sees all sides to each story and can empathize and relate in a way that I haven’t seen others be able to do. She is a perfectionist, and her coworkers know they can rely on her and trust her. She loves her career, and she has made a difference in so many lives because of her true passion to help others. She is smart and kind, and loves animals, entertaining others with holiday parties (you should see our storage closet full of decorations...) and loves to travel!
Our Promise
We promise to hold space for you and to always keep you in our hearts, as we know this isn’t easy.
It is hard to fully put into words what we wish for your child, for you, and for the future, but we will try to give a glimpse into what we know we will be able to provide
This section is the most important to us, and we know it probably is to you, as well. It is hard to fully put into words what we wish for your child, for you, and for the future, but we will try to give a glimpse into what we know we will be able to provide:
With love and admiration, Lane and Nicole
We promise to love your child fully and unconditionally,
We promise to accept your child for who they are, without judgment or pressure to become someone else,
We promise to provide and nurture their taletns and curiosities, and provide the best education,
We promise to cultivate a happy childhood where your baby gets to remain young and not grow up too fast,
We promise to give them the full truth about where they came from, and who they came from,
We promise to keep pictures of you, and keepsakes for them to hold onto whenever they need to be close to you, if this is okay with you,
We promise to keep communicating with you throughout your child’s life, as long as you want this,
We promise that you are a cherished member of the village that will surround your child,
We promise to always respect you and meet you where you are at, without judgment,
We promise to hold space for you and to always keep you in our hearts, as we know this isn’t easy.
With love and admiration, Lane and Nicole
Post-Adoption Relationship
Open (Open to contact, phone calls, in person visits before adoption. Sharing photos and letters after placement. Visits at neutral location after adoption, etc.). If you want a more closed adoption, we would honor that request as well.
Semi Open (open to an in-person visit before adoption placement, phone, email, sharing pic/letters after placement
Certification
Gladney Center for Adoption verified this family completed an adoption home study including: background checks, character references, official interviews, required training, home inspection, financial review, etc. and are approved for adoption.
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Our Traditions
We can’t wait for when we get the honor of creating new traditions with our future children. Until then, we’ve started out with some sweet family traditions and activities with our foster children that we want to continue forever. Every year we host a Halloween party, a Christmas party and an Easter egg hunt at our house. It has been a lot of fun to have family and friends come over and celebrate the holidays with us! For Christmas Eve, we go see the local lights show, decorate cookies and have our kiddos leave food out for Santa and his reindeer. It has been so rewarding to watch the excitement on the children’s faces during these activities. For Thanksgiving Day we always run a Turkey Trot and then head over to Lane’s parents house for a big Thanksgiving dinner, followed by decorating our first gingerbread houses of the season. For all of the holidays, we give the kids an area of the house that is all theirs to decorate. We have a fall tree, a Christmas tree, and an Easter tree that they get to make all their own!
Our Home
In the Summer of 2021 we moved from Salt Lake City, Utah to a diverse college town in Texas. We bought a 3.000 sq/ft house on close to 3.5 acres of land with the goal of creating a little homestead to raise our future children on. We got chickens, adopted a 2nd dog, discovered a kitten (who, of course, we kept!), and started making our house into our home. Our house is unique, with the living room covered wall-to-wall in windows with views of deer every evening. We have a large deck that is wonderful for evening get-togethers with neighbors and we are in the process of building a large deck in the front of our house. The amount of windows throughout the house have been fantastic for allowing us to watch our children whom we’ve had through foster care play in the yard. We have 3 bedrooms upstairs, which includes a nursery and 2 guest bedrooms. Downstairs we have the master bedroom and an office (Lane works from home). Our neighborhood consists of only 5 houses and we are friends with all of our neighbors. Nicole is the secretary of the HOA and we often have neighborhood play dates in our yard. We live in the kind of neighborhood where everyone watches out for each other and chicken/duck eggs plus vegetables from the garden are regularly shared. While we are enjoying country-living, we are also only 10 minutes from a very lively college town with all of the opportunities of a big city!
Our Pets
We’re not sure what number constitutes zoo-status....but here is our personal zoo! -Simon is about 12 years old and is a jack russel/poodle mix. Nicole adopted him from a shelter 11 years ago and he has traveled across the country with her many times over -Jake is our orange cat who Nicole found at a mechanics shop as a starving kitten. She is about 4 years old. -Beckett is a 3-ish year old lab and we adopted him from a shelter 2 years ago -Barley is about 2 years old and she showed up on our beck deck in August of 2021. She is our HAM and often referred to as an emotional support cat, as she is so sweet to everyone. -Louie is a blue heeler and about 1.5 years old. She showed up in our front yard earlier this year and our 3 year old foster daughter named her.
Our Hobbies
If it weren’t for our hobbies, we would probably have never met! Because we both wanted to live in the mountains and enjoy the best hiking and skiing around, we each moved to Utah and would end up meeting each other there. We both enjoy hiking, travelling, skiing, cooking, time with friends and family and game nights. We have a vast collection of games that we enjoy playing with friends and this combines perfectly with Nicole’s love of throwing get-togethers and parties. We have both discovered a curiosity for gardening and have successfully grown large gardens full of various fruits and vegetables for a few years now. Lane has a few bee hives that he cares for and we have greatly enjoyed giving honey to our friends and family. We have also tried our hands at growing fruit trees! Lane is coaching soccer for our former foster son and we are both greatly involved in the local foster care community. We try to live life with a purpose and be proud of ourselves each and every day.