Stacy & Kelly

Our home isn't a physical place...it is being together regardless of where we live. Let us paint you a picture... Our house is 1 story (which is our first one story and after this, we will probably never go back to a two story haha), with an office, large open kitchen looking into the living room and open to the separate dining room. The main bedroom is off the living room and there are 2 additional bedrooms with one set up as a guest room and the other is a "work in progress" as a nursery (super excited about this one). We have a large backyard that wraps around both sides of the house. And to say our dogs love it is an understatement...by the way, we have two dogs, Titus, and Max, and they are our fur babies. We have several different playgrounds around the neighborhood and two large ponds that have ducks and turtles you can feed along with several walking trails that we frequent. Our neighborhood is very family friendly and extremely diverse. Our close neighbors are all very excited for us as we navigate through our adoption journey. Both sets of parents and my (Kelly) sister all live within 20 minutes of us along with my (Stacy) step-sister and her family being less than a mile away! We consider ourselves extremely fortunate to live where we do and have the space in our home and hearts to expand our family through adoption. "Home is where love resides, memories are created, friends always belong, and laughter never ends" - Unknown

It all began with an online match and date 12 years ago at a bar. And funny thing is, we BOTH said it was the last date we would go on (which we didn't realize that till later once we got to know each other better). Kelly was late and I (Stacy) almost left without ever meeting him. But had I left that night, we wouldn't be where we are today. We had a strong connection it seemed like instantly. I (Stacy) at first glance thought Kelly was the most handsome guy with the best southern manners. I (Kelly) thought Stacy was so beautiful and a little goofy. We laughed and joked all night and now looking back can't believe we were so lucky to have found each other. We have a very playful relationship and truly enjoy spending time together. If you ask the both of us what is one of the most important things in our marriage, we would both say we laugh together. We dated for 4 years before marrying in October of 2015...which was no small feat if you ask me (Kelly). It took me (Kelly) 4 times trying to ask Stacy to marry me. Each time I thought of a creative way to ask her, she would shoot down the idea (which in her defense, she had NO idea what I was trying to do). I finally asked her at our home while making dinner one night. I got down on one knee and said, "Will you marry me Stinky?" (which is my nickname for her and an inside joke). The story of our engagement has been told over and over, each time bringing laughter to the person hearing it (which goes back to who we are). When we first talked about getting married, we wanted to go to the justice of the peace and then have a big informal party after. But at the behest of our families, we had a big wedding. We danced all night, we laughed, we cried, and we made so many amazing memories. It truly was one of the best days of our lives. The next chapter in our story has not yet been written but know this child will play a very important role in it. We are excited beyond words to be parents and know they will bring so much joy to our family. We have a lot to give and hope you can envision the wonderful life your child will have in our home that is full of love, laughter and respect.