One of our favorite places to be is up in the mountains at Bryce's parents cabin. During the summer we go there a couple times a month. The kids love to explore the woods and find bugs and frogs. There is also a lake close by where we go fishing. We take the kids out on the row boat and always catch fish. Both brother and sister love to real them in and play with them before putting them back in the water. It is usually 20 degrees cooler up there so it is one of our favorite places to be during the hot summer days. We create a lot of fun family members there and love seeing brother and sister creating fun memories too.
Quick Facts
Bryce
- Age: 34
- Race/Ethnicity: White
- Religion: Christian
- Denomination: LDS/Mormon
Jodee
- Age: 31
- Race/Ethnicity: White
- Religion: Christian
- Denomination: LDS/Mormon
Preferences for a child
- Newborn to 1 year of age
- Either
- Twins, Triplets or more
- African American (Full), African American (Half), Caucasian (Full), Caucasian (Half), Hispanic (Full), Hispanic (Half), Asian (Full), Asian (Half), Pacific Islander (Full), Pacific Islander (Half), Other
- Open to discussion, Mild or medically correctable, Blindness, Deafness
Post Adoption Contact / Level of Openness
- (open to all contact, phone calls, an in person visit before adoption placement, sharing photos and letters after placement, visits at a neutral location after adoption placement etc)
Endorsements
Endorsements
- 3 positive
- 3 Family Centered
- 3 Sense of Humor
- 3 Hard Workng
- 3 outgoing
- 3 Athletic
- 3 Thoughtful of others
- 3 Artistic
- 3 Friendly
- 3 Happy
- 3 Great with Kids
- 3 Do-it-yourself type
- 3 Good Morals and Standards
- 3 Adventerous
- 3 Love and selflessness for their family and friends.
- 1 compassionate
- 1 Love for learning
- 1 Intelligent
- 1 Forgiving and Understanding
- 1 Service and faith driven
Favorites
No matter how much they fight and get on each other nerves, these two LOVE snuggling and watching a show. They can’t watch anything without a blanket and someone to sit next to.
Banks’s all time favorite thing in life is bugs! So much so that he is nearly obsessed and in the summer is out hunting for them before breakfast. His birth family gave him the perfect shirt for his last birthday.
We love everything outside. When it’s decent wether the kids spend most of their time in our yard. We love outside so much that we have collections of rocks, sticks, seeds, flowers... and this branch that Banks couldn’t leave behind on a hike.
Our kids are climbers! When they aren’t on the back of the couch, up a tree. or in the cupboards, they use the next best thing... either mom or dad!
We love animals! Anytime we see one we have to stop and per it if we can. Banks asks a lot of questions about different animals and remembers quite a bit. He says he want to be a zoo keeper when he grows up.
Before kids, Bryce and I went mountain biking often. Our rides have changed a bit since then, but the kids seem to enjoy it as much as we do.
Our Little Family
Posted:
Jan 09, 2021 This is a preview of our family and our craziness. We hope you enjoy!
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Stacie Oyler, Sister-in-law
" Bryce and Jodee are as good as they come. To know them is to love them. They are genuine, kind, compassionate, loving people. They are the first ones to volunteer when someone needs help, which happens quite often in a family as big as ours is. We have been the grateful beneficiaries on numerous occasions: moving furniture, helping put up our fence, teaching how to make yummy recipes (as a side note Jodee is an AMAZING cook! Just an extra bonus :), and tending our little boy (who always enjoys that of course!) just to name a few. We always know that we can call them when we need something and they will be there. With Bryce and Jodee in the running, my husband and I have no chance of ever being the favorite aunt and uncle (not that it's a competition but if it was they would win :). At family gatherings it is not uncommon for them to be the only adults outside playing with the kids. They are fun, adventurous, and not afraid to get messy, whether it be a water fight or getting muddy from head to toe catching fish with their bare hands. It's not hard to see why all the nieces and nephews (and any other kids for that matter) just adore them. Bryce an Jodee are both such hard workers! They were both taught from a young age the value of hard work and it shows. They are expert do-it-yourselfers and I am constantly in awe of the different projects they finish around the house and yard. There doesn't seem to be anything they can't do! Their futire children will be a step ahead of the rest with all the skills they will teach them. Above all else, they both have hearts of gold. They are going to make such great parents someday and their children will always know and feel of their love for them. You will not find a more loving, caring and forgiving home than theirs. I am truly blessed to call Bryce and Jodee my family, and more importantly my friends. "