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State We Live in: Washington
Our Religion: Christian
Stay At Home Parent: Yes
Our Age Preferences: Newborn-3 Months
Our Gender Preferences: Either Gender
Our Race Preferences: Any Race, African American, African American/Hispanic, Asian, Caucasian, Caucasian/African American, Caucasian/Asian, Caucasian/Hispanic, East Indian, Hispanic, Middle Eastern, Native American
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Hello from Washington! We are Cody and Amie, and we are excited to share a bit about our lives with you. We love our lives in the Pacific Northwest! From hiking our beautiful green mountains and enjoying our lively city adventures, to spending time with friends and family at a local farmer’s market. We’re eager to expand our family through adoption and are excited to learn about your hopes and dreams for your child. If you’re open to it, we would love the opportunity to get to know you and build a relationship together. Thank you for considering us on this journey – we’re here with warmth and anticipation, ready to welcome a little one into our lives.
About Us
We have been married for five years, but we have been together for about eleven years! We met in high school, and we knew pretty much instantly that we were going to be best friends forever. In high school, we got close through music. We did the school musical together, we did singing lessons together, and now we love to watch musicals and sing around the house. Our favorite activities to do together lately have been going to the movie theater, rock climbing, golfing at the driving range, going on small road-trips, playing board games, and spending lots of time with friends and family.
Even before getting married, we had a strong desire to adopt. When we found out we would not be able to have children without the assistance of fertility treatments, we felt like a door had been opened for us to move forward with our hopes to adopt. We are so excited to share our lives with a child through sharing our family traditions and starting new ones of our own! We are so excited to sing along to every Disney musical, drive all across the U.S for road trips, and see what hobbies they fall in love with.
About Amie
Cody says: Amie is selfless, generous, very hard working, and kind to everyone around her. She is the kind of person who often seeks out the quiet person in the room and creates wonderful conversations with them. She makes lasting impressions with everyone she meets. Ever since she has taken the call to follow Christ, she bears such wonderful fruit with the love and support she has for all.
Amie is an Admissions Counselor for the university she graduated from. Her job is based around helping would-be college students get through the admissions process and to answer all their questions. She loves how rewarding it is to help them. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, candle making, video games, rock climbing, camping, board games, singing, and playing her piano. But above all these, spending quality time out in the sunshine will always make her smile. Amie is excited to show our child all of our family traditions, such as laughing with family at Thanksgiving dinner, sharing smiles and gifts on Christmas morning, and peaceful Sunday mornings at church.
About Cody
Amie says: Cody is a kind, charismatic, outgoing, funny, smart, and Godly man! He is one of those people that can make friends no matter what group of people he finds himself in, no matter the setting. He will do anything for the people he loves, and he genuinely cares for everyone he meets.
Cody is a union ironworker. He is an adventurous spirit, he loves his job, and he has lots of hobbies too! Some of which include rock climbing, golfing, dirt biking, hunting, fishing, baking, gardening, archery, playing guitar, and much more. He is also highly involved in youth ministry through our church. He works with a boy that needs extra support during Sunday school, and he leads a boys small group during the week. Cody is excited to teach our child and to answer all of his or her questions about the world and about God’s steadfast love.
Our Family
We do not have a child of our own yet, but we do have an amazing family that we get to spend a lot of time with. Most of Cody’s family lives in Washington! They are some of the most caring and fun people to be around. We get to do weekly dinners at Cody’s Dad’s house with multiple family members, movie nights with close family friends, go out to breweries to listen to family members perform, go to the driving range with Cody’s brother, and much more. Amie’s mom lives about an hour away from us, and we try to spend once or twice a month with her by going out to dinner, going to the movies, or the farmer’s market. We love visiting Amie’s grandparents, sister, and niece in Oregon as often as possible too. We have a few family members who have been adopted, including Amie’s father, and everyone is very supportive of our hopes to adopt.
Our Home in Washington
We live in Western Washington, just outside of Seattle. Our house has 3 bedrooms and is in a nice neighborhood. Our house itself is very cute and cozy, and it has a large and beautiful backyard that sits right against an elementary school field and playground that is open for us to use when school is out at the end of the day and all throughout summer. We love to sit by our firepit throughout the year, play cornhole in our backyard, and hit golf balls in the field behind our house. We enjoy eating at the town center near our neighborhood, attending farmer’s markets, doing some shopping downtown in neighboring cities, rock-climbing at an indoor rock-climbing gym nearby, and walking our greyhound at the nearby parks.
Our Promise
We promise to provide a nurturing and loving home where your baby will thrive. Education will be a cornerstone, encouraging exploration and growth in a supportive environment. Our parenting style values kindness, patience, and empathy, fostering respect and compassion. We envision a future filled with shared adventures, bedtime stories, and celebrating milestones both big and small.
We are committed to honoring your role in your child’s life, respecting your wishes for communication and involvement. Whether through letters, photos, or occasional visits, we want your child to understand the love and courage that led to their adoption. Your baby will be surrounded by love from our extended family and community, ensuring a rich and fulfilling upbringing.
We’d love to talk or answer any of your questions. Please call or text Lifetime at 1.800.923.6784.
More About Cody
Education: High School Diploma
Profession: Journeyman Ironworker
Stay-At-Home: No
Racial Background: White
His Favorites:
Season: Summer - access to more outdoor activities!
Game: Cribbage
Place I’d love to visit: Yosemite National Park
Song: I Can Only Imagine - MercyMe
Food: Sushi
Hobby or pastime: Rock climbing
Recipe to cook for others: Focaccia Bread
More About Amie
Education: Bachelor's Degree
Profession: College Admissions Counselor
Stay-At-Home: Yes, once we adopt
Racial Background: White
Her Favorites:
Season: Summer - the warm weather!
Game: Cribbage
Place I’d love to visit: Japan
Song: Space and Time - Tyler Childers / S.G Goodman
Food: Pad Thai
Hobby or pastime: Playing video games
Recipe to cook for others: Cranberry and Rosemary Chicken Thighs
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More About Our Family
Family Traditions
Here are some of our favorite family traditions:
-Christmas! Amie’s family makes Cioppino for Christmas every year, so we get to spend Christmas Eve dinner getting a little messy from cracking crab legs, and laughing all the while. We also love that Cody’s family likes to go out together in the woods to pick out their Christmas tree together. We also make sure to do a yearly large Christmas with Cody’s family the weekend before Christmas, that has us camping at his grandma’s property, laughing by the fire under the stars, playing lots of games, eating great homemade food, decorating cookies, doing crafts, and much more over the whole weekend.
-Scandinavian Festival! Amie’s family visits a Scandinavian festival in Oregon that her family has been involved in for many years. Amie’s sister use to participate in traditional dances during the festival, Amie’s grandmother made Swedish Rosette cookies as a donation item for many years, and her grandpa loved to attend the Lutefisk dinner night.
-Golf! Cody’s family loves to golf, so golf leagues and golf tournaments become a regular activity for the family. One of our favorites is a yearly golf scramble with all the family in memory of a very important family member that passed away a few years ago.
-Fall Festivities! Both of our families love the Fall season in the PNW, so we love to go out to the pumpkin patch together and maybe do a haunted house. Some of the girls like to get spooky nails done together, make pumpkin spice cookies, and watch a fun Halloween movie from our childhood. We have a newer tradition of being involved at our Church’s Halloween event, and we are excited to volunteer for that every year.
Our Pets
We grew up being animal lovers, with lots of dogs, cats and other animals in our homes. We might get there again, but for now we have our wonderful Greyhound named Lady. She was a stray, so we are not sure exactly how old she is, we are guessing around 6-7 years old. We have had her for about 4 years now, and it has been so fun watching her blossom into the sweet, goofy and loving girl that she is. She loves to sleep a lot, play with her stuffed elephant, and turn the backyard into her own personal racetrack when she has the zoomies. Lady has been so wonderful with both of our nieces! Amie's niece is a high energy pre-teen and Cody's niece is a lively toddler, and Lady has been very gentle with both of them.
Typical Weekend with Us
-Friday night: We often like to take Friday night to relax. We tend to go out to dinner, make a nice meal together, or order in. We like to watch a movie, sit by the fire, and/or play a board game.
-Saturday: We are pretty social people, so we tend to fill up our Saturdays. In the morning, we might go rock climbing with friends, golf with family, or go to breakfast with our moms. In the afternoon we might go out to lunch with someone, attend a family event/party, or play at the park with family/our niece and the dogs. The evening might include another family event, maybe going to a brewery to watch a friend or family member perform, or have a movie/game night at someone’s house.
-Sunday: This is the day we focus on our church family and ourselves a bit. We volunteer during the second service of our church. Cody works with a student during Sunday school, and Amie recently joined the greeter team and restocks coffee for the next service. We attend either first or third service, depending on our schedule. We spend the middle of the day grocery shopping, meal prepping, and cleaning the house a bit. In the evening, we join our life group for a small study, conversations, and prayer.
Plans for childcare
We are working hard to make it possible for Amie to be a stay-at-home mom for as long as possible. She plans to stop working as soon as we are placed with a child, and more than likely will not go back to work until the kids are in school (preschool or elementary school). Even then, she plans to work only part-time for a while, or at least work on a very similar schedule to the kids, such as working in a school office, or being a substitute teacher. Once the kids are old enough to be home alone, she might work a little bit more full-time again. In general, we plan to use very little childcare, as it has been Amie’s goal for a long time to be a stay-at-home mother.
In Closing
As we come to the close of this website and the beginning of what we hope will be a shared journey, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks for considering us as adoptive parents. This decision is one of profound significance, and we are humbled by your trust in us. Our hearts are filled with anticipation and readiness to welcome your child into our family with unconditional love and unwavering support. We promise to provide a nurturing environment that prioritizes their happiness, health, education, and relationship with Christ. We are committed to maintaining a level of contact that feels comfortable and supportive for you, ensuring that your child grows up knowing the love and care that brought us all together.