State We Live in: Minnesota
Our Religion: Catholic
Stay At Home Parent: No
Our Age Preferences: Newborn-3 Months
Our Gender Preferences: Either Gender
Our Race Preferences: Caucasian, Caucasian/Asian, Caucasian/Hispanic
Open to Twins: Yes
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Call or text Lifetime Adoption at 1-800-923-6784.
Hello!
We are a couple from Minnesota who hope to cherish the small, everyday moments to live as St. Therese of Lisieux notes to “miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.”
Due to pregnancy risk, another biological child is not an option for our family. We are excited to expand our family through adoption, and our son is thrilled to become a big brother! We hope we can be the ones to help you feel peace and comfort through your journey and envision an open relationship with, if you wish.
About Us
We met 10 years ago through a Young Adult Catholic church group during a pickup volleyball game. We married in 2019 and had our son, Luke, two years later.
Together we enjoy:
About Katrina
Personality: organized, planner, outgoing, optimistic, competitive, dependable, patient, fiercely loyal
Superpower as a mom: We’ve always got a full calendar of ways that we can socialize with friends, go on an adventure, or stay home to stir up some new recipes in the kitchen because she works hard to coordinate the who, what, where, and when of our lives!
What Jason loves about Katrina most: “She ensures our home is inviting, clean, and always filled with laughter and memories!”
Fun Facts: Katrina is left-handed and was crowned homecoming queen in college!
Interests:
About Jason
Personality: reserved, witty, calm, laid back, problem solver
Superpower as a dad: He easily transforms into the fun tickle monster or the biggest teddy bear for our son when he needs to snuggle.
What Katrina loves about Jason most: “He consistently provides and protects our family, always doing his best to ensure that we are taken care of, even if it means less sleep for him.”
Fun Fact: He is a carpenter by trade and has made a majority of the furniture in our home. Items he has made include: picture frames and decor, kitchen table, headboard and end tables, Luke’s crib, spice rack, and the bench he proposed with!
Interests:
Our Family
We have a son named Luke (age 5) who is very curious, loves to be outside in all seasons, and wants to do “everything that Dad does” with tools and fixing things around the house. He attends preschool, gymnastics, swimming lessons, and hockey.
One of our nieces was adopted and we can’t wait to see the bond form between the two cousins in their adoption journey!
As a family we enjoy:
Three of the most common phrases you’ll hear in our house include:
Our Home in Minnesota
We live on 5 acres in a 4-bedroom home with plenty of room to play! We have 2 Boxers (dogs), Piper and Zuma, who love to run and find tennis balls.
We live near a secluded walking path that leads to a city park where we ride our bikes or take our son to the county park just a mile down the road. Our neighborhood is quiet and peaceful where you can see the stars at night and hear the birds in the morning as you wake (or before you want to be awake sometimes…).
We have Grandma in town just 10 minutes away and she regularly watches the dogs and/or Luke to allow us to continue to invest in our marriage and have one-on-one time with him; she LOVES it!
We have a large garden where we have planted pumpkins, watermelons, cantaloupe, berries, asparagus, peppers, onions, snap peas, green beans, tomatoes (LOTS of tomatoes), broccoli, and rhubarb.
Jason is always trimming, mowing, or conjuring up different ideas of how to improve the lawn or appeal of our house; we take pride in our home. We have a swing set and spider swing, and our son loves to ride around in his mini gator to pick up sticks.
Our Promise
Our promise is that the child entrusted to us will be forever loved, always valued, be allowed to make mistakes to grow and learn, and know of their adoption story.
As parents, we strive to share with Luke (and hope to share with our future child):
We’d love to talk or answer any of your questions. Please call or text Lifetime at 1.800.923.6784.
More About Jason
Education: Carpentry Diploma
Profession: Carpenter
Stay-At-Home: No
Racial Background: Caucasian
His Favorites:
Food: Pizza
Board Game(s): Cribbage
Place We've Traveled To: Italy
Color: Orange
Movie: Happy Gilmore
Sport to Watch: Baseball
Season of the Year: Spring (t-shirt time!)
More About Katrina
Education: B.S. in Honor Studies, Master of Occupational Therapy
Profession: Pediatric Occupational Therapist
Stay-At-Home: No
Racial Background: Caucasian
Her Favorites:
Food: Oreos (classic version)
Board Game(s): Settlers of Catan, Canasta, Ticket to Ride, and Kismet
Place We've Traveled To: Philippines
Color: Purple
Movie: Miracle
Sport to Watch: Gymnastics
Season of the Year: Winter (hockey season!)
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More About Our Family
Extended Family
Our siblings are all within 3 hours, except Jason's sister who lives in Texas where we visit yearly. We have 9 nieces and nephews! Extended family is within 5 hours of a drive where we visit often for holidays and birthdays!
Family Traditions
-Homemade birthday cakes/cookie cakes
-Tent camping every summer
-Treat baking day at Grandma's 2 weeks before Christmas
-Staying at our home on Christmas Day in our PJs
-Labor Day weekend at the lake cabin
Our Friends Say We Are....
-Loyal
-Quality-time folk
-Grounded
Plans for Childcare
We plan to use an in-home daycare provider to love and support our new edition, as we did with our son. Katrina starts her day later and Jason ends his earlier, minimizing the time they are in daycare. We plan to have them attend a Catholic preschool when they are of age, as our son loves this currently! We have multiple school options where we live and plan to put our future child into a choice school that would cater to their learning style (Montessori, STEM, year-round, etc.).
In Closing
We are a family of 3 hoping to grow to 4 with another little one to love, teach, and grow with. We are grateful to be considered to be a family for your little one to love and thrive through adoption! Thanks for taking time to get to know a little about us and how our story could be part of yours. Know of our prayers for your peace in this process and our hope that your little one will be loved beyond measure!
-Jason and Katrina