Wesley & Rylee

Hello from Arizona! Growing up, both of us felt we would be called to adoption and, once we met six years ago, it became evident that was the plan God had for us. We spend most of our time serving together within our church in both the children’s and youth ministries. When we are not at church, we are often at the park playing pickle ball or walking our dogs around the neighborhood.

We are hopeful to start our family through adoption and are grateful for the opportunity to get to know you.

About Us

We met in college and quickly realized we had a lot of fun together and much of the same activities such as playing sports, being active in our church, and hosting game nights. Most importantly we aligned spiritually.

Fast forward, we have now been married for five years. Through our marriage we have always been open about what we hope for our family to look like. Since the beginning, we both communicated that we felt adoption was a part of that vision. We have had the privilege of being counseled by many couples through our church, all of which have helped point us toward adoption.

We are so excited to become parents! Something we are looking forward to the most is spending time together as a family, whether that is games in our neighborhood park, at church, at home, or at the lake near our house.

About Rylee

From Wesley’s perspective: Rylee is very hard working and a natural caregiver. Whenever I see her interact with kids at church or our friends’ children, I am always amazed at how quickly the kids love and trust her. Additionally, Rylee is in tune with the needs of others and sacrificially fills those needs to love on them.

What Rylee does for work:

• • Creative Director for a sports performance franchise

 
Rylee’s hobbies:

• • • Photography
    • Watercolor/Arts and Crafts
    • Boardgames
    • Paddleboarding
    • Beach Volleyball
    • Pickleball
    • TV Show Nights

Rylee is looking forward to teaching our future children what it looks like to have a relationship with Jesus. She is also looking forward to creating special memories and celebrating every milestone.

About Wesley

From Rylee’s perspective: Wesley is the most patient, kind-hearted, person I have ever met. I have never met a man so loving and selfless. He truly is one who puts others before himself. One thing I love about Wesley’s personality is how witty and funny he is. He never fails to make me laugh, and I know he will be the best father for our children!

What Wesley does for work:

• • Behavior Analyst for kids with Autism
  • Special Needs Director at our local church

 
Wesley’s hobbies:

• • • Fishing
    • Kayaking
    • Mountain Biking
    • Camping
    • Grilling/Cooking Meals
    • Movie Nights

Wesley is looking forward to teaching our future children who Jesus is. He is also excited to teach them how to be confident in the person that God made them to be.

Our Family

We are looking forward to becoming first time parents! As for our extended family, they are all very involved at their churches, and we are blessed to have strong relationships with everyone on both sides. Rylee’s family lives locally in Arizona, and Wesley’s family lives in Idaho.

Wesley’s sister was adopted from Kazakhstan, so through his family’s experience they are excited and have been encouraging alongside Rylee’s family.

One tradition we are looking forward to sharing with our child is our summer trips to visit the cousins living in Idaho. We are also excited to create our own weekend traditions at the lake as a family.

We get to see Wesley’s family about four times per year. We love spending time with our nieces, going for walks around the neighborhood, and cooking family dinners. We see Rylee’s family once a month for a big family gathering, and weekly at church. We enjoy family dinners, swimming, and taking our dogs to the dog park.

Our Home in Arizona

We live in a metro area of Arizona. We recently moved into a new-build home with five bedrooms. It is a modern style home in a brand-new, family-oriented neighborhood. We have a designated room for the nursery with a few items already set up, and are very excited to finish furnishing it. We also have a decent sized backyard, enough to fit some of our hobbies: hot tub, turf area, grill, lounge area, and playing with our dogs.

Within our neighborhood we have walkable paths and a playground for kids. We are also within walking distance of some hiking trails.

Our Promise

We have been praying for our future children ever since we met. We promise as prospective adoptive parents to first be your biggest encouragers and cheerleaders. We want to support you through this journey just as much as we want to love the baby we hope to adopt. For the baby’s future, we promise to raise them in a loving household that teaches them about Jesus, providing areas to thrive in education and extracurricular activities. We are very gentle people and promise to parent with gentleness while teaching them what is right and wrong.

We are looking forward to loving this baby as our own, and we hope to maintain an open relationship with you as the birth mother, if you. It excites us to be able to share photos and updates throughout the child’s life, if you desire. Know that you are loved and we are praying for you just as much!

We’d love to talk or answer any of your questions. Please call or text Lifetime at 1.800.923.6784.

In Closing

We have been praying and preparing to welcome a child into our home and are so excited for that to come into fruition. We will shower our child with love, supporting and guiding them to become the amazing person God has designed them to be. We will joyfully prioritize our child in every aspect. We would love to partner with you in this process through routine communication and updates, if you choose.