All About Rob & Ali

Ali is a 33-year-old dessert enthusiast with a motherly heart and a childlike core. Faith and family are her most important values, but ice cream comes shortly after. She is living her dream as a stay-at-home mom, and her heart swells with joy at the hope of adding another little one to the family. She loves arts and crafts, baking goodies that make people happy, watching Pixar movies or The Office (for the thousandth time), and all things nature/wildlife/animals. She also enjoys soggy cereal and Christmas music in July. 

Rob is a 36-year-old book-loving nerd who loves sci-fi and dreaming about the future. He works in marketing for a small software company, and his passion lies in learning and leading both in his job and in his family. He loves technology, finding new hobbies (like 3D printing), and creating anything from Legos with our son to new companies for his work. He could eat pizza every day, has traveled to 10 countries, and was homeschooled (but don’t worry, not the weird kind!). 

We love traveling together, and we’re fortunate that Rob’s remote job allows us to do that often as a family. Rob grew up going on mission trips to Mexico and Central America with his family, and those experiences shaped who he became. We hope to never take for granted the incredible opportunities we’ve had to experience the world, and we’re excited for our children to grow up seeing and experiencing other cultures firsthand, shaping them in amazing and profound ways. We love adventures, both big and small. Just as much, though, we love to balance our adventures with lots and LOTS of simple, joyful family time at home – reading endless stacks of books, building cozy blanket forts, eating pizza, riding bikes around the neighborhood, and making dozens of Lego airplanes. 

Sim is our fun and lively 4-year-old son who we adopted at birth. He is often described as “all boy” (loves dirt, monster trucks, and fart sounds), yet he is also so sweet and compassionate. He’s been practicing swaddling his stuffed animals and will be OVER THE MOON to have a little brother or sister to shower with affection. 

Petra is our 11-year-old black lab / German shepherd we rescued as a pup. She’s a chill and mellow old gal who loves to go out for walks and frolic in the woods as often as possible. Her favorite treat is peanut butter, and she will be glad to have another human dropping food on the floor.