Welcome! Meet:

Scott + Jennifer

CEO / Homemaker

Utah

Caucasian

Christian

All About Scott & Jennifer
Why Adoption?
Gallery
Family and Home
How We Met
Advice to Future Child
Perspectives on Open Adoption
Favorites

All About Scott & Jennifer

Hello! We are Scott and Jen. We are honored and grateful for the opportunity to introduce ourselves and for the time you have taken to get to know a little about us. We have been married for almost 20 years, and we are so blessed to be the parents of six amazing children. They are our greatest blessings and the reason we do everything that we do. We place a significant priority on family time. We love to travel together and get a break from the stresses of life by just being together. Sometimes it’s just a close trip in our camper. But we also love to explore new places. We have family in Georgia, and it is one of our family’s favorite places to visit year-round. We also love just running to the lake to play in the summer afternoons. No matter where we adventure to, it’s about making memories together.

One of our biggest family priorities is to teach our children the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We go to church as a family every week, and we spend a little time each day teaching them. We want their Savior to be their constant guiding hand in their lives. We pray together and read scriptures together. Our older children are very active with their youth group. We love our Father in Heaven. We know that He guided us to adoption at this time, and we have faith in His plan for our family.

Education is also very important to us. All of our children go to the same private school, and it’s been such a blessing for our family. Our school is like a second family to us. We are very involved at our children’s school and in their schoolwork. Jen loves volunteering at the school on the parent board and helping with various activities throughout the school year. Scott helps coach the baseball team that our boys are on.

Although this is just a snapshot of our lives, what we do want you to know is that we love and support each other always. But most of all, we want you to know that we respect you. We know that you love your baby and that this is a very overwhelming and emotional time. Even though we don’t know you yet, we are praying for you as you navigate this very difficult decision in figuring out what you feel is best for you and your baby.

We promise that we will love and cherish your sweet baby with all our hearts! We want your baby to always know the selfless, unconditional love that you have for him or her. We are so grateful for you! We are excited to get to know you.

Why Adoption?

We have always had adoption on our hearts and hoped that one day, adoption would be part of our story. All of our children have been asking for years! Jen had multiple high-risk pregnancies, including one that threatened her and the baby’s life. After our last baby and lots of prayer, we knew it was not safe for Jen to be pregnant again. But last Christmas, it was very clear that someone was missing. We feel so blessed to be parents to these six amazing kids and are so excited to welcome another child in our home.

We promise that your baby will always know that you loved them first! We look forward to connecting with you and nurturing a relationship of trust, respect, and love. We promise that our children will always love, protect, and adore this child with all their hearts. We promise unconditional love always!

Family & Home

We live in a quiet neighborhood nestled away from the busyness of the city. Our beautiful home is at the end of a small cul-de-sac. We have 6 bedrooms, a bright, open kitchen, and a great room where we spend most of our time together, a playroom for our little ones, and a hang-out room for our teenagers and their friends. One of our favorite rooms is our kids' art room, where our kids do their homework, read, but mostly do lots of arts & crafts projects. Jen has enjoyed making this home ours.

The most important thing about our home is the people in it, the love that we have for each other, and the things we learn together. We want our home to be a safe place to land, a refuge from the world. This is where our children will learn to work, play, make mistakes, and grow into amazing people! We also prioritize teaching our children about Jesus and His Gospel. Watching our children grow has been the highlight of our lives.

How others describe me

Meet Jen (written by Scott)

Jen is my amazing and wonderful best friend. I fell in love with her the moment I met her. We started dating in a long-distance relationship where we lived four hours apart, as we were at different colleges. We decided to spend the summer together and couldn’t get enough of each other. We dreaded going back to school for that final semester. After fifteen months of dating, we married the day after Jen graduated, so we would never have to be apart again.

We married young and have been married for twenty years this December. While we’ve been through rich and poor, thick and thin; I wouldn’t trade it for a different path for a second.

Since we moved to Utah from the Connecticut area a few years ago, Jen and I have enjoyed short getaway trips with the family to embrace the outdoors. We are very active and spend time camping and on the lake with the boat.

Jen is the embodiment of patience and nurture. She exercises great care in all aspects of her life, but especially in her relationships. It’s part of the reason why we don’t just have a marriage, but a fantastic friendship where we thoroughly enjoy spending time with each other.

Fun facts about Jen:

Jen planned her whole life to study interior design, but in college felt a pull to change her major to Early Childhood Education.

One of her favorite things to do is paint rooms in our home. She’s running out of rooms!

Her favorite TV shows are Friends and Fixer Upper.

Summer is her favorite season...she loves anything outside in the beautiful sun and we certainly take full advantage!

Meet Scott (written by Jen)

Scott is my best friend! He is the most supportive, forgiving, and selfless person I have ever known. We prioritize each other and look forward to our weekly date nights. We have had a couple of chances to travel just the two of us, and it’s so fun to let go and act like kids ourselves…we love to play and have fun! He's funny and always lightens the mood when I need it.

Scott is a steady force for strength in our home. He’s calm and knows just what to say to guide and comfort us. Our children have had varying needs, and Scott and I have always discussed options together. He respects my opinion and trusts my judgment. He’s willing to do anything to help our children grow and succeed. He is a man who will serve without question. I have had many people in our church family tell me how grateful they are for Scott. I feel so blessed to share my life with him! I adore Scott! He is my everything.

Fun facts about Scott:

Scott grew up boating and has passed that love onto his children!

He gets donuts for the kids on Saturday mornings.

He believes that having a good humor about things builds lasting, bonding relationships, even during challenges.

He knew the second that he saw me, that he was going to marry me.

How We Met

We met while we were attending different colleges. I came to the college where Scott was going for a football game. I love football! We just “happened” to meet through a mutual friend. It was love at first sight for Scott and he spent 15 months driving 4 hours each way chasing Jen…he was very dedicated! Because we dated long-distance for 15 months, we became best friends first, as hours of daily conversations were our only contact. We spent so much time talking and fell head over heels for each other. We were married in December 2005. We work as a full partnership in our marriage and family. We have made it a priority to continue to date each other and foster our friendship. We enjoy not just nurturing our children and helping them reach their full potential, but creating lasting memories together that will help them know throughout their lives they have an entire family behind their back.

Advice to Future Child

First, we want you to know that you are loved…loved by your birth family, by your adopted family, and by your Father in Heaven. You have a very bright future ahead of you, and all of us are here to help you. We want you to know that we love your birth mama for who she is right now and that we want her to be a part of your life. Please always remember that you are loved, no matter what. Be kind. We can’t control what the world thinks and says, but we can always be kind. Trust the Lord. He knows you and loves you. He has a plan for you. Sometimes life is hard, but He’s always there…He is in the details. You are smart and capable. You may have to work hard at things, but we are here to support you and help you all along the way. We are learning and growing together. We are a family, and we love you! Your siblings LOVE you too!

Perspectives on Open Adoption

We look forward to getting to know you and developing a relationship with you. We hope that you will be a part of your baby’s life in whatever is comfortable for you. We want you to feel respected and supported in the season of life that you are in. We hope that we can have regular calls and video calls, in addition to photo updates, according to your availability, and would love to have visits if that is something that you are comfortable with. We recognize how important it will be for him/her to maintain a relationship with his/her birth mom. We know you loved him/her first and will always want him/her to know your love. As you can see, we believe the bigger the family, the better. We hope that you feel loved and supported during this time and always.

Favorites

Scott

Favorite Book: The Bourne Identity
Favorite Holiday/Tradition: going to the lake during the summer
Hobbies/Interests: boating, camping, going to kids' sports games
Dream Vacation: anywhere tropical
If I Could Choose a Superpower: to fly

Jennifer

Favorite Book: Friends (I know it’s not a movie, but it’s my favorite)
Favorite Holiday/Tradition: Christmas and all the traditions we have surrounding it
Hobbies/Interests: home decorating, walking/hiking, any body of water with my family, serving at our kids' school, camping, and gardening
Dream Vacation: Hawaii with my whole family
If I Could Choose a Superpower: to heal