Family & Home

We are lucky enough to live with Jordan’s parents. Having family close, always surrounded by love and support, is so important to us and how we hope to raise our children. At our house, Friday is movie night, Sundays are game night, and there is never a day without Legos scattered all over the floor. We live in a smaller city, where our neighborhood feels very rural, we have alpacas, and our neighbors have goats, horses, and pigs. However, we are actually just minutes away from the city center. We bike our son to and from school and to the grocery store. Most of our family works from home so we get to be together and share all the important moments, no matter how small. More widely spread, we have a hugely diverse and supportive community that we have found through our faith. We regularly travel to nearby cities to see friends or go on outdoor adventures.
Jordan has two sisters, one younger and one older, who love being aunties, and we see as much as we can, even though they live out of state.
Shane’s family lives in the Midwest, and we don't get to see them much. We travel every few years to visit his brother, Grandma, and friends. He recently lost his mother, with whom he was estranged, and doesn't have a relationship with his father. Shane spent major portions of his childhood homeless or living with friends who supported him. It has only strengthened our families resolve to provide safety, love and understanding to children in our lives in the best way we can.