Thank you for taking the time to look at our profile. Even though we became a mother and a father, we never got to parent. We desire to be parents so much for another child and we are looking forward to cuddling up with him or her.

If chosen as an adoptive family, we promise to give your baby a loving and nurturing environment. We want to give your child the best education possible and instill in them a love for reading and traveling.

We cannot wait until the day that we become parents to a child. We wish you all the love as you sort out what is right for you and your baby.

We are grateful to have so much support from our family and friends to help us raise a child. We were both raised around our siblings and cousins. Kathleen has a big family. She is one of five siblings with ten nephews and one niece among each of her siblings. We can’t get together as often as we would like, but when we do get together, it’s a lot of fun and we make great memories. We usually get together for barbeque at Kathleen’s parents’ house during Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day weekend. Thanksgiving is usually spent with Kathleen’s family, but at Christmas time, we alternate between Brandon’s family and Kathleen’s. Both of our families enjoy playing games. 

Our church family has become like a second family to us. Our friends and both of our families are excited for us to adopt a child and are all very supportive of this decision.

As a couple, we enjoy traveling and going to the movies. We would like to share our interests in traveling with a child by taking them to the zoo, aquariums, and museums. We imagine watching television together as a family, especially at Christmas time when we would watch shows like Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. We also hope to share the joy of the outdoors by taking walks and hiking. 

We would like to share the magic of Christmastime by putting up a tree and decorating the house. We enjoy driving around looking at Christmas lights. Every year we drive through the local holiday lights display. At church, we participate with Trunk or Treat by decorating our car and handing out candy. 

As a couple, we both enjoy reading. Brandon loves to read about history, especially if has anything to do with Robert the Bruce, William Wallace, Native American culture or the kings and queens of Europe. Kathleen loves to read Manga (Japanese graphic novels), fantasy such as Harry Potter, murder mysteries and true crime.

We live in a custom-built home that was constructed in 2002. It has three bedrooms and two baths with a big side yard. We both enjoy cooking dinner and sometimes we do it together. Kathleen has started a collection of children’s books in our home. She ran the children’s department at a public library so she knows all of the really good reads! Some of the books in our home library include a Dr. Seuss collection, Pete the Cat, The Giving Tree, and Llama Llama, Red Pajamas. We would love to share our love for reading with a child.

We live in a friendly neighborhood full of lots of families with children. Some people have pets like dogs and cats. We enjoy taking walks in our neighborhood and visiting with our neighbors. 

Our college town in Southern Oklahoma is family-friendly and hosts many events such as the annual Christmas parade, homecoming festivities and activities to celebrate Halloween. Our church does Trunk or Treat and for several years, a live nativity during the Christmas season.

I have always wanted to be a father. As a caring and kind individual with a sense of humor, I am the type of person who has lots of patience with children. Kids like me and I like them!

While I was growing up, I often played with my younger cousins on my dad’s side. I was number five out of ten and I felt a paternal instinct while taking care of my three youngest cousins when I played and looked after them. This was especially the case with my youngest cousin, David; I am six years older than he is and he really looked up to me. 

I remember when I was nine, I wanted to be a teacher. Even though I pursued a degree in education, I ended up graduating with a degree in Library Science instead. I have a strong passion for reading and a love for books. Now, I enjoy my passion daily as a librarian. 

Being a librarian has been a great career choice for me, especially helping patrons with their research needs and sharing my knowledge of Native American materials with presentations and writing articles. I would love to share my passion for reading with a child and hope they have favorite subjects or genres they enjoy reading.

I have always wanted to be a mother. I have lots of experience with children since I have ten nephews and one niece. My mom was an elementary school teacher, and I spent a lot of time helping in her classroom. As I grew up, I looked for more ways to stay involved with youth. I worked at a camp for disabled children called Texas Lions Camp and I also worked at the public library in my hometown, where I was put in charge of running the children’s and teen’s department. 

As a person with a disability, I am kind, caring, patient, fiercely independent and wonderfully funny (meaning I have a great sense of humor). I’m the type of person who didn’t let their disability stop them. 

While growing up, I attended a camp for physically disabled kids where they encouraged campers to have an “I can” attitude. Having that “I can” attitude helped me build my self-confidence and be a motivation to others. As an adult, it has given me the drive I need to overcome any obstacles in my path and have empathy for others. 

I look forward to encouraging a little one with my “can do” attitude and instilling in them this same sentiment.

Hello, we are Brandon and Kathleen! Thank you for choosing to read our story and learn more about us as prospective parents.

Our story began online, just like many other couples these days. We met on eHarmony. Since we lived several hours apart, we did not meet until six months after we started communicating with each other. On our first date, we saw the first Avengers movie in May of 2012. After watching a romantic comedy called Kate & Leopold, we shared our first kiss. When Kathleen visited Brandon in Oklahoma, we enjoyed exploring Turner Falls. In January of 2013, Brandon proposed to Kathleen after several months of dating. We were married that July.

Eight months into our marriage, Kathleen miscarried within two weeks. We knew of a friend of ours that was having infertility issues. She did embryo adoption. We decided to go this route, but our first transfer didn’t stick in 2018. We tried it again in 2019 and it worked. We got pregnant. We were excited and anxious, but unfortunately, we lost our son, Robert, at 27 weeks.

After taking some time to explore our options, we decided adoption was the best choice for us to expand our family.