We have always dreamt of becoming parents. A big part of what being a parent means to us is having the opportunity to provide a child with a loving environment, and to share so many wonderful life experiences with that child. We have always envisioned our family with a child, and feel that we would be great parents. It means a lot to us to be able to provide a child with opportunities to dream big, and to support those dreams and help them become a reality.

It is also important to us to surround a child with a loving and supportive extended family. Family is so important to both of us, and we know how impactful family can be.

We can't wait to provide this child a very supportive and loving home full of experiences, fun, and learning. We (and our families) will provide unconditional love and care to your child. We are so excited to have this little person in our home and will love them at every stage.

Living in the Midwest, a lot of our leisure time is dependent on what season it is. In the summer we love working in the yard. Anna enjoys working in her rose garden and chatting with neighbors. Speaking of neighbors, we love spending time with them. In the summer we sit on the front porch and talk to everyone who walks by. In the late summer Michael sets up the badminton net in the front yard and Anna makes people play with her. Travel is something we enjoy (usually in the winter months when it gets cold here). We've been lucky to see a nice amount of places. In the winter we like to go to Bucks basketball games (but usually we watch at home). We also like baking. We do more of that in the winter too. Anna is practicing her Chess playing skills so she can beat Michael at the game more often. Michael started learning guitar during covid after Anna's family all chipped in for one for his birthday. He's getting pretty good! Michael's favorite way to pass the time is playing basketball at the neighborhood park with the neighbor guys. We look forward to sharing all these fun things with our child.

We know you are going through such a huge transition in your life. We want you to know how much respect we have for you. We promise to understand this might be one of the hardest decisions in your life and that it can be full of confusion. We know you are doing your best. We promise we will provide a home full of love and fun. We promise to provide a safe home. We promise that your child will get an excellent education. We will respect your child and allow them to grow into the person they are meant to be. Not with our own agendas, but letting them be what is true for them. We promise to let them follow their dreams and create a life that is right for them. We will not force them to become something they are not. We will teach them the value of hard work and encourage them to follow their passions. We promise that your child will grow into a loving, well rounded, happy person.

Our community in Wisconsin is extremely supportive of families, and that is particularly true with the block we live on. All neighbors on the block are friendly and supportive of one another, often helping to babysit neighbor's kids, and helping to make this a safe neighborhood.

We live in a two-story, two bedroom, 1.5 bathroom house, with a fenced-in spacious backyard. Our favorite Spring and Summer activity is to sit out in the front yard, talking to all the friendly neighbors who walk by. Another one of our favorite activities is to walk or bike to the lake and enjoy the many beaches nearby. We look forward to teaching this child how to swim!

Every year we have a two-day block party which is the highlight of everyone's Summer. All of the neighbors take part, and there is a real sense of family amongst the entire block.

We've become such a close-knit community that we invite all our neighbors to our anniversary party every year. Many of our neighbors have young kids and have already shown support and excitement for our adoption journey.

We live within walking distance of a number of parks and playgrounds - many of which are a great place to meet other families and make new friends.

We both live very close to our extended families.

Anna's mom lives a few blocks away, across from the local high school and a block from the playground. Anna's dad lives 20 minutes away, and visits often for a cup of coffee.

Michael's parents live 10 minutes away, and also have a vacation home on the beach in Florida that their grandkids love to visit. Michael has an older brother and sister, and we love spending time with our nieces and nephews. Michael's brother lives 10 minutes away, and his sister lives in a neighboring state.

We get together with our families often, and enjoy spending the holidays together. Sitting around the table and sharing stories from our lives is a big part of our togetherness. This togetherness is so important to our families, and we want to share this with our child. Our families are very supportive of our adoption plan, and have always dreamed of seeing us become parents. Our extended families will provide a supportive and loving environment for a child and we feel very fortunate about this.

We are so appreciative of the time you are taking to read through our profile. We have so much that we want to share with you, and hope that this letter (and our profile) will provide you with an idea of who we are, and why we are so passionate about expanding our family.

We have known each other for nearly 15 years, and have been married for close to 13 years. We both grew up in Wisconsin, having met through mutual friends while attending the same college in Milwaukee. We found out we had a mutual connection even further back and didn't even know it - a mutual friend when we were only kids.

For a long time, our paths seemed to always cross, even when we didn't know it. Anna was at my 25th birthday party, not knowing who the party was for - neither one of us knowing the other was there. We've been "together" in some way, whether intentional or not, long before we started dating and eventually got married.

Having been married for almost 13 years, we've been fortunate enough to share many wonderful experiences in life - as well as difficult times, including infertility issues. We've created a life that is happy, supportive, loving, adventurous and safe - and we're ready to share that life with a child. It would mean the world to us to be able to fill our lives with even more joy and share life experiences with that child.

Family has been the bedrock of both of our lives, as children and as adults. We've made a point to live near both of our families, to provide ourselves with a sense of closeness and a supportive environment. We get together with our families for special occasions, or anytime we want to stop by for a visit, or simply talk on the phone. We plan to keep that same close-knit family feel throughout our lives, and share that with a child.

We know open adoption is important, and we want to allow a child and that child's birth parents to have a continued relationship. We support an adoptive child having access to information about where they come from and the ability to see their birth parents (if the birth parents are open to it). We are committed to keeping birth parents up-to-date on the amazing developments and special moments of this child's life. We don't see adoption as a transaction and we want you to know that if it works with your plan, we hope that any birth parent(s) can see us as an extension to their family - not as a whole new story in just the child's life.

We cannot claim to fully understand how difficult a decision this must be for you, but we are dedicated to contributing in any way that we can to provide the most supportive process possible.

This process takes an immense amount of courage, and for that we are extremely grateful for you and the difficult steps you are taking. We sincerely thank you for taking the time to learn more about us.

Michael & Anna