Brett & Paige

Brett and I met a long time ago in Junior High School. Brett would tell you that he was in love right away, but I never really thought of him that way. We went on ONE date in high school and he didn’t even try to kiss me! Eventually Brett left the country for a couple years to serve a mission for our church, this is when it really started clicking for me. We emailed a ton! And I fell completely in love with him. We were married shortly after he came home on May 28th, 2008.

While we were dating and getting to know one another we found out that we had an amazing and special thing in common, adoption, AND a family connection to the African-American community. Brett’s oldest sister was adopted and eventually married an African-American man, and my cousin is also adopted and is African-American. We are lucky to have trans-racial family on both sides, so if we are blessed to be placed with an African-American baby, your baby will be exposed to African-American culture, and are excited to teach them about their heritage. Paige's cousin has taught her how to wash, and style African-American hair, as well as tips for hair products and skin care.

Brett and I love to get out on dates as often as possible. We love to see movies and eat at our favorite restaurants. We love to watch Netflix together after the kids are in bed. We also love doing things as a family, including spending time with our extended families, We see them each 3 to 4 times a month. We love spending time with our two biological children as well. Our daughter and Brett love to cuddle and watch movies together, they call each other "cuddle buddies". We also have a science channel on YouTube for kids where we do experiments with our son. The channel is called AusomeAidynTV.

Brett’s nephew was marching in the parade with his school band, so we decided to go and watch him! We’ve lived in Pleasant Grove for 4 years and have never gone to Strawberry Days! We got their early and found a spot in the shade. Brett’s sister, Angie, came with her 2 younger kids to see her son. We had fun watching all the floats and bands. And we got lots of candy thrown at us. We even got a while bag of frozen otter pops given to us! Brett’s nephew did a great job with his school band. We are glad we got to watch him!

My mom, my sister and I took our kids to visit a farm! My moms good friend has a family farm and invited us up for the day. We got to feed the horses and cows, cuddle kittens, and ride 4-wheelers. It’s so fun to have friends who are willing to share their way of life with us. We had a fun experience and enjoyed doing something new!