Will and Kelly

Birth Parent Letter

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Dear Birth Parents,

First of all, I want to say how much we admire you. We have so much love in our hearts for birth parents and the sacrifices they make for their children. Without your willingness and strength, our dream of becoming parents may never be realized. For that, there is much love for you and your decisions.

We respect your inspiration and truly believe that your decision needs to come from your heart and needs to be personal to your wishes. We want you to take that time to make the right decision for yourself and not for any other outside party. You and the baby come first.

We believe that adoption brings many wonderful people together. In our opinion, the child is lucky to have us and you! We want our children to know where they come from and about their family history, not only about us but about you. Please feel free to talk to us openly and honestly about your desires on openness in adoption. We want your comfort to be considered as well as our own and to come up with a suitable situation that fits everyone’s needs, but most of all provides a fully enriched life for the child.

We want to adopt for many reasons, so giving you some background might help you get to know us better.We are also more than willing to answer any questions you might have. Will was born in the South and grew up there for most of his childhood. I, Kelly, was raised in Utah and have lived here my entire life. Will moved to Utah with family at the age of 15. We met when Will had been home from his mission for the LDS Church for a year.We were married in June of 2004 in the Manti Temple. We have been married for 5 years now. We love the time we spend with each other and we are grateful to be in each other’s lives.

What Kelly says about Will….. Will loves the outdoors. Any opportunity to go out and do something in nature, he is there. He is very smart. He retains so much information that he beats me in Trivial Pursuit every time! Will is hilarious! He is always making me laugh. He loves to cuddle in the morning, which makes me smile. He still loves me even though I have gained a little bit of weight since we got married :) He gives me back rubs and never expects any in return. Now that is true love right there!

Will has been the best thing to happen to me. He is devoted and loyal. I know that he will be there for me. He has taught me so much about life and has broadened my horizons in ways I have never expected. He teaches me new things every day. He is patient with me and helps me through the hard times. He is supportive of my decisions. He protects me when I need it. He has a strong work ethic. He is a dedicated provider for our family and has such a desire to take care of all our needs and even sometimes our wants. He listens to me talk and talk and talk and talk....oh and talk. He genuinely wants me to be happy. He sacrifices for me and never complains. Will is open to others and is a great example on how to not judge others. He is charismatic and fantastic, but most of all, he makes me happy and I never want to be with anyone but him.

What Will says about Kelly… Kelly is a wonderful woman. Bright and energetic. Full of passion for the things she enjoys and likes. She loves to learn and to teach. She's good at it too. She helps keep us on an even keel. Where I am weak, she is strong. Where I falter she is steadfast. She goes on and on about how smart she thinks I am, but what she doesn't know is that marrying her was quite possibly the smartest thing I've done.

We've gone through up's and down's, but my life has been so much better with her in it. What she won't tell you is that she is a brilliant cook, when she cooks. Her caramels are to die for, and she can produce a perfect replica of Outback's Alice Spring's Chicken. She is kind and caring, and will often times listen to me when no one else will, regardless of how unimportant or boring the subject may be to her. I'm pretty sure she knows more about ducks than she cares to!

I like her willingness to learn and grow and to try new things. Her with her hair is always a surprise, but she has good taste, and never disappoints. She is a great woman and a lot stronger than most would think.

Adoption will change our lives and bring so much joy to our hearts. We have been through so much. I have always struggled with fertility related issues. We tried for 4 years to conceive and bring a child into our home. I have suffered 2 miscarriages along the way. We finally decided the Lord had different plans in mind for us. Adoption was decided upon and almost instantly we felt so much emotional relief in our lives.

Adoption has become my passion. I have studied every aspect of it and have grown to love the concept along with all the people involved with the process, caseworkers, birth parents, adoptees, advocates, adoptive couples. Adoption is an amazingly spiritual and loving thing and we will forever be changed by its beauty.

Please consider what would be best for your life and your situation. Make sure you trust yourself and your feelings, guiding you to the best plan for you and your baby. If that is us, please let us help you in any way we can. We want to show that love for you we already have in hearts. We want to build a relationship with you and hope to one day call you family. We pray for your success and for the support you need and if we can be that for you, we will.

Thank you so much for considering us and please ask if you have any questions about us.

bellykell441@gmail.com

Much Love,

Kelly and Will

Our Education

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Will

Will has a high school diploma and also graduated from seminary. He has about 2 years of college under his belt. He recently went to school and got a plumbing liciense.

Kelly

Kelly has a high school diploma and also graduated from seminary. She has a beauty liciense. She has an associates degree and is still in school working on a batchlors in secondary education. When she is finished she will have a teaching major in history and minors in psychology, geography, and political science.

Pictures of us

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What Will says about Kelly...

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What Will says about Kelly, hmmm....... Kelly is a wonderful woman. Bright and energetic. Full of passion for the things she enjoys and likes. She loves to learn and to teach. She's good at it too. She helps keep us on an even keel. Where I am weak, she is strong. Where I falter she is steadfast. She goes on and on about how smart she thinks I am, but what she doesn't know is that marrying her was quite possibly the smartest thing I've done.

We've gone through up's and down's, but my life has been so much better with her in it. What she won't tell you is that she is a brilliant cook, when she cooks. Her caramels are to die for, and she can produce a perfect replica of Outback's Alice Spring's Chicken. She is kind and caring, and will often times listen to me when no one else will, regardless of how unimportant or boring the subject may be to her. I'm pretty sure she knows more about ducks than she cares to!

I like her willingness to learn and grow and to try new things. Her with her hair is always a surprise, but she has good taste, and never disappoints. She is a great woman and a lot stronger than most would think.

:) Our Fun Times :)

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Will and I have done some fun things together. We love to camp. We like to go with our family. MY mom loves to camp so we have gone with her many times. We always enjoy 4wheeling and snowmobiling. My dad has a cabin and we love to go there. Our family is up there often and the drive is only 3 hours from our house. We tend to get pretty goofy on our camp trips. It is always a blast. We really need to get an air mattress though, we always seem to be sleeping a gigantic rock.

Our family vacations are always way fun. My family is huge! There are so many of us and it used to be hard to get us all together. Now as adults it is awesome! All of us have a blast. Last year we went to Hawaii and I have never had that much fun with my family. It was nice to get to know each other again. The boys have always gotten along and the picture to the left is one of my favorites of some of them. We have also had some 4wheeling adventures! WOw! The boys in my life are crazy. They sure do know hoe to have fun!

We went to Mexico on a cruise. Will's work gave it to him as a Christmas bonus. It was awesome. We went to Ensenada and it was cold! crazy. We love to cruise. Will especially loves that he can order as many lobsters as he wants!

We love Halloween! When we were on our honeymoon in Orlando, we went to a murder mystery dinner theater and loved it. We decided to do a murder mystery dinner for our friends every year on Halloween. This last year was the best we have had. We had the funnest characters and people really got into it. In past years we have done a 50's theme and a luau.

Christmas is another holiday we love. Will's family always comes over the Saturday before Christmas for a SWEET SATURDAY! We make enough sweets to make someone vomit. When I say we I mean me and Deanna. The boys and Will's little brother and sister usually play games and eat the sweets as we make them.I got the funniest picture of my father in law that day. He cracks me up :) Will and I admittedly suck at holidays. We don't have kids yet so we aren't really fans of the anticipation. We usually open our presents early :) When we have kid we won't so that though.

What Kelly says about Will...

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Will has been the best thing to happen to me. He has always wanted to provide a good home for me and he works so hard so that we can have the things that we want. He is devoted and loyal. I know that he will be there for me. He has taught me so much about life and has broadened my horizons in ways I have never expected. Will is hilarious! He is always making me laugh. He is also so amazingly brilliant. He knows so much information that I don't know how it all fits in his head! He teaches me new things everyday. He is so patient with me and helps me through the hard times. He is so supportive of my decisions. He loves to cuddle in the morning, which makes me smile. He still loves me even though I have gained a little bit of weight since we got married :) He protects me when I need it. He listens to me talk and talk and talk and talk....oh and talk :) He gives me back rubs and never expects any in return. He genuinely wants me to be happy. He sacrifices for me and never complains. He has big muscles and has the best tan skin ever. Will is open to others and is a great example on how to not judge others. He is charismatic and fantastic. But most of all, he makes me happy and I never want to be with anyone but him.

Crazy Facts About US

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Will - - - -

1. Will loves to hunt. He is also extremely fantastic at it.

2. Will is good at pretty much everything he does. Probably because he knows everything.

3. Will is a human calculator.

4. Will can speak two languages and wants to learn 3 more. He speaks fluent Spanish and English and wants to learn Italian, French, and German.

5. Will has driven across the country.

6. Will likes to scuba dive.

7. Will is a perfectionist about mowing the lawn. He is very proud of his lines.

8. Will loves rock and roll.

9. Will has lived in 4 different states and has lived in a third world country.

10. Will reads Steven King books like they are going out of style.

Kelly - - - - -

1. Kelly is petrified of Chia Pets, don't ask why cause she doesn't even know.

2. Kelly is double jointed in both arms and can give the appearance of her arm being broken.

3. Kelly has lived in Utah her entire life.

4. Kelly wants to see the world and one day will!

5. Kelly is extremely interested in history especially WWII history. Ask her anything about the Holocaust and she probably knows.

6. Kelly got in a car accident once cause a cow ran in front of her.

7. Kelly can't stand watching movies that don't end happy. No one can die, leave, or separate :)

8. Kelly has been to Micronesia. Can you point that out on a map !?

9. Kelly wears bright colors and for some reason only buys solids, not patterns.

10. Kelly loves Ikea! (if you don't know what that is go to ikea.com)

Our love story

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Will and I met in October of 2003. I was only 18 at the time and Will was 22. He had returned from his mission and started school at the local university. After I had graduated high school in June, I went to school in Southern Utah and decided that I needed to come home. Will needed a part time job because of school and I just needed a job :) We both applied at the same grocery store at around the same time. It was fate, I am tellin ya! My first day on the job I remember looking at Will and his friend thinking, "Please don't look at me and like me. I don't want to like a returned missionary right now." I was assigned to be a checker and Will was a bagger.

We started getting to know each other a little better. The more I talked with Will the more I liked him. He was funny, smart, carismatic, and kind. After a month of getting to know each other, I wanted him to ask me out really bad. I didn't want to ask him, because I wanted him to want to also. I flirted relentlessly! and I mean RELENTLESSLY! Finally, at the end of December he asked me out on first date.

We went to a movie. I know, I know, kinda a dumb activity for a first date but we already knew each other pretty well and I was very comfortable around him. We went to Lord of the Rings and about 2 hours in the 3 hour movie he leaned over and asked me if he could hold my hand. I thought this was odd considering the guys I dated in the past were not as polite. I remember telling my sister how odd I thought it was that he asked and didn't just do it and she said, "How nice! He is respectful to ask you so you weren't uncomfortable." At that point I realized she was right.

Three weeks after our first date, Will kissed me and I have never had a better kiss in my life. I knew he was special.

We dated through the first of the year with a few bumps here and there. I had to have a surgery at the beginning of January(one of the reasons why we need to adopt) That was hard on me but Will was there. My surgery consisted of moving my abdominal muscles to remove a large cyst. After it was over, I could not lift myself out of bed. Will came over every day after work and school and helped me and just sat with me. This is the point were I fell in love with Will. He would lift me out of the bed so I could stand and he held my hand through the pain and tears. I know that without him I would not have healed as fast.

At the end of March we were engaged. Sounds fast right? Well it was, but when people ask me why so fast I tell them all the same thing; I knew that Will was the love of my life, so why wait to start that life with him. He proposed to me at the top of a hill during sunset and told me he never wanted our love to set like the sun but he wanted it shine forever. I said yes obviously :)

We bought our first house 2 months before we got married and Will lived in it until we were married. It was the best financial decision we have made.

On June 25th we were married in the Manti Temple. I remember walking out of the dressing room and metting Will in the hallway. He looked at me in my dress like I had always dreamed and I will never forget his face as we were sealed together for eternity. I have made many choices in my life, but marrying Will was the best one thus far. I want to have a family with him and it breaks my heart that I can't give that to him. He loves me anyway and that is why we want to adopt. We have so much love to give and want to share that with a baby.

Our Interests

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KELLY

I am actually typically girly when it comes to my interests. I have been told by others that I am creative but I just say I am original. I am not a huge fan of having the same things and interests as everyone else. I love to decorate and make home decor because no store has what I envision for my house. When I do find the perfect store that has what I am looking for I get so excited. I love design in all senses of the word. I like to create on my computer and with my hands. I used to have an entire room dedicated to scrapbooking but I have moved on to become a digital scrapbooking junkie. It takes up less space :)

I absolutly love my job(which I know is not common and that makes me odd:) I love to work with children and teach them something new. I love the feeling when you know you have made a difference in their life. My favorite moment is when they say, "I love you miss Kelly." It fills my heart and I love being able to contribute a small portion to their lives.

I am a sucker for sappy love movies and actually really enjoy disney movies. I think it is relaxing to sit down and watch something that makes me smile.

Will and I love to go camping, although we really need an air mattress cause we always seem to find a rock to sleep on. I like to go swimming and ride a bike ( I wish I had one of my own)

Last but not least, I love to go to school and learn new things. That is one of the many reasons why I want to be a teacher, so I can continue to be in a learning environment. After I learn or accomplish something, I feel so great and satisfied. There is nothing like getting back a math test with 100% written on it.

WILL

If I am the typical girl, Will is definatley the typical boy. He loves anthing outdoors, hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, and anything else you can think of. Will is very knowledgable about nature and science. He always kicks my butt in the nature and science category of trival pursuit. He is amazing out in the yard and knows how to de everything from sprinklers to landscaping.

Will likes to play video games, it is his way of relaxing. This makes him have great hand eye coordination.

He loves to read and he lterally absorbs everything he reads and can recall it years down the road. It is amazing! He is brilliant, that is for sure. i like to call him my human calculator. I can give him a number to fingure out and he can so it in his head, usually. Every thing he tries to learn he ends up excelling at it. There is not much he doesn't know :)

He is interested in polotics and how it affects his daily life. He is very logical in his choices and it is always interesting conversation to talk to him about it.

TOGETHER

We love to be together and go out. We are huge fans of the date night. Will and I dedicate many hours to being together. Even though we have a hard time agreeing on an activities we both like, we make it work so that we both have a great time when we are together. Most of all, I feel that Will and I compliment each other very well. It makes things much easier for us :)

Our Families

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Will's family: Top- John, Bill, Will Bottom- Alex, Abigail, Kelly

Will's Family

Will's family is fabulous. His mother, Helen, his brother and his wife, John and Sarah, live in Georgia. His father and step mother, Bill and Deanna, live here in Utah. Will comes from a group of highly educated individuals. Sometimes I have no idea what they are talking about :) He has 2 younger brothers and 1 younger sister. He is 28 and his youngest sibling is 9! It is quite an age difference but we love it! Will's has always received great advice from his immediate and extended family. They are very proud of their values and their family ties. The family name, William, has been passed on for 4 generations. His family has been completely supportive of our choice to adopt and they are looking forward to having their first grandbaby.

Will's step mom, Deanna, who is never in any pictures because she is always the one taking them.

Will and his mother, Helen.

Kelly's family: Front- Tim, Kevin, Aaron 2nd row- Shannon, Jen, Kelly, Kathy, Kariann, Lilly, Stacy, Rowdy 3rd row- Robin, Mike, Jason, Will, Chris

Kelly's Family

My family is very large (as you can tell). My dad and step mom, Kevin and Kathy, have many children between the two of them. My dad has 5 and Kathy has 4. Almost all are married and many have children. Total on my dad's side there are 24 of us with 2 on the way. Ya, it gets crazy when we are all in the same room. But with many people, there is much love to go around. My mom and step dad, Kim and Dave, are a great support system for Will and I. Dave and Will get along so well and I always love being with my mom. Both of my parents live 5 minutes away. They have also been very supportive of our decision to adopt.

My mom and Dave at our wedding.

Infertility story

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My story is kind crazy and long (kinda cause I like to talk:) Let me begin with my 10 pound cyst. Yep, I said it 10 pounds! My periods had always been irregular but when I was 18 years old, a 10 pound cyst was found on my ovary. Needless to say the cyst, along with my ovary, was removed. At the time, in my innocence and inexperience, I was not even worried about not being able to have children.

I got married to my wonderful husband in June of 2004. I went off birth control after only being married for 6 month. I felt like it was the right thing to do. So against my husband and families wishes I discontinued birth control. After a year of not getting prego, I went to the doctor and then switched doctors cause the first one sucked. A that point I was told I had a cyst on my other ovary. I cried as I lied there on the table. Luckily, it went away. Now they come and go as they please. I was then diagnosed with PCOS (Polysystic Ovarian Syndrome) Learn about it here. I was given a med called metformin that made me vomit for about 8 months straight.

One and half years later, after 4 months on clomid, we were pregnant with our first baby! I was so happy! My husband, not so much. I knew something was wrong at week 6. At my 9 week appointment, the doc told me there was no growth or heartbeat. At ten weeks, with the help of some terrible medications, I miscarried or first baby at home, by myself.

One year without clomid and then we decided to try again. A month here, a month there, and then we decided to continue clomid but take it easy. 2 months of clomid and only having sex one time that month, I got pregnant with our second baby. I was diagnosed with Hypothyroidism during this pregnancy. Weekly ultrasounds showed a heartbeat twice! I thought we were doing well. Not so much. Week 8 I had an ultra sound and no heartbeat. The next day I had a d&c, which was terrible. Our second baby seemed on the right track but I guess not.

Recently I have been diagnosed with hashimoto's disease, which means I have antibodies killing my thyroid.

After a cyst and ovary removed, PCOS, Hashimoto's disease, B12 deficiency, 2 miscarriages, 5 different doctors, countless pokey ultrasounds, and never ending medical bills, I feel slighted and tired.

President Monson said in the Ensign a few months ago,

"We cannot know what faith is if we have never had it, and we cannot obtain it as long as we deny it. Faith and doubt cannot exist in the same mind at the same time, for one will dispel the other."

This quote really impressed me and helped me get to where I am now just a few short months later. Adoption just kept coming to my mind and I would shove it out over and over again because of my own pride and longing to control my infertility and fear of the unknown. Then one day it hit me, It is funny how I didn't want to and then I just did. Here is my journey to the decision:

Most of you know I teach little kids gymnastics. I teach from walking to 6 years old. There is a 3 year old little boy in our program. He is adorable and I have found myself becoming extremely attached to him. I have found while teaching children, that I form a love for them. Obviously this love is not the same as having your own child but it has been strong enough to fill a small portion of my heart that feels empty from not having my own children. About 2 weeks ago I was shocked to find that this little boy I was so attached to was adopted by his parents. I realized that if I had at least that much love for I adopted child it would fill my life with bountiful blessings. I know that I will love my own (adopted or not) more than I love this little boy. This discovery has brought so much peace to my heart and joy to my life that just thinking of it fills my heart.

Will has been so open and supportive, which is amazing and comforting. We feel so unified in this decision. I feel it has already brought us closer and it will continue to bring us closer. I am lucky to share my eternity with him and any children we bring into our family.