
Hello!
Our Story:
We actually don’t remember the first time we met. We knew about each other for a few years before we became friends. Over the summer we played ultimate frisbee with our church friends and that’s really how our story began. We grew closer by volunteering as leaders for our church youth group and began dating in 2009. About a year later, Grant got down on one knee and proposed.
We love to spend time together. Our friendship has always been a great base for our marriage. We’re in our early 30’s and have been married for over six years. Our marriage is built on trust, love, respect and having fun together. In the summer, we like swim and play sports. We go to Cubs games whenever we get the chance. In the winter, we go sledding and make fun animals in the snow. We both love playing board games, enjoy fun competition and reading the same books together. Grant often reads to Kari until she falls asleep.
Starting our Family


About Kari
For the past 15 years, I have worked with people with disabilities. Currently, I am a Recreation Supervisor at a local Park District. I spend my time overseeing day camps for youth with disabilities, coaching Special Olympic sports, helping kids receive inclusion services, working in special education classrooms, and designing fun activities. I love my job, and get great joy out of helping the kids reach their full potential.
I have been a volunteer Sunday School teacher since I was 18. I love spending time with children and always have. I spent 12 years as a youth group leader working with junior and senior high school students. I loved helping them during the stage of life when they are trying to figure out their identity.
In my free time, I love to play volleyball. I also enjoy running, sports and movies. Over the last few years I’ve started to enjoy cooking and learning American Sign Language. I’ve always wanted to be a mom, even when I was little. I used to dream about being a grown up and having my own family.
• Sports Teams: Cubs & Bears
• Music: All kinds! • Book: A Man called Ove
• Season: Fall
• Musical: Les Miserable • Movie: The Wizard of Oz
• TV Show: The Goldberg’s
About Grant
• Sports Teams: All Detroit teams and the Cubs
• Music: Rock
• Book: Lord of the Rings
• Season: Fall
• Movie: Gladiator
• TV Show: Modern Family


Kari talks about Grant
Grant talks about Kari
Kari truly is the love of my life. She is tremendously caring and generous with her time and resources, and she has a gift for making others feel valued. Kari makes me feel fully supported in everything I do. She is down to earth and easy to relate to. She possesses a quick wit and is always ready with a joke (we disagree about who is funnier).
It is incredible to watch her with children, whether it is our nieces and nephews or at her job. She has the right touch in all types of situations ranging from conflict resolution to offering meaningful words of encouragement. I know she will be an excellent mother, embracing any challenges and the joy it will bring.

Our Family

We both grew up in loving homes and remain close with our parents and siblings. Grant’s parents live only 10 minutes away. He has three siblings and they are spread throughout Illinois, Wisconsin and Arizona. Kari is very close to her father and two sisters who we see regularly
We have 9 nieces and nephews, ages 1 through 8. We love to spend time with them at holiday and family celebrations. Because we are fortunate to live so close to both sides of our family, we often celebrate twice during the holidays.
We are thankful for all their love and support. The oldest nephew talks about helping us with the baby! We can’t wait to start our family and share the values of love and kindness that we learned growing up.
Thank you

We want to thank you for taking the time to read about us. We want you to know:
• We’ll teach your child about God’s love.
• We hope to guide our children to follow their passions and give back to others.
• We’ll be honest with him/her about their adoption story.
• We will speak of you with dignity and respect and help our child understand the loving decision you made.
• We will always love your child and be grateful to you!