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Hi there! We're Claire & Andy, and we live on a quiet acreage in rural Minnesota with our sons, our dog, and our turtles. We love animals, sports, being outdoors, the water, family adventures, and watching movies. We've been happily married since 2007 and became parents when Luke joined our family through adoption in 2017 and Des in 2021. We never knew we could love as deeply as we do until we met our sons, and hope to share that love again. We have open and very positive relationships with both Luke's and Des' birth families. We hope that Luke, Des, and any other children who may someday...

Thank You ...

Thank you for learning about us as you consider an adoption plan for your child. If you choose to match with us, please know we'll do whatever we can to avoid making you feel pressured and promise to support you in whatever decision you make. If you choose us to love and parent your child, he or she will be raised embracing both his or her birth and adoptive heritage and will be made secure in the knowledge that your decision was based on love.

Our children will grow up in our home knowing their adoption stories from birth. We talk...

We live on a quiet, ten-acre property where there's lots of room to play catch, throw a frisbee, or hit a golf ball on the lawn! We love animals and enjoy time with our neighbors' chickens, horses, pigs, ducks, and peacocks! We love using our family memberships to the Zoo, Science Museum, Sealife Aquarium, and Arboretum and visit local parks and the community pool, often!

Andy Loves Movies, Fishing, Music, Sports, & LEGO



"Andy is the love of my life, my best friend, and a wonderful dad. With a kind, genuine soul, open-mindedness, and empathy, he makes friends wherever he goes. Andy loves kids! He has an endearing sense of humor and willingness to be silly - I love finding he and the boys giggling!"

~ Claire



Fun Facts About Andy:

• Andy is a big sports fan! He's attended Game 7 of the World Series, the U.S. Open, and the Final Four
• Andy once attended five movies in a single day at a single movie theater (BIG NERD ALERT!)

Claire Loves Being Outside, Animals, Coloring, & the Beach



"Claire is a very kind and gentle person, an amazing mother, and my best friend. She is selfless - always thinking about the good of others - and will do absolutely anything for the ones she loves. She loves children with all her heart and Luke, Des, and the child we hope to welcome will forever be the lights of her life."

~ Andy



Fun Facts About Claire:

• Claire loves Dairy Queen's ice cream cake so much that we served it at our wedding
• Claire's hero since childhood is Bob Ballard, the famous deep-sea explorer (NERD ALERT!)

• Have another best friend for life and co-conspirator in all of their fun schemes and family outings
• Push a sweet new sibling in the Little Tikes car or pull them in the wagon
• Spend afternoons playing outside, going to the zoo, or biking on our driveway
• Laugh together so hard that their tummies hurt
• Be protectors of a new sibling and, if they are a little sister, they will welcome all the glitter and unicorns, too!

With Claire being a teacher and Andy running a farm and achieving his BA degree in Business Management - we're lifetime learners and we want to share our love of learning with our children. We will set up a college fund to help our children pay for whatever higher education they choose and to meet their goals, just as our parents did for us.

We believe that kids should be well-rounded, so we'll also encourage...

We see our big, loving families often! We both come from large families and would cherish the blessing of twins or other multiples! The grandparents make special time for the boys and cannot wait to do the same for the child we hope to welcome!