Eli - 2008

Our sweet Eli is a very happy little boy. Despite picking up a few of his sibling's bad habits, Eli is smart, funny, sweet, an awesome scooter rider, adventurous, and a bit of a mama's boy. (Mom doesn't mind). We couldn't be happier with or feel more blessed than we do with our little caboose!

Eli (Elijah) - July 2005

Last but not least! Thinking our family was complete, we were surprised when we felt the prompting to find one more son. Eli arrived just six months after we applied for adoption, but it felt like a lifetime. We applied with at least six adoption agencies in hopes of finding him quickly. We experienced five failed placements before finding Eli. The loss of those five babies was horrible. We started to lose hope that we would truly find our missing son. The day we held our Eli knowing he would be ours forever was sure bliss. A sense of completion filled Mary Ann for the first time in 18 years.

Isaac 2008

Isaac has continued to grow in to a very handsome boy. (Gotta love those eyes and eyebrows!) He loves football, sugar, scooters, sugar, video games, sugar, friends, sugar, working with tools, and sugar.

Isaac - January 2003

While searching for Chantelle, we were quietly prompted that a little boy was also meant to join our family. We were so focused on finding Chantelle, that we had not yet begun to search for Isaac. After applying with our agency to adopt a little girl, the Lord sent us Isaac. Not a girl. :) He was such an amazing miracle. He was born in Virginia. This time Dan, Mary Ann, and Natalie all flew to bring home their son/brother. He was truly a beautiful boy. His black spiky hair only added to his charm. It was just three weeks later that we found our Chantelle. Ethan, Chantelle, and Isaac are only a total of 19 months apart in age.

Chantelle 2008

Chantelle is still a very beautiful little girl. She loves jewelry, scented lotions, lip gloss, drawing, beading, reading, and doing extra homework! She would love to play soccer and take karate lessons.

Meeting Chantelle

Chantelle on the day we met - February 2003. She was too cute for words!

Chantelle - October 31st

Ethan's adoption was so difficult, we didn't think we could ever adopt again. However just three months after Ethan was born, feelings there was another girl meant for our family arose. Those feelings intensified over time and just over a year later we started searching for our daughter. Little did we know that Chantelle had been born just a month after we started feeling the need to find her. We finally found her healthy, happy, and strong when she was 15 months old. Her loving birthmom had taken amazing care of her but knew she was meant to be in our family. We never comprehended such a miracle could take place. Chantelle and Ethan are just four months apart in age.