Jeff and Kaylee

We are Jeff and Kaylee!

Hello, thank you for considering us

First, thank you for taking the time to learn more about us. We want to acknowledge the weight of the decision you are making. This selfless act does not go unappreciated, and we want to acknowledge the bravery you display and all of the emotions that you are experiencing.

We have known each other for 20 years. Jeff had a crush on Kaylee in 5th grade, but we did not start officially dating until 8th grade. We knew each other through braces, bad haircuts, and all the awkward stages. As with a lot of high school loves, we had our shares of ups and downs. However, after deciding we were willing to have a long-distance relationship through college, we knew we were in it for the long haul.

In 2020 we welcomed our first child (Ellie) and in 2022 our second (James). Life just keeps getting sweeter with them around. They challenge us, teach us, and fill our cups with so much love. They are unbelievably excited at the idea of being big brothers and sisters. Parenting has taught us so much about each other, who we are together, and the family we want to continue to grow into. We are always learning. It has been our greatest joy. We can’t put into words how excited we are to add another child to our
family!

We have a close family member that is adopted and that has greatly impacted us, who we are as well as who our family has become. After having two difficult births, we realized that my body may no longer be capable of carrying another pregnancy. However, we feel there is still a missing piece in our hearts. We always dreamed of having more kiddos. This is where God has stepped in and showed us His perfect plan and how to continue to grow our family.

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About Us

Our Story

Jeff had a crush on Kaylee in 5th grade but we did not start officially dating until 8th grade. We knew each other through braces, bad haircuts, and all the awkward stages. As with a lot of high school loves, we had our shares of ups and downs. However, after deciding we were willing to have a long-distance relationship through college, we knew we were in it for the long haul. We married weeks after graduating college and moved to the DFW area for Jeff’s job. We have been here ever since and now claim it fully as home. We have now been married for over 10 years. The world seems scary sometimes, but we always feel like the one solid thing we can grasp to is each other.

I (Kaylee) have a solid group of girlfriends that I am always grabbing coffee with or meeting up with for playdates. I decided to pick up pickleball recently. Let’s just say I won’t be winning any tournaments anytime soon, but I have really enjoyed it! I lean towards the arts and creative side of things and love to have a drill or paintbrush in my hand (sometimes a scary thought for Jeff). My newest project is tackling our house, one small project at a time, to make it feel even more like us.

I am a stay at home mom and It is my biggest joy, truly. It is hard and messy with big feelings sometimes, but being able to pour into our kids, and raise them to be kind humans, is the highest honor and my dream. We simply love to play together! We have a backyard garden that you can always find us working on. We always have an art or painting project going on. We love to go on daily adventures to the zoo, park, library, and museums. We are always down to explore somewhere new! My heart and soul are so ready to grow and love on a new baby!

I (Jeff) primarily choose to spend my free time playing with my kids (games/ puzzles/ hiking/ biking/etc.). They are awesome kids and I get a lot of joy out of spending time with them. I also enjoy water skiing, snow skiing, watching baseball and playing golf when I get the chance. Im a big country music fan and enjoy going to concerts as well. I also spend quite a bit of time working out to not only stay in shape but also just to help clear my mind. Kaylee may say I am even a little crazy for enjoying running marathons.

We Love to Travel

We really love to travel! Throughout the year we always take a handful of trips both big and small together. Sometimes we hop in the car for a long weekend and sometimes we hop on a plane. This past year we went to the beach with friends, skiing in Colorado, a summer trip to New Mexico as a family, Broken Bow for a long weekend, and the beach again with extended family. Our goal and want is for our children to experience the beauty of the world.

The trip we probably enjoyed the most this year was to Ruidoso, New Mexico. It ended up raining part of the time we were there, which at first we thought was going to be a bummer, but we quickly realized was the slow down we needed. There were wild horses that ran past the deck of the condo every morning. We would go on long walks almost every day looking for wild horses and elk. We went hiking, paddle boarding, riding mountain coasters, and park hoping. The food was incredible and the time was even better.

Our Other Favorites

Queso
Back porch sitting
Pursuing our faith – bible studies, small group, late night chats
Exercising
Going to concerts and live music
Playing with our kids in the backyard
Exploring new places
Hiking
Listening to records and music together. It is always a game to see if we can find a song that someone else hasn’t heard of.
Building a fire and sitting by it in our Adirondack chairs chatting into the night

Our Family

We really love celebrating each other and that includes our birthdays. The night before each person’s birthday we decorate the entire house with streamers and balloons. We go all out using the same cheesy decorations each year but it’s become our thing and makes the person feel so seen and loved. Birthdays are a “yes” day (within reason) for our kiddos. They think it is magical! Cake for breakfast, park hopping, and homemade pizza to name just a few things!

Our Family and Friends

We have such an awesome group of friends, that most weekends we are hanging out with them. Most of them live in our neighborhood which means we are always heading to someone’s house. It is A LOT of kids, pure chaos, but always a blast. It seems like we always have a gaggle of kids running in and out of our home, and we wouldn’t have it any other way. We are very close to our extended family with all of our siblings and parents living within 3 hours of us. Our parent’s are always stopping by for a day trip, to celebrate, or grab dinner with us. We see our siblings pretty frequently or are in constant communication through phone. We have a nephew who is James’ age. They are two peas in a pod and always getting in to something together. Our parents live about 8 minutes from each other so we get to see everyone for all of the major holidays and many times celebrate them all together. We have many “just because” trips to see everyone, or they come to see us throughout the year. We travel to the beach with Jeff’s side of the family every year, and we travel a week with Kaylee’s family to somewhere new each year as well. It is such a sweet time to catch up!

Things to Know About Us

1. We have always been the absolute best of friends. This is why we believe our relationship is so solid.
2.We love to joke around and have fun together.
3. Our faith is the foundation of not only our relationship but our lives.
4. Traveling as a family is so important to us!

Our Home

Our Home and Neighborhood

Our neighborhood is really unique in that it has five parks in walking distance from us, a coffee shop we can walk to, pools, tennis courts, basketball courts, a
stocked pond, a lake and trails. There are a ton of kids and families that live here, so at any given time you will see families on walks, kids playing soccer, and bikes flying by. Most everyone drives around in a golf cart here, which makes for a lot of fun driving from one event to the next. In the evenings we will sometimes hop in ours just to drive around. We have some of the best sunsets here.

We enjoy all the neighborhood events that are put on from fireworks and a 4th of July parade to movie nights and nerf wars. It really is a kids paradise. We spend a lot of our summer days at the pool or out at the lake area building sand castles. We love being outside and there is plenty to do here.

We live in a 4 bedroom home with a playroom that Ellie and James have most likely exploded toys onto the floor of as we speak! We love our backyard and spend many, many hours playing out there each day. We have a fun blow up waterslide that we pull out in the hot months, and have our friends over to roast marshmallows on our fire pit in the winter. Our home is definitely our happy place!

Final Thoughts

We are praying for you

Thank you. We want to again express our sincere thanks for taking the time to learn about us and our family. We have a life that we truly love and would love nothing more than to share our lives, and the love God has surrounded us in, with you and your child. We understand the privilege and incredible responsibility of being parents. Whether we are the family for you or not, we pray for nothing but the best for you. Kaylee, Jeff, Ellie, and James

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