We’re Ryan, Kimmy and Allie from Northern California. Thank you for looking at our profile. One of the things that brought us together when we started dating was how excited we were to one day be parents and raise children.

Our decision to adopt was made out of a desire to begin our family, after trying to begin one naturally. We are choosing to adopt because we know a family is grown from love and will forever be thankful for your decision. We adopted our daughter, Allie, and parenthood has been a dream come true! We want to continue to grow our family through adoption.

We can only imagine how overwhelming this time is for you. Thank you for helping make our dream a reality through your strength and courage.

We currently live in Sacramento, California and we have been together since 2013. We met while taking the same fitness class and a few mutual friends helped us see how much we have in common. In 2015 we married in Northern California. We have lived in Missouri, Arizona, South Dakota and we are glad to finally have settled in California. We have grown so much from experiencing such different environments together, we have found something truly special. Kimmy is a Pediatrician and loves working with kids and families every day. Ryan is a PhD student at the University of California at Davis studying diabetes.

I grew up just outside Kansas City, Kansas. The oldest of three brothers, I worked hard to be a good role model for my younger siblings. I went to college in a small town in Missouri and stayed there for graduate school which is where I met Kimmy. My degree is in biomedical science, and I love to be in a lab working on experiments. Luckily, science allows a flexible schedule so I have been able to stay home with our daughter during the week.

Ryan is such a fun and outgoing person. He is an amazing father, he always makes Allie and I laugh. He is so caring. He makes dinner every night and a delicious pancake breakfast on the weekends. He is young at heart and has so much energy. He loves sports and he is so passionate about science! I cannot wait to raise another child with him!

Kimmy is my best friend and greatest role model. She maintains the perfect blend of heart, motivation, and passion in everything she does. She has a sense of humor that always gets me to laugh, and always knows how to navigate life’s challenges. I consistently ask myself why the world’s most perfect woman would choose me.

Kimmy is incredible with children, and that isn’t just my opinion, her patients (and their parents) agree.

I firmly believe that while she was put on this earth for many reasons, being an incredible mother is at the top of the list. I can’t wait to continue parenting with her!

I grew up just north of San Francisco with 3 sisters. I am very close with my family. I went to college in San Diego and then worked as an AmeriCorps volunteer in San Francisco and Oakland helping kids learn to make healthy choices. I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in my 20s, after I had already been accepted to medical school. Now I am a pediatrician in Sacramento. I have very supportive co-workers and my family comes to visit often.

Kimmy’s parents live less than 2 hours away from us. They watch Allie two days a week and love being "Nonnie and Pops". Kimmy’s sisters live near their parents and her other sister lives in Seattle. Kimmy’s large extended family of aunts, uncles and over 20 cousins live mostly in the Bay Area. We all gather for holidays, birthdays, retirement celebrations and anniversaries. Every year for Christmas someone dresses up as Santa Claus and everyone receives a gift!

Ryan’s entire family lives in the Kansas City area. He has two younger brothers who are both married with children. Ryan’s parents love spending time with their grandchildren and are looking forward to spoiling their next grandchild. Holidays are always spent together with his grandparents, aunt, uncle and cousins sitting around the dining room table sharing stories. When we visit Kansas City we love to see the holiday traditions downtown such as the Plaza lights and Holiday sculptures.

Allison Rachel joined our family after an emergency adoption placement. We met her when she was 1 day old and fell in love immediately. Her birth parents are heroes to us and we enjoyed getting to know them. We have continued communication with Allie’s birth parents through sharing photos and are happy to embrace this extension of our family.

Allie has become a very smart and independent toddler. She loves reading books, swimming and dancing. Our dog Jethro is her favorite playmate. Allie’s most used word is ‘baby’ and she loves hugging and cuddling with her stuffed animals. She is very loving and we know she’ll be an amazing older sister.

We live in a suburb of Sacramento, California on a quiet street. There is an elementary, middle and high school all within 1 mile of our home, all rated very highly. There is a wonderful park down the street and on our morning walks through the neighborhood there is a flock of turkeys that keeps growing and recently we’ve seen a pair of ducks waddling across lawns. Several houses in the neighborhood are beginning to turn over with younger couples buying the houses near us which is exciting to have more kids around.

Jethro is an Australian Shepard who was the “runt” of his litter and was having trouble finding his forever home. He loves to play outside with kids and follow Allie around the house.

We hope for health and happiness. Some of our priorities as a family are eating meals together and reading books before bedtime. We love to spend quality time together. We will coach our children’s sports teams and spend holidays with cousins and family. We will continue to share our passion for travel and education. Our dream is to fill our house with laughter and love.

Thank you for learning about us. We promise to love your child unconditionally. We will support your choice to be as involved as you wish and we admire your decision. Our home will be filled with health, happiness and honesty. We look forward to getting to know you.