We are Colin and Kimberly!

Hello, so nice to meet you!

We would love to meet face to face, introduce ourselves, and give you a big hug. We love you and haven’t even met you. We have no idea the circumstances you face. You are a mother seeking the best options for your child. It takes immense bravery to even consider adoption and this shows how big your heart truly is and how much love you have for your child.

This is not our first adoption. Adoption has been an incredible blessing to our family. We can’t imagine our lives without both of our boys and without adoption we would not have our Charlie. Charlie contributes to our unbelievably fulfilling life full of love, beauty, and chaos. God has molded our hearts to welcome another baby into our family through adoption. Adoption is a result of brokenness in this world and it is through our brokenness that we have felt called to adopt again. We want to genuinely thank you from the depth of our hearts for your consideration for your child. We want to walk this road with you however that looks and through whatever seasons our triad journey takes. Know that you are in our prayers daily and we pray that God will grant you strength, peace, and courage during this time as you consider all options for your child. Whatever choice you make, know that our little family is rooting you on!

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Learn more about us by watching our video below!

About Us

Our Story

Our story together began as high school sweethearts! We met in 2006 when I (Kimberly) was 14 and Colin was 17. After the typical high school date/breakup, we started seriously dating in 2009 prior to Colin becoming a missionary for a year. Before he left, I confessed my feelings and Colin left me with a senior photo that said, “When I get back, if you are single, you will have yourself one amazing Friday night date.” Well, we did just that and the rest is history! In 2012, Colin proposed to me on “Mount Zion,” which was a little drive up a path by his parent’s house. This location was meaningful to us because it was the first place Colin told me he loved me and where we had engraved “CH hearts KB” on a pickup truck parked up there. We got married July 27, 2013 and recently celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary!

Since getting married, we have had our share of joys and sorrows. Colin’s father passed away from cancer in 2014. Then the following year, we suffered the loss of our son, Kolbe, who was stillborn. By the grace of God, we were blessed with our son, Nathanael, a couple years later. A year later we pursued adoption for the first time and adopted our son, Charles. Since then, we have suffered through a late-term miscarriage and an early-term miscarriage. Faith plays an extremely significant role in our life. It is what has brought us together and kept us together through the struggles we have faced. This season of our faith is learning how to
grow amidst the busyness of life and raising kids.

Our Life Together

What sets us apart is our drive! Colin is totally a go-getter and so our life is something I (Kimberly) never imagined. We have investment properties, an orphanage in India, a licensed product, as well as a “sold” business. And, I am sure the adventures will only continue! Our strengths are our commitment to one another, our faith, and our family. As well as, our willingness to do adventures together no matter how big or small. Now, we get to include our kids in those adventures, which we absolutely love!

In our free time, we love to kick back and relax. Some of our favorite things to do are watch shows and indulge on candy and/or ice cream! We also love to travel and experience new things. Colin has his pilot’s license! We love the warmer climates mostly where we can snorkel, scuba dive, surf and relax. If we went somewhere cooler, Colin would enjoy snowboarding and I would love skiing! These are all experiences we did growing up and have shared together and have hopes to share with our children.

Our spiritual life plays a significant role in our day to day through prayer and reflection. Each day we pray with the boys, teaching them prayers at bed and mealtime. We sing our meal prayer together and the boys radiate joy at the end when they do the sign of the cross and sing, “Amen!” Faith is an ongoing journey that we are committed to taking to help Nate, Charlie and our future children to grow into Christ-filled individuals.

Favorite Things

Travel
Scuba Dive
Outdoor activities
Movie nights
Candy
Mexican food
Eating Out
Outings with the boys (science center, apple park, library, etc.)
Spending time with extended families (all live within an hour of us)

Our Family

Each summer we go on a family vacation with both sides of our families. Our trips were the Ozarks and Gulf Shores this year!

Birthdays are a big deal for us! We also throw birthday parties for the boys and invite all of our extended family and friends. This year the themes were Hulk for Charlie and Motorcycles for Nate.

We celebrate holidays with our extended families as well. Each year we do matching Christmas pajamas with Kimberly's side of the family.

Our Families

KIMBERLY’S FAMILY: We are extremely close to my family. I am 1 of 4 kids. In 2013/2014 all 4 of us got married! 3 of the 4 of us have kids and live within 45 minutes of each other. My other brother will be moving back to the Des Moines area soon. My parents live an hour or so away and we see them at a minimum once a week! My family will be extremely involved in this baby’s life. We see them so often and watch one another's kids. In total we have 8 nephews and 2 nieces! Our niece, Gianna, is also our goddaughter. Every summer we go on a vacation with the entire family. We have traveled to Florida, Cayman Islands, Jerusalem and more to come! It is always a blast!

COLIN’S FAMILY: We are also close to my family. My mom lives about 20 minutes or so from Ames. After my dad passed away one of my brothers and his family moved into the family farm to be a helping hand. Of all the siblings married there are a total of 10 grandsons and 3 granddaughters! Six of my siblings live in the Ames and surrounding areas so the cousins get to see each other pretty frequently. When we get together, we like to have big meals at the family farm. The kids like to run around, play with all things tractor related, and get dirty! Every other summer the entire clan goes to North Carolina together. This has been a long standing tradition. We rent one house and stay in it. They will all be involved in the baby’s life and have expressed their eagerness for the baby’s arrival!

Things to Know About Us

1. We love God
2. We love being together
3. We get a daily dose of laughter
4. We challenge ourselves and are committed to growth