Waiting to Adopt

Our Pets

We have two sweet pets. Gus (Goose, Goose) is our dog. Nanow is our cat. Both are rescues. They are a huge part of our family. They are very sweet, gentle & marvelous with everyone, including kids. We just love them so much.

OUR HOME

We live in a cute little 3 bedroom house in the historic district of Buda, Tx. Our home is warm & inviting with a beautiful big back yard. We have fun animal neighbors (& people) & we live just blocks away from downtown Buda filled with cute shops & restaurants. The Buda Amphitheater & City Park is at the end of our street always catering fun family activities.

OUR HOBBIES

We love to travel all over the world, but one silly thing we do is stay in hotels that are “haunted”. Matt is a huge skeptic when it comes to ghosts, so we do little staycations all around Texas and even sometimes outside of Texas. It’s really just a fun excuse to go on a trip! We also recently started putting together puzzles, it’s very therapeutic. Matt loves to read anything on history, he is a huge history buff. He also loves working out. Hali likes to dabble on the guitar & cook. We like long walks & bike rides when the temp allows it & we love game nights.

Our Extended Family

Matt is from Austin & his folks still live there, where we have brunch with them every week. His step-brother lives just north of Austin with his wife and 2 kids and His sister lives in Northern California (one of Matt’s favorite places to visit).

Hali’s large and close-knit family is still mostly in Tulsa, Oklahoma, (where she grew up). She has 5 siblings all very close in age, most of them have little kids, lots of cousins! Natali is Hali’s youngest sibling, she lives just down the street in Kyle with her husband Ben ( he was adopted as a baby too!) & their two young kids. We spend time with them every weekend. We have lots of family & friends that are like family & believe having a strong community is the most important thing in the world.

Parenting Philosophy

We want to raise a child who feels 100% loved and safe. One that grows up with the understanding that every decision we make for them, even the ones they may not like, is made in their best interest. We want them to learn and grow from mistakes & know that it is okay to talk to us about it.  We want to provide an environment that encourages a healthy, creative & active life with good education, & knowing the importance of good values & adventure & hope they can just love being themselves. One other important thing for us as parents is that with the birth parent’s permission, we will always have a line of communication, we want this child to know that they came from the most selfless people in the world.

How We Met

We met the good ole fashion way, online! Matt was super busy with a new work project & Hali was a few days from starting her next semester in nursing school. We both were reluctant to even go on this date. We are so glad we did! We met at a coffee shop & discovered that although we came from very different backgrounds, Hali has a giant family, Matt a very small one, we also had so much in common. We both love travel & outdoor activities. We believe creating memories are more important than things. We share a love for animals, & both are wanting a family.