Garth & Jennifer
Hello! We are Jennifer and Garth. Thank you for taking time to look through our profile. We can't imagine what you are going through as you consider an adoption plan for your baby. We realize this will be one of the most difficult decisions and our hope in reviewing our profile page it will help you understand our life as a family and us as parents.
We always knew we wanted a big family and the journey of doing so hasn't been easy. However, we realized God's plan is always working and you have to continue having faith and hope. That faith and hope brought us to welcome our daughter into our family through adoption, which has been the biggest blessing in our lives so far.
We hope to continue growing our family through adoption and to show our children support, encouragement, celebrations of milestones and achievements, encouragement with smiles, hugs and laughter, encouragement for them to be their true selves, the ability to build their confidence and most of all LOVE.
Facts About Our Family
| Location: | Southeast Michigan |
| *The location where the adoption agency’s office is. | |
| State: | Michigan |
| # of Pets: | 2 |
| Pets: | Shelby is our 9 year Labradoodle and is our first (fur) baby. Garth loves anything to do with cars, so Shelby is named after one of his favorite cars. Marley joined our family in 2020 and is our 2 1/2 year old Bernadoodle. Marley helps keep things very active in our home with her puppy energy. Both are great big sisters!! |
| Children: | Adopted Children |
More About Our Family
We knew each other from college, but didn't start dating until many years later when we lived in different states. Jen in NY and Garth in Chicago. We dated long distance for a year before Jen moved to Chicago to end the long distance. We have been married for 13 years this fall and moved back to Michigan over 9 years ago.
For many years it was just us (and our dog) and we enjoyed many things as a couple. We traveled many places on our bucket list, we moved (and moved some more), went on day trips and just enjoyed exploring and building our community. We grew our family through adoption over two years ago and welcomed our daughter in 2021. She has been the most amazing addition to our family and we know we are blessed every day that her birth parents chose us to be her parents. As a family of three now (family of five with the dogs) we enjoy many of the same things we did as a couple but now seeing things through a toddler's eyes has been like the first time all over again. We love traveling, Chicago, the pool, the beach, anything car related, Walt Disney, movies, Friday night pizza night, grilling burgers, day road trips, going to the park, family walks, ice-cream dates, reading, singing, dancing, art festivals, Fall, all Holidays (especially Christmas), family, friends, arts and crafts projects, our Doodles (we have two dogs) and just enjoying family fun days together.
We live in a four bedroom home with lots of space to grow our family. Our community is in the middle of suburban life and country living so we get the best of both worlds depending if we drive north or south. There are amazing parks we like to go to and we love our neighbors. Most of them are young families like us so we have many opportunities to have play dates and Jen helps with the neighborhood Easter egg hunt every year. Our home is our happy place and we really enjoy family time at home doing our favorite things.
We have a close group of friends who have been with us every step of the way in growing our family. They are people we can really call our extended family. We have also recently joined a new church and are looking forward to extending that group of friends even more with our Church community.
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About Garth
More About Garth
Garth grew up in Ohio just outside of Cleveland, where his Mom, Dad, Sister and brother in-law still live. Garth's family is small but very close. His parents still live in the house he grew up in and we love to visit on a long weekend or holiday. Garth's sister and brother in-law live near them with their dog Olive. Garth's family has always loved dogs and is always a fun time when we get them all together.
Garth grew up with old fashion values, loving to work hard and play hard. His professional career has followed his passion for cars working in the Automotive Industry. He has a close bond with his parents and sister where he learned the importance of family early in life. During down time, Garth enjoys early morning Cars and Coffee meets, playing with Hannah and just spending time together as a family.
About Jennifer
More About Jennifer
Jen grew up in Michigan with a brother and parents who divorced when I was in my teens. Growing up, I was very close to my grandparents who have since passed and I miss them every day. I now enjoy seeing Hannah form the same bond I had with my grandmas with my Mom. My brother who is married with two teenagers lives not too far away and my Dad also lives close by. Celebrating birthdays, holidays and the occasional family Sunday dinner is always whats brings us together regularly.
Jen has always tried to balance small town values with big city dreams. She grew up in small town but has been fortunate to live in NY and Chicago for work. Jen loves being a working Mom to show her kids that you can balance both worlds. She loves baking at home with Hannah, photography, anything home design, planning the next family adventure and just enjoying everyday life with Garth and Hannah.
