Ashleigh & Josh

We enjoy spending time with our friends and family. We have monthly game nights with friends where we have dinner, catch up, and play games together.

Ashleigh loves reading. Reading offers an escape and allows you to be immersed in another world. It expands your knowledge and vocabulary and helps build your imagination. She also enjoys cooking, baking, and making all things sourdough. Joshua’s hobbies include playing basketball and playing games. He plays basketball with college friends on a weekly basis. He also enjoys playing video games, board games, card games, etc.

We would both love to share our interests with a child, it is such a meaningful way to build connection and create lasting memories. Whether it’s reading together, cooking, or playing games, those shared moments become opportunities for laughter, learning, and bonding. We look forward to introducing a child to the things we enjoy while also encouraging their own unique interests.

Josh is from Kansas, and his family still lives there. Luckily the drive to his family is less than three hours! Josh is the oldest of two and has a younger sister. Josh’s sister and her husband have four beautiful girls. We love our nieces so very much! We get together often to celebrate birthdays and holidays. We love doing activities with the girls, including building legos, coloring, and playing games. Josh’s parents love their grandchildren so much.

Ashleigh is the oldest of three; she has a younger sister and brother. Her younger sister has the cutest little boy. We love our nephew so much, he has been such a joyful addition to our lives. Ashleigh was raised by her mom and stepfather. Ashleigh’s stepfather raised her as his own, and she views him as her dad rather than her stepdad. Ashleigh is very close with her parents and siblings, and she considers her mom one of her best friends. Ashleigh works near her Mema’s house and visits her for lunch almost every day.

Both of our families are thrilled for us as we go through this process. Our families are ready to embrace a child with open arms.

We are both animal lovers and have made a tradition of visiting zoos and/or aquariums in different states each year. So far we have vacationed together in South Carolina, Kansas, Texas, Florida, Nebraska, Missouri, Colorado, Georgia, and Alabama. We have visited a zoo and/or aquarium in each state.

Our favorite vacation spot was in Colorado Springs. The mountains were gorgeous. We took the train to the top of Pike’s Peak, visited the zoo, rode electric bicycles around the Garden of the Gods and explored the city.The Colorado Springs zoo was one of our all time favorites, the giraffe exhibit was particularly memorable.

We also enjoy visiting botanical gardens in each state. Our favorite botanical garden was in Atlanta. When we visited, the shrubs were sculpted and painted to reflect an Alice in Wonderland theme. It was so cool!