Jayma & Andy

Our weekdays are a balance of careers we both love and making time for each other. Andy works for a local commercial construction company, spending his days between the office and project sites. Jayma plans and runs events for a tech company, with a mix of office days, working from home, and occasional travel, which Andy often joins her for. Most mornings start with coffee together, and at the end of the day, we love catching up over dinner. Jayma loves to cook, Andy makes a great sous chef, and our evenings usually end with a favorite show and cuddles with our two very spoiled cats, Ava and Oliver.

On weekends, we love exploring the Pacific Northwest, wandering our neighborhood farmers market, practicing yoga, spending sunny days at the beach or lake, or sneaking away for a weekend trip. We also spend lots of time with Jayma's mom and our close friends and their kids, whether we're cheering on the UW Huskies, bowling, or hanging out at the park.

We love an adventure, but we're just as happy at home.

We feel so grateful that our child will grow up surrounded by a loving, close-knit circle of family and friends.

Jayma's mom lives only 45 minutes away and cannot wait to become a grandma (and will almost certainly spoil her grandchild!). Jayma is an only child, but her closest friends have truly become sisters over the past 20 years. Most now have kids of their own, so our village comes with honorary aunts and uncles and built-in playmates. We spend lots of time together celebrating birthdays and holidays, enjoying lake days, taking trips, or simply catching up over coffee and dinner.

Andy comes from a close extended family in Colorado and is very close with his parents, older sister, cousins, and lifelong friends. We visit regularly for holidays and family time, and some of Andy's favorite childhood memories are vacations with his cousins in the Colorado mountains and at the lake. We can't wait for our child to join these traditions and create new ones with us. Between Colorado and Washington, they'll have a pretty wonderful group of people in their corner.

Adoption has always had a special place in our family because Andy and his older sister were both adopted. Andy grew up with loving, supportive parents who gave them every opportunity they could, and his childhood showed us firsthand how beautifully a family can be created through adoption.

Andy also knows that being adopted can come with questions and emotions that aren't always simple. Having lived that experience himself, he hopes to be someone our child can relate to as they grow and understand their own story. We want adoption to be something we talk about openly and with love, while always honoring where our child came from. For us, adoption isn't simply a path to parenthood; it already feels like part of our family.