Hello!

We are James, Lexi & Walter! We are honored that you are considering our family for your sweet little one.

We are very familiar with adoption because Walter joined our family through adoption in 2023! We have an open adoption relationship with his first family and we would love to pursue that with you and your child as well. We believe that openness in adoption is best for everyone. It allows your child to know you and their history as well as to develop a healthy sense of identity. 

We know that adoption can bring grief and is a difficult decision. We want you to be supported, respected and cared for throughout this process - wether you choose our family or not. We have been praying for you (not even knowing who you are yet).

We have been married for 10 years! We met at a potluck and then James boldly pursued Lexi until she finally gave in (joking). Walter came into our family after our 8th anniversary and we have loved seeing how parenthood has grown our marriage.

As a family we love being outside (as much as we possibly can, even in Wisconsin winters!). We have a huge garden and we enjoy hiking, camping, foraging, playing ultimate frisbee, and having people over to our home. James is a pastor at a church in our town and Lexi is a PACU nurse as well as a photographer. But she considers her main job really to be a momma to Walter. She works about 1 day a week and is home the rest of the time. James’ parents live in town and love having an opportunity to dote on Walter while she is at work taking care of her patients.

We have lived in Wisconsin our whole lives but moved to our current home 1.5 years ago. Our house is tucked away in a quiet neighborhood and gives off cozy cottage vibes. We have a large backyard and woods and trails only a half-mile away. We love living in a community with a small town feel while also having lots of opportunities to be involved, active and in the outdoors.

Walter is an outgoing, vivacious, and joyful child. He just turned 2 and is always asking to be able to go outside. He especially loves playing with the hose and getting dirty! He’s in love with all things with wheels (trucks, cars, trains, motorcycles, etc.) and also enjoys being around people. He’s an extrovert! We can’t imagine a world without his happy personality and we feel blessed that his first family chose us to be his parents. That privilege is not something we take lightly.

We know that it is difficult to get to know someone just through a profile. We’d cherish an opportunity to meet you.

We promise to create a loving home for your child, a place where they will have room to grow, develop, explore, and become the person God intends them to be. We promise to raise your child to love and respect you - their first family. We promise to raise your child to love others and we pray they will come to love God as well. We promise that we will love your child with our whole being.

Blessings,

James, Lexi & Walter

 

We have a big garden! Walter loves to pick apples, tomatoes, peas, plums, and berries and has been eating them all summer.

Walter always wants to play outside and get dirty. We are also fans of Kwik Trip!

We truly love our city and all the opportunities we have to be adventurous, outside, or on the water.

Getting ice cream at our favorite soft serve place after taking a bike ride!

We prioritize travel as a family. This was taken on St. George Island in Florida.

We play Ultimate Frisbee and enjoy that Walter comes to all of our games. He is loved by our team and is our unofficial mascot.

We have two bunnies. Barley (pictured here) and Poppy. 

Enjoying an evening at the beach near our house.

Walter just celebrated turning 2!