Bob and Kyla

Dear Birthparent/s,

We would like to begin this letter by expressing our appreciation of you taking the time to learn a little about us.  We hope that it will help you with the important choices that you will be making.  Our names are Bob and Kyla and we have been married since 2002.  We have a happy and active son that we welcomed into our family through our first adoption in 2009.   

Through the open relationship that we have with our son’s birth mother, we are able to have a sense of the emotional challenges that you may be experiencing.  We recognize that it takes tremendous strength and courage for you to go through with this process.  As parents that do not have the ability to have biological children, we sincerely appreciate you and the sacrifices that you are making.  Our dream is to have children and we look forward to the life experiences that our children will enjoy together!

We love living in Colorado, a place where we are able to do so many outdoor activities.  Some of our favorite things to do are camping, water activities, going to the zoo, and attending local festivals.  One of our favorite places to camp during the summer time is near Lake Granby.  Renting boats, wading in creeks, and going on beautiful hikes are some of the ways we like to spend our time when we camp.  We also love relaxing at home and barbequing with friends.  Our neighborhood has recently added swings, a climbing wall, and a teeter-totter to our playground.  During our daily walks, we love to stop so that Ezra can play at the park.  Being active, having fun, and enjoying a variety of experiences are things that we deeply value.  We will continue to make this a priority for all of our children to have.

Family is extremely important to us, so it is nice that all of Bob's family live in Colorado.  We are able to get together with his parents, sisters and their families often.  We spend most of the holidays with our family, eating delicious meals, making each other laugh, and playing games.  Since all three of Bob’s sisters have children, it is fun to watch all of the kids play together.  Our oldest niece is 13 years old and Ezra, our son, is the youngest of the cousins--right now.  They are all good-natured and get along really well!  We usually spend time at Bob’s parents house, which has a big playroom and a huge back yard with a seasonal pool and a play structure that the kids love!  Recently, we went on one big family trip to Mexico and had a great time hanging out on the beach, building sand castles, and swimming.  We hope that this will become a new family tradition!

Kyla's parents, sisters and their families live in the northwest.  We are so glad that we are able to see them on many occasions each year!  We travel to see them, usually during the summer time.  Kyla’s parents come to visit us in Denver.  We love to go out to dinner and play games together, and, of course, have time for them to play with their grandchild.  We love our families and value our relationships with our siblings.  Knowing that there are joyful times and challenging times in life, we have found that our sisters and brothers in-law are amazing friends.  We desire to have a family in which our children will also have each other to experience life.

We always knew we wanted to have children, so after years of trying to conceive and not being able to because of our infertility, we immediately felt that adoption was the plan intended for us.  We adopted our first child, Ezra, who was born in 2009.  He is a playful and happy toddler who has brought great joy to our lives and we are so blessed.  We love Ezra’s birthmother and have maintained an open relationship with her.  Our relationship with her is extremely important to us.  We share about her with Ezra so that he will always know the special woman that gave him life.

Recently we both felt a strong desire to begin the process for our second adoption.  Kyla looks forward to staying at home full time to care for our children.  Similar to how she has taught students over the years in a hands-on and experiential way, she plans to provide our children with similar experiences in their day-to-day activities.  We believe that children enjoy life and learn so much through their own discoveries and explorations.  Bob's work schedule is flexible enough that we will have much time to spend together as a family.  God plays an important role in our lives and we make it a priority to go to church on Sunday mornings.  We pray, read Bible stories, and sing together every day with Ezra.  Raising our children in hopes that they, too, will have a relationship with God is something that is very important to us.

We hope that through this letter and our photos, you will have a good idea of who we are and that you will consider us as adoptive parents.  Should you wish to contact us, please get in touch with our adoption caseworker, Christine Crabb, at 1-800-988-0600 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  We are prayerful, and we thank you for considering us as adoptive parents.

Warmly,
Bob and Kyla