Brian & Starla

Hi, our names are Brian and Starla. First of all Thank You. Thank you for being so courageous, loving, and selfless. Thank you for considering adoption for your baby, and thank you for considering us to be your child's adoptive parents. We cannot imagine what a truly difficult time and decision this is for you. We can only pray that our letter might provide you some encouragement and hope as you continue through this journey. We want to assure you that your child will always be in a stable, loving, Christian home surrounded by unconditional love, laughter, and support. Preferred Gender: Either

Brian Starla Job Description Firefighter/Paramedic Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) at a Family Practice Doctor's Office Education Certificate in Emergency Medicine Practical Nursing Program Favorites Animal Dogs Animal Horses Dessert Strawberry Pie Dessert Oreo Pie Hobby Fishing Hobby Photography Movie Ladder 49 Movie Sweet Home Alabama Performer, Band (Musical Group) George Strait Performer, Band (Musical Group) Carrie Underwood Children None

Starla with Our Nieces on a Day Trip to the Zoo

Together at a Benefit Dance

Brian Holding a Spoonbill

We have several things that have become tradition for us. Some are relatively new and some date back generations. Our first tradition goes back at least 3 generations and that is snagging. Every spring we spend our weekends on the river bank with Brian's family snagging for spoonbill. The men usually do most of the snagging while the ladies gather round the campfire and enjoy smores and conversation. We have a lot of fun and look forward to continuing this tradition into its forth generation.

Also in the spring is the big Easter egg hunt. In addition to our family gatherings, our community hosts an Easter egg hunt for children of all ages. We have gone for several years now and with the addition of our nieces we haven't missed a year yet.

Next comes summer time and all of the back yard cookouts and get togethers. Every 4th of July our community has a huge parade followed by a full days worth of activities for all ages. At the city park we enjoy a city wide barbecue, coed volleyball tournaments, inflatable playground equipment, and numerous kids' games. That evening there is usually a main event like a rodeo or truck and tractor pull with a nice fireworks display to wrap up the day.

A Trip to the Pumpkin Patch

In the fall we have a few things we try to do. First, we enjoy going to the high school football games and patronizing our local events. There is a huge fall craft festival that we enjoy going to as well. Nearly every member of our immediate families as well as several of our friends and their children load up for about an hours drive and a day of walking. We have the usual smoked turkey leg, "walking taco", funnel cakes, and drinks while we're there. No wonder we have to walk all day. It is a great family friendly event and we look forward to including a child of our own in the festivities. Just before Halloween we go to the Pumpkin Patch. We ride the wagon out into the field and pick out that perfect pumpkin for carving. Again we are never alone. We always surround ourselves with our family and friends and their children for this too.

Our families have dinners for nearly every holiday and Thanksgiving is certainly no different. We have great big feasts basically all weekend long. We also host a Thanksgiving dinner at our house for Starla's family that comes in from out of town. The day after Thanksgiving is probably Starla's favorite day of the year. Like so many other people do, Starla, her sisters, friends, and other family members spend the whole day shopping. While the girls are gone for the day, Brian and the guys spend the day putting Christmas lights on the house and in the yard.

Christmas is a huge family holiday for us. Again it is nearly a week of dinners and family get togethers. The largest one is at Brian's Grandma's house where there are nearly 40 people, all of them family or close friends of the family. We eat, exchange gifts, play games, and the kids usually sing some carols. Both of our families have deep, strong traditions and values that we so desperately want to share with a child. Your child will be welcomed with open arms, hugs, kisses and overwhelming love and support from every direction possible.