Randy and Jenn

Hello, and thank you for taking the time to learn more about us.

We are Randy and Jenn, and we have been together since September of 2009. On our first date, we talked for hours, closing down the restaurant while sharing our lives and our deep appreciation for family. 15 years later our relationship is stronger than ever. Each day, we grow closer and learn new things about each other. We have a shared love for the outdoors, travel, building Legos, and music. Most importantly, we love to make each other laugh. Usually this means Randy is telling a dad joke or Jenn dances goofy while singing off key.

In September of 2018 we finally tied the knot. We spent the next few years fixing up our house to prepare to expand our family. Our home is located in a small suburb of Washington, in a quiet neighborhood with a large backyard for a child to play in. We are so fortunate to live within walking distance of outdoor spaces, including several parks and lakes - perfect for those hot summer days.

We have a Great Pyrenees and Labrador Retriever mix dog named Jason who is an absolute goofball and lovebug. We love taking him on walks and hikes and look forward to adding a child to those types of everyday adventures.

Jenn is a development manager overseeing the development of multifamily affordable housing throughout Washington and California. She has been at her job for 17 years, working her way up from a temporary receptionist. She loves being able to give back to her community through the work she does. Randy is a Technical Operations Manager for a large tech company where he oversees a team of 15 engineers. He’s been with his company for 8 years and enjoys helping build his team and watching their professional careers grow.
 
We both have a passion for learning new things, especially when it comes to history – you can often find us snuggled up on the couch watching history documentaries. We love to read and enjoy playing brain puzzles. Jenn loves to read Harry Potter and Mystery novels; Randy typically reads non-fiction. We hope to instill a love for learning and critical thinking in our child. We both have a deep love of traveling and learning about other cultures. Some of our favorite places include Prague, Budapest, Vienna and Germany.

Jenn worked at a daycare in high school and cared deeply for the kids. At this point she learned she could love any child and adoption started to become a thought. Randy considered adoption after being diagnosed with epilepsy as it can be hereditary. As a couple, we have always planned to adopt through open adoption. We hope to be able to have a strong connection with our child’s birth family that allows our child to flourish. We look forward to building family memories together with their birth family not just on holidays, birthdays, but also the days in between. We cannot wait to share our lives with a child and their birth family. Best wishes, Randy and Jenn