Dear Friends,

We want to tell you how grateful we are that you are willing to consider adoption. We cannot express all of our feelings in words, but thank you.

About Us

We met on a blind date six years ago through a mutual friend. We went to the drive-in and saw a really boring movie, but we still had fun. We dated for about a year before getting engaged and got married in July of 2006 in the Salt Lake Temple. We built our current home a few years ago in Lehi, Utah. We have a Yorkie named Sammie and a Boxer named Ruby and they love kids! We live in a great neighborhood with a lot of young families, some who have even adopted!

As a couple we enjoy camping a few times each year, boating with Kenzie’s family, and having game nights with our friends. We own a motorcycle, which we enjoy taking out for rides in the summer and going on dates.

We have many traditions on both sides of our family. The second Sunday of each month we have Family Home Evening with Derek's side of the family and on the other Sundays we go to Kenzie's family for dinner. In the summer we go on a vacation with Kenzie's immediate family to Lake Powell or to St. George where we do a ton of boating. Every year in August we go camping with Kenzie's extended family to Indian Creek. We then go camping with Derek's extended family over Labor Day. Right after Labor Day we spend the weekend at Kenzie's grandparents in a small town where we go to a parade, festival, and then the demolition derby.

About McKenzie (by Derek)

Kenzie is going to make a great mom! She is a very selfless and a mature person. She is always doing something to take care of someone (usually me). Whenever I am sick she will do everything possible for me to get better quickly. We often tend my niece for a few days and while I am trying to figure out how to take care of her, Kenzie is right there and knows exactly what to do. Right now she is working in a real estate office, but we are hoping to be in a position soon where she will not have to work. In her spare time she loves doing crafts with her mom and sewing. Our house is always decorated with the crafts she has made throughout the years. She also is always looking for another book to read. She can read a huge book in a short time that would usually take me three years to read.

McKenzie has a lot of motherly instincts and I could not ask for a better partner in helping to raise a family. My nieces and nephews immediately clung to her the first time I brought her home. She is very caring and is willing to help anyone in need, physically or emotionally. She is very easy to talk to and has great advice for any situation.

About Derek (by McKenzie)

Derek is an amazing person. He is always willing to serve and does often. When someone is in need he is the first one in line to help out, even if he has to put his own wants and needs aside. This past summer Derek got up early almost every Saturday so he could go to his aunt’s house and build her a shed. I know that most days he would have liked to sleep in or stayed home and work on a project at our house, but he knew how important it was to help his aunt.

Derek has worked at his current company (a Bank) for 7 years, working his way up and onto better opportunities. Derek has enjoyed the banking world and hopes one day to venture into the mortgage field. Derek is a great provider for our family and is always looking for a new and better way to provide for us.

Derek has ten nieces and nephews and they just love him to death because he is the one that is willing to wrestle and play with them. I know Derek is going to be a great dad to our children. I am so lucky to have him as my eternal partner and help mate. I cannot imagine going through the trials we have faced without him by my side. I am truly grateful for all he has done and continues to do for me each day.

After three years of trying to conceive, our prayers have been answered through the possibility of adoption. We are not able to have children biologically and we are so grateful for adoption. We are a young outgoing couple that is excited to start our family and raise our children with the gospel. We cannot wait to open our homes and hearts to a birth family.
Thank you for taking the time to get to know us a little better. We cannot comprehend the emotions and feelings you have at this time in your life, but we understand this decision is not easy for you. We are praying and thinking of you daily. We believe, should you select us to be the parents of your child, it will be because of divine influence. We respect you and are so thankful for you and for your incredible strength.

Love,

Derek and McKenzie Money