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Hello & Thank you!
Our goal here is to give you an open and honest look at our family, our values, and how we interpret the world around us with the hope that what we have to offer aligns with what you may value for your child.
Spending time as a family in the park
Hi! We are Kellee, Alex and Sander Parker. We live in beautiful Salt Lake City, Utah with our two loving and crazy pups Lola and Charlee. This is our first journey into adoption and we are certainly nervous but, couldn’t be more excited about a sibling for Sander and adding another child to our loving family. We realize how incredibly difficult this decision is, both mentally and physically and have nothing but the utmost respect for what you are going through. As much as we want to add a child to our family, we want to make sure we do right by you and your unique situation. Our goal here is to give you an open and honest look at our family, our values, and how we interpret the world around us with the hope that what we have to offer aligns with what you may value for your child.
Our Story and Who We Are
We are approaching our 10 year wedding anniversary this September and reflect on a lifetime of ups and downs, love and loss and adventure together.
Exploring new places together
We were high school sweethearts from Colorado, and now at 36 we have spent more of our lives together than apart. We both attended the University of Oregon and since have worked, lived, and travelled together across the country and world. Kellee followed her passion and her hard work lead her to a rewarding career in pediatric oncology. Alex has worked in the outdoor industry for more than a decade and has supported Kellee down the grueling path of a medical career. He is currently a stay at home dad to Sander and runs his own small photography business. We are approaching our 10 year wedding anniversary this September and reflect on a lifetime of ups and downs, love and loss and adventure together.
Our View on Life
We believe in a life filled with adventure, that experience can be the best teacher, that the world is a place to be explored, and that a home is a place of grounding, comfort and love.
Out on an adventure with Sander and the pups
We believe in a life filled with adventure, that experience can be the best teacher, that the world is a place to be explored, and that a home is a place of grounding, comfort and love. From a young age, we have been fortunate to have had the means and opportunity to travel and experience parts the world. From Europe and Africa to Asia and South America we believe it is important to experience the world outside of what we know. We love playing in the great outdoors. We are a family of runners, skiers, climbers, bikers, hikers, and campers and believe in the therapy and lessons that outdoor adventures can provide.
While our passions and hobbies bring us afar at times, we still spend the majority of our time grounded in the routine of life at home. Every day as a photographer/caretaker and oncologist, we foster creativity and see the value of hard work. We value our family time spent relaxing at the house as a family, cooking meals and playing games. While we try to instill the best of us in our kids, ultimately their path in life is their own. No matter what path that may be, we strive to create an environment that is supportive, stable, extraordinary and loving above all else.
While our passions and hobbies bring us afar at times, we still spend the majority of our time grounded in the routine of life at home. Every day as a photographer/caretaker and oncologist, we foster creativity and see the value of hard work. We value our family time spent relaxing at the house as a family, cooking meals and playing games. While we try to instill the best of us in our kids, ultimately their path in life is their own. No matter what path that may be, we strive to create an environment that is supportive, stable, extraordinary and loving above all else.
Why Adoption & Our Commitment to You
We will encourage your child to take chances, explore their world to find their place in it, and wander the path that lets them become who or whatever they choose.
Making the most of life during treatment
From very early on in our relationship, we thought our path to children and a family would be through adoption. Kellee had a past medical condition that, at the time, would have made having biological children difficult. Fortunately her health issues resolved to the point where we were able to have a healthy child of our own in Sander. However, shortly after her pregnancy, Kellee was diagnosed, treated for, and ultimately overcame breast cancer. While Kellee fought and won her battle with cancer, the treatment has left her unable to reasonably have a second biological child. Knowing there are so many children in the world that are in need of a loving and caring family, for a myriad of reasons, we believe that adoption is the right path forward for our family.
We don’t know you yet and can only sympathize with what you are going through. We can’t begin to understand how difficult this process is, but it goes without saying that we will love your child as our own. We recognize the uniqueness of the situation and want you to know that we will respect you and your relationship with your child. We are committed to giving your child all the same opportunities to thrive that we had and they will be given never-ending support in life’s endeavors. We will encourage your child to take chances, explore their world to find their place in it, and wander the path that lets them become who or whatever they choose.
We don’t know you yet and can only sympathize with what you are going through. We can’t begin to understand how difficult this process is, but it goes without saying that we will love your child as our own. We recognize the uniqueness of the situation and want you to know that we will respect you and your relationship with your child. We are committed to giving your child all the same opportunities to thrive that we had and they will be given never-ending support in life’s endeavors. We will encourage your child to take chances, explore their world to find their place in it, and wander the path that lets them become who or whatever they choose.