Joe & Natalie

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About Us!

We love trying new foods! We rode bikes in the Cuyahoga National Park and stopped off at a farmer's market to try the fresh, buttered corn. Delicious!

We love trying new foods! We rode bikes in the Cuyahoga National Park...

We love playing sports, especially tennis!

We love playing sports, especially tennis!

Some of our favorite things in one picture: reading books and Christmas!

Some of our favorite things in one picture: reading books and Christma...

Downhill skiing is one of our favorite winter activities. We tried cross country skiing and snowshoeing in Bryce Canyon and loved them too!

Downhill skiing is one of our favorite winter activities. We tried cro...

Natalie's family. Just missing 2 more nieces. She is the youngest of 4 kids (although she shares that title with a twin brother).

Natalie's family. Just missing 2 more nieces. She is the youngest of 4...

Joe's family. He is the oldest of 6 kids.

Joe's family. He is the oldest of 6 kids.

Our beliefs continue to be an important part of our lives, our marriage and our family.

Our beliefs continue to be an important part of our lives, our marriag...

One of Joe's favorite pictures for obvious reasons! We have the BEST times simply being together. We love to be silly, tease, and have fun. We are never short of laughter in our family!

One of Joe's favorite pictures for obvious reasons! We have the BEST t...

We both are alumni of the University of Utah! We were able to score 4th row seats in the student section while Joe was completing his undergrad.

We both are alumni of the University of Utah! We were able to score 4t...

Before becoming a full time medical student, Joe worked as a Surgical Technologist and Medical Assistant specializing in total joints. He has loved furthering his medical knowledge while attending medical school.

Before becoming a full time medical student, Joe worked as a Surgical...

Natalie was a teacher for many students in early childhood classrooms (ages 0-5) before we adopted our daughter. But she has to say that being a stay at home mom has been her absolute favorite thing. Pure, true joy!

Natalie was a teacher for many students in early childhood classrooms...

We have family home evenings once a week where we teach, learn and discuss important principles in our family and in our church.

We have family home evenings once a week where we teach, learn and dis...

Adoption is a natural and every day conversation in our home. We talk to our daughter, Rachel, about how much she is loved by her birth mom. Her birth mother has become a cherished part of our family!

Adoption is a natural and every day conversation in our home. We talk...

We set aside Friday nights as family nights or date nights. This particular Friday we collected sticks and rocks on our family hike.

We set aside Friday nights as family nights or date nights. This parti...

We live next to some of the top rated libraries in the nation, and whenever we find ourselves with a free morning you can easily find Natalie and Rachel there. We love reading, learning and meeting new friends at story time.

We live next to some of the top rated libraries in the nation, and whe...

We love to travel near and far. Here we are in Chattanooga, Tennessee!

We love to travel near and far. Here we are in Chattanooga, Tennessee!

And here we are in Mexico City! Joe served a church service mission here and has a deep love for the people and culture.

And here we are in Mexico City! Joe served a church service mission he...

We love cousin time! Rachel has a combined total of 9 cousins from both sides of the family, and we get together with them as often as we can.

We love cousin time! Rachel has a combined total of 9 cousins from bot...

We love listening to and playing music! If a singing family is a happy family, then we're definitely a happy (and not in tune) family.

We love listening to and playing music! If a singing family is a happy...

Camping! A family favorite summer activity. Campfires, dirt in everything we eat, simple conversations, star gazing, exploring, all under one thin roof... just how we like it.

Camping! A family favorite summer activity. Campfires, dirt in everyth...