Waiting Family Profiles

Home Location: Twin Cities Metro

Family Status: Couple without children

Children in Home: None

Child Ethnicity: Asian, Caucasian, Hispanic/Latino, Native American

Hi!

Thank you for taking the time to get to know us! We are Heather and Mark and we live in Monticello, MN. We are so excited for you to learn more about us as well as our family, friends and our pets. We feel a deep personal connection as a few of family members are adoptees, and we have seen firsthand how beautiful growing a family through adoption can be.  If there is one thing we know for sure, it’s that we cannot wait to become parents. Our goal is for you to feel comfortable with us and learn more about our life together.

We met 11 years ago at a small coffee shop where we both worked. Mark asked Heather to dye his hair blonde one night after work (an excuse to spend more time with her) and we started dating a few weeks later! Fast forward to today and we have been married for 7 years, have 4 fur babies and our dream home which we have almost completely remodeled ourselves.

A typical night for us is having dinner together (Mark went to culinary school and loves to cook, he already has been trying to make his own baby food) then we go for a walk with our dogs, cuddle on the couch and watch The Office, read Harry Potter, then we head to bed!

We both live close to both of our families, so we try to spend as much time as we can with them! Mark and heathers families live 10 minutes drive apart, so we see them often! We are very family orientated, and celebrate time! We both have strong holiday traditions, mark’s favorite is thanksgiving where he puts on an elaborate tasting menu and we all play games through the night! Heather’s favorite holiday is Christmas, where we all stay up watching Christmas movies together, and then pile into our jeep with our cocoa and blankets and drive around looking at all the Christmas lights.  For both of us, as long as we are with family it is the best of times!

Our pets hold a special place in our hearts, with Lola and Luna being our 7 year old sassy sister cats. We adopted them from Mark’s family’s farm when they were kittens and introduced them to the comforts of inside living. They have never complained! Luna’s favorite activity is chasing around the sun in all our windows. Lola enjoys romping with and chasing her big fur dog brothers around the house. Our cuddle buddies Parker and Leo are our dream dogs, Parker is a black lab and Leo is a St. Pyrenees. They are the best of friends who love to play with the neighborhood children, and have pool parties on warm days! Their favorite activity is when Mark fires up the grill because they know they will get extra good treats!

We adore our life together, and are excited to share that with you and your child! If you would like to learn more, please reach out to:

• [email protected]
• Call or text (320) 296-4689
• Or reach out to us at @NolanAdoptionJourney on Facebook and Instagram!
• Our Adoption Worker, Dianne Delaney: (320) 428-0199 or [email protected]

Thank you again,

Heather and Mark