Waiting Family Profiles

Below is a listing of hopeful adoptive families who have an approved study and are excited to meet with you and discuss your wishes for your child. Please click on the family name to go to their individual page and learn more about them.

In addition to the families highlighted below, we have familes that are part of our Waiting Family Book who do not choose to have their profile online. If you are interested in viewing other families or discussing your adoption decision, please contact our Pregnancy Counseling and Birth Parent Services at 888.205.3769 or email at [email protected].

Michael and Kevin

Matched

Home Location: Twin Cities Metro

Family Status: Couple without children

Children in Home: None

Child Ethnicity: African American, Asian, Caucasian, East Indian, Hispanic/Latino, Native American

Hello! Thank you for checking out our profile! We’re Michael and Kevin, and we’re very anxious to grow our family with the adoption of a child! We are very excited to meet you and welcome you into our lives!

A little bit about us:

We met in August 2013 using the most modern of methods…the dating app. Michael was living in uptown Minneapolis at the time, Kevin was in Eden Prairie. While we had some very interesting differences – in food tastes, backgrounds, and how we spend our free time – we also found that we had common interests, senses of humor, and goals. It wasn’t long before we each saw something special in the other, and we felt that we belonged together in ways that had been missing in previous relationships. When Kevin bought a home in Chaska, Michael and his two cats soon followed from the city to move in with him. We enjoy travelling, and have been to great places like the Dominican Republic, San Diego, Joshua Tree National Park, and Disneyland. Throughout all this, we both feel a very strong need to start a family and raise children. We were engaged in the fall of 2016, and were married in a small but beautiful ceremony on the North Shore in June 2017.

A little bit about Kevin

Kevin was born and raised in Fairmont, MN on a small farm. Kevin has a masters in Elementary Education and works as a Media Specialist at an elementary school in Hopkins. Kevin has a passion for theater, and has directed and acted in many shows including Beauty and the Beast, Jesus Christ Superstar, A Year With Frog and Toad, A Christmas Carol, and many others. He served as president for the Chaska Valley Family Theater for several years. Kevin is very caring, responsible, and intelligent. He likes art and reading and relaxing with Netflix and a computer game. In the summertime he enjoys working on home improvement projects. He’s a big fan of Harry Potter and has been to Hogwarts Castle at Universal Studios Hollywood. He even owns his own wand and Ravenclaw robes!

A little bit about Michael

Michael was born in Chicago and lived in Milwaukee before moving to Minnesota during high school. In college he worked as a radio DJ and was the president of the fencing club. Michael currently works as a Project Manager for the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul. He can be described as funny, outgoing, and active. He enjoys playing softball, volleyball, dodgeball, and bicycling. He is trying to learn photography and enjoys baking. Ask him to make some of his famous macarons some time! He loves playing poker and games with friends. Michael is a lifelong fan of comic books and superheroes. He also likes Star Wars, and a highlight was visiting the Galaxy’s Edge attraction at Disneyland and getting his own lightsaber!

Our Adoption Plan

As we mentioned, we feel a strong need for a child to complete our family. We want to create a loving and supportive home that provides our child a rich environment to learn and grow so they can fulfill their dreams and achieve whatever they strive to do. We see a strong education as a priority for our child, and plan to encourage them to pursue their interests and discover their talents. We also intend to help them explore their heritage and understand where they came from, with adoption being a strong part of their unique story. We hope that as our child’s birth parents, you will feel welcome in our lives. We are willing to have whatever relationship works best for the child and is comfortable for all of us. We want our child to be proud of where they came from, and to see adoption as something that is special about them.

Contact Us

We look forward to meeting with you! We’re sure you have many questions for us and we hope to get to know you better. Please feel free to reach out to us. You can contact us using the following means:

Email: [email protected]
facebook: Michael & Kevin – Adopting in MN
or call our adoption worker Elizabeth Bohlken with Children’s Home & Lutheran Social Services at 651-255-2223