Knowles Adopt

Utah Adoption Specialists have been awesome to work with and we can now say we are officially home study approved!

Birthdays are a big deal at our house. There are celebrations, yummy cake, and lots of love. We recently celebrated this guys' birthday with family and then on his birthday went to an adoption training. It's always wonderful to celebrate your favorite people in the world.

5 Things to Know about the Knowles 1) Family is the most important priority, both our relationship with each other and our relationship with our extended family. We work hard to keep our relationship strong and stable. We love spending time with our extended family and loving on our sweet nieces.  2) Our faith in God is the guiding light in our lives. We are member of the LDS faith and love to learn and serve in our church. We enjoy attending the temple together to strengthen our connection to each other and God.  3) Adventures are a big part of our life. Whether close to home or far away we like to find new, fun experiences to have together. Our most recent adventure was exploring the beautiful Oregon and Washington coast.  4) We strive to be self-sufficient. This means we work hard at our jobs, grow a garden, have chickens, can food, and refurbish older furniture to look new. We are frugal but enjoy making our home a welcoming and beautiful place to be.  5) Our furry friends are a fu

Name:  Sonny   Career:​ Free loader    Favorite Food: Anything, it doesn't even have to be food   Hobbies: Giving high fives to people, Weezer's face, and the chickens. I also like annoying my housemate Weezer and whining for no reason.   Favorite vacation: Staying at home, I get very confused in the car. About me: I love watching tv and barking at inanimate objects. I also love chasing chickens and having no idea what's going on.  About our family: My family is okay. They are nice to me but they don't let me eat garbage and watch tv all day.   Words to future baby Knowles:  I'm excited for new people to play with. I'm also excited for extra dropped food to eat.

Name:  Weezer   Career:​ Official guard dog   Favorite Food: Cereal and beef jerky   Hobbies: Laying on every pillow in the house, sleeping, sun bathing, chicken watching, sleeping, and eating treats.   Favorite vacation: Car rides to the dog park. About me: I love laying around and doing nothing. I can be emotional if I don't get enough pets and treats. I tolerate my house mate Sonny.    About our family: My family is great. They have lots of pillows and treats. They even let me sleep on the bed from time to time.   Words to future baby Knowles:  I will watch over you and protect you from anything that comes your way. I will love you and cuddle you....until you pull my hair. Then I'm outie.

Name: Cousin Chevelle Career: Being a little sister Favorite Food: Chips, chocolate milk, pineapple, French toast and treats Hobbies: Being the boss, love watching Trolls and Beauty and the Beast, playing outside and playing with toys Vacation: Being outside camping and playing in the water About Me: I'm wild, happy, very entertaining and love life About family: I have a mom, dad, a big sister and a dog. I love to chase 3 grandpas and 4 grandmas and lots of uncles and aunts and 3 cousins that play with a lot with me.  Words to Baby: I can't wait to meet you and get to play and eat treats together! You will have the best family ever!

Destiny: Cousin Destiny Career: Go to school, I want to be an artist Favorite Food: I love pizza and hamburgers and fries and pizza  Hobbies: Art, ride bikes, swim, camping, school, playing the piano Vacation: We camp a lot but my dream vacation is going to Disneyland About Me: I'm a very shy person. I love learning new things and playing with my little sister and I love going to school.  My Family: I have a little sister Chevelle and she keeps me really busy, and a dog named Chevy. I have 3 cousins that I play with all the time. I have four grandmas and three grandpas that spoil me lots!  Words to Baby: I can't wait to meet and play with you! I'm so excited to see you for the first time!

Name:  Uncle Tyson   Career:​ Following in footsteps of the family business and working on cars    Favorite Food: I'm pretty American, hamburgers, steaks, fries. If I had to choose just one it would be turkey steaks, potatoes, and rolls.   Hobbies: Golfing, dirt bikes, fishing, hunting, working in the yard, cooking camping, working on classic cars.    Favorite vacation: Camping and going to the sand dunes.  About me: I'm a very hard worker and would do anything for anyone, fun to be around and I'm a very busy body and always have to be doing something.   About our family:  My kids and my wife are everything to me. I have two children. The oldest Destiny, youngest Chevelle. I have one sibling, an older sister.   Words to future baby Knowles:  You will be one lucky baby to come to this family. We are excited to meet you and you will have the best parents ever!

Name: Aunt Teanna Career: I worked at Kents Market for 10 years. I loved talking and seeing people everyday. Now I'm a stay at home mom and I love every minute of it! Favorite Food: I love Mexican food the best but I'm not a picky eater. I pretty much love everything. But most important I love sweets! Hobbies: Shopping, camping, golfing, crafts, spending time with my family and more shopping.  Favorite Vacation: Me and my family do a lot of camping and we love it but my dream vacation would be anywhere where its hot, nice and on a beach.  About Me: I'm a very outgoing person. I love to make others happy, be happy and being with my family makes me happy.  About Family: I have a wonderful husband that I don't know what I would do without him! I have 2 beautiful girls Destiny, 10, and Chevelle who is almost 2 so they keep me busy! I come from a family at all boys, 2 older than me and 1 younger. So you can say I was very spoiled being than only girl.  Words to Baby: We all

Name: Aunt Becca Current career: Full-time student Future career: Speech Language Pathologist Favorite food: I don't know if I can say I have one favorite, but I do love anything that involves pasta and all forms of the beloved potato. Despite my being an adult, I also love pizza. Always a good choice. Hobbies: Running, singing, playing the piano, hiking, trying new things. I love any kind of sport, but I am currently very into volleyball, racquetball, and pickle ball. Favorite vacation: All of our vacations have been so fun. Of course, spending time together is the best part. I do have a few favorite vacations that top the list.  1-Hawaii-It was just so beautiful and peaceful there. There were so many natural wonders to see. Also, the Polynesian Cultural Center was one of the most fun places we have ever visited. We learned and saw so much! I would love to go back there some day.  2-Washington D.C.-My interest in D.C. was sparked when I was just 8 years old. We went on a day trip