Mary Kay & Patrick

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The most precious gift a person can give is life to a child. We are overjoyed that you have been blessed with the strength and selflessness to give the gift of life. With that thought in mind, we are thrilled that you are interested in learning more about us and our family.

It is hard to express in words, the joy and excitement that fills our hearts as we take this journey toward adopting a child. With every moment that passes, we know that a beloved child is that much closer to coming home, into our warm loving arms. Our home is filled with laughter, affection, and devoted adoration for one another. We dream of welcoming a little one into our home and pray that you may entrust your precious gift to us.

Our Story

So glad to be together in the Bahamas

Our lives before we met were years spent learning about ourselves, surviving on our individual strengths, and enjoying the gifts we were given...Gifts of family and friends, challenging work and joyful play. As individuals, we longed for someone to share our love, our life, and our future. Through mutual friends our paths finally crossed. At last, we found the love, comfort, and devotion for which we had been searching. We realize that the years spent alone were simply a journey along a path, traveling toward one another. We are filled with excitement and wonderful anticipation as we now continue down that path together toward adoption.

Our house sits on a country road in a small rural community in upstate New York. We have a large yard, and we frequently enjoy peaceful walks in the woods that surround our land. Our close knit community is friendly, safe, and quiet. Patrick has lived in our town since he was a child. His years spent growing up, working, and volunteering in our quaint little town, has nurtured relationships that we enjoy as a couple. Rarely do we go to the local grocery store or restaurant, when we don't get the opportunity to talk to friends and neighbors. Although our town is charmingly country, we are only twenty minutes from a busy city.

Snuggling during an autumn boat ride

Our home and garden

Home Sweet Home

Our Sweet Rosie

Our yard

Patrick by Mary Kay

As a young boy Patrick was his mother's "little helper". She has told me stories of him climbing off the school bus with his four brothers and sisters. As they ran into the warm house, Patrick would pick up a shovel or a rake to help his Dad in the yard. Many of the Moore's childhood photos show five smiling children, but none shined as brightly as Patrick's.

Patrick enjoys working with his hands in the outdoors. He is an avid gardener, and takes pride in caring for our home. He has been an employee for the town we reside in for 18 years. It is a physically challenging career, one he does with pride. His outstanding performance and leadership skills enabled him to be promoted to foreman of his department in 2005. Since he was a teen, he has also worked part-time on his best friend's farm. He is a volunteer at the fire department in our town, and he also enjoys being a member of the local snowmobile club.

At work...

and at play!

I love him for his sense of duty to his community, his pride in his workmanship, his protection and devotion to his family and friends, and his strong, sensitive way of caring for me and our home. I often see the shining smile of the little boy in him as he enjoys life and makes me laugh. With his quiet fortitude and rich sense of humor, he looks forward to helping a child experience the excitement, challenges and wonders of life. I know I am blessed to have Patrick in my life, and I am absolutely positive that if given the gift of fatherhood, he will shower that special child with all the love in his heart.

With his good friend Mike

Go Yankees!

Air Force Graduation

Enjoying a winter day

With niece Holli

Mary Kay by Patrick

Mary Kay grew up in a suburb in upstate New York. She is the middle child of three daughters. As a child she enjoyed games with neighborhood friends, dance class, Girl Scouts, and the swim team. Her best childhood memories are her time spent in The Thousand Islands with her family.

Mary Kay has spent many years caring for others, but her most cherished moments were spent working as a Labor and Delivery nurse and as a prenatal class instructor. She now enjoys her work as a nurse at an ambulatory surgical center.

She enjoys photography, reading, knitting, taking long walks in our local parks, and has a real enthusiasm for wood working. She also delights in volunteering as a Girl Scout leader for her niece, Kaelyn's Girl Scout troop. She adores her time with all our nieces and nephews, and has said that her favorite sound is their giggles.

I love her because she is so wonderfully compassionate. In her heart she holds a gentle kindness, an unending concern for others, and she devotedly shares it with those in her life. Throughout her life, Mary Kay has longed to have children. She has cared as a mother would, for so many people. To be a mother is who she is in her heart and in her soul. It is as much a part of her as is her blue eyes and her sunny disposition. If chosen, I can assure you without any doubt or reservation, that Mary Kay will be a wonderful, caring, compassionate, and loving mother to your child. In my heart I believe it is who she is meant to be.

With sister Frances at Christmas

Hangin' with niece Samantha

Snowmobiling

With Mom and niece Gwen at a family party

Catching some fishing time with Dad

Our Home Away from Home

Our Cottage

One of the things we cherish most is our family time spent at our cottage on the St. Lawrence River. There is no other place on earth to help balance our minds and spirits. We enjoy swimming, water skiing, boating, sailing, and jet skiing. However, nothing can match our passion for fishing. There is nothing like sitting in the boat together with a fishing rod in our hands, watching the golden sunset, and listening to the loons saying goodbye to the summer day.

Our Family having some water fun!

Patrick and Rosie on the dock

Our view off the deck

Our Family

Our trip to Canada with
Mary Kay's parents and aunt

Our beautiful mothers

Patrick's parents and siblings

Just some of our nieces and nephews

Our nieces and nephews
playing water tug of war

Uncle Patrick keeping nephew Eric
warm at the Christmas tree farm

At the cottage

Uncle Patrick and Aunt Mary Kay giving bedtime hugs to niece Kaelyn

The Biggest Catch!

Kaelyn, Kate, Gwen and John waiting
for storytime with Grandpa

Kaelyn and Gwen snuggling with Rosie

Kaelyn and Gwen love to fish!

Mary Kay's sister Liz and niece Gwen

Our Promise to You

We will pray for you as you make this difficult decision. We pray that your heart and mind are finally set at ease. If chosen, we will welcome your child into our lives with open arms. Your precious child will be raised with a wealth of love, in a family full of laughter, hugs and kisses.

We would be thrilled if you wish to join our family. We know that without your presence, the life and history of your child would be incomplete. To know you and have you in our lives would be a blessing that we would never deny. Our hearts will always hold nothing but fond respect and unending gratitude for you. We will forever remember the sacrifice and devotion you have made. Your child will know you are the strong woman who gave them "life". We promise to share with your child, the story of your sacrifice and love.

With all our hearts, we thank you,

Patrick and Mary Kay

We can be reached at Friends in Adoption toll-free at 1-800-844-3630