Hello! We are Cory, Erin and William, happily a family forever. We value simplicity and stability and have built a loving and devoted relationship over the past twelve years. Cory works as an estimator for a local manufacturing company. He is kind, calm and reliable, befriending all the neighborhood cats. He likes hockey, board games, gardening, and taking an afternoon snooze with William in their favorite armchair. Erin works in healthcare administration and is an avid reader, baker, and sunshine enthusiast, but her favorite thing is being at home with her boys. She is earnest, loyal, quick with a smile, and even quicker with a joke. William keeps us entertained with his infectious laughter, love of mangoes, and his impressive dance moves.

We are both the youngest in our families of four and five children. Cory has three older siblings married with children of their own. Cory’s parents, together over 50 years, try to gather all 18 family members as often as they can to celebrate birthdays, holidays, and special occasions. They like playing and watching sports and games the whole family can enjoy together. Erin has four older sisters, two of them married with families of their own, and her dad and bonus mom make 17 people in all. Erin’s family lives miles apart but keep in close contact with frequent calls, visits, and yearly summer vacations! Thankfully, both sides of the family fiercely love the Lord, each other, and sharing and making memories.

We are also very blessed with wonderful extended families and more cousins, aunts, and uncles than we can count! Weddings, holidays, and family get-togethers are always filled with loud laughter, good food, and more love than we deserve. Both our families are so excited at the chance to welcome a new life, and we’re sure they will be falling over each other to be the first one to hold the baby, just like they were with William!

We own a spacious, fully renovated, three-bedroom house that was built in 1895 in a quiet, quaint town in central Illinois. We bought our home nearly eight years ago, and it is still our favorite place to be. Our neighborhood is peaceful, safe, and a great place to raise a family. During the warmer months, our town is the host of outdoor festivals, concerts, and food truck nights as well as the location for the annual county fair! Bright city lights and the good shopping are just over an hour away, making it the perfect day trip! We have fantastic schools, quality healthcare, and plenty of family-fun activities right in our hometown!

Having extended family members who were adopted, Erin felt called to adoption as a teenager and decided it was something she wanted to pursue later in life. Adoption was the topic of conversation early on in our relationship, and we planned to adopt and have a biological child. As we all know, life doesn’t always work out as pretty as our plans, and years into our marriage, we found out we would not be able to have biological children. After walking through the devastation of our news, we worked hard on preparing ourselves to become parents. In the Summer of 2024, we received our greatest gift by far, being able to welcome William into our family through the beauty of adoption.