All About Krystal & Megan

Hello! We are Megan & Krystal and we thank you for taking the time to learn about us as you consider adoption for your child. We have enjoyed parenting our daughter so much and want to add another child to our family.  We are seeking an open adoption where you would be an important part of our extended family and your child’s life.

Our family came together 7 years ago when Megan and Krystal were married. Our daughter, who was 5 years old at the time, is Megan’s biological child. Her father lives in East Africa and we stay in regular contact with him and our daughter’s grandparents, aunties, uncles, and cousins.

Megan works for a non-profit that provides grants and training to small farmers and cooperatives in Africa and Asia. She served in the Peace Corps in Cameroon, West Africa and in her teens and early 20’s she was a whitewater kayak racer. She’s now an avid hiker, backpacker, and cross-country skier, and loves nature as well as music. She’s performed at a few open mics and writes silly songs like “Tricked You that I Tricked You” (about our daughter playing tricks on Krystal) and “Tuna Cheza Tennisi Meza.” (“We Play Ping Pong’-a song to help practice Swahili)”.

Krystal grew up on a hobby farm in a suburb of Saint Paul. Dad worked as a union roofer; mom cared for us kids — who rode bikes, built tree forts, did chores for garage sale money, and had so many pets! In high school, Krystal worked at Perkins and she was the first person in her family to go to college. She got angry that in the richest country in the world, a lot of people are homeless. So, she joined together with others to try to do something about it and (eventually) became a union organizer. Krystal loves nature, gardening, cooking, dog parks, reading and most of all being a mom!

Our Daughter just completed her first year of middle school. It was a big transition from elementary and she handled it well. She loves to invent things, solve problems, read realistic fiction books, and cook elaborate meals and cakes with her best friend. She does theater, ice skating and school sports. When asked what she hopes her sibling might be like, she said, “I hope they are cute and have curly hair.”  She wants to be a big sister her sibling can count on.

Our Dog Odin loves going to the dog park every morning, romping and resting in the backyard, and going on hikes on the wooded trails near our house. At home, he proudly occupies his own “couch” in our living room where he can look out the window and watch the passing people and squirrels of the neighborhood.