Our names are Matthew and Dawn Kennard. We have a daughter, Summer, she is 11 years old.

Our family hobbies include bike riding, hiking/walking, swimming, playing outside, going places like the zoo and beaches. For Hobbies, Matthew is the lead guitarist in a Christian band, Dawn enjoys reading, and Summer enjoys spending time with her 4H rabbit and her pets (dog and cat). Dawn works as a Preschool Teacher. Matthew is a Supervisor at a lumber company.

Our spiritual beliefs are that of the Christian church. We believe in one God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit), we attend church 1-3 times per week and are very active in our church's worship team, VBS, and volunteer efforts. We believe that we are not saved by works, but through faith yet serving others is what Christ called his people to do. We love all people, no matter the situation, for all have come short of the Glory of God and anyone can be delivered by our Great God if they call upon him and repent.

We enjoy local High School sports teams and we attend events within our community. We rarely watch TV or Movies, but we do enjoy family movie time on occasion. The musicians we like are of the Christian genre and we attend concerts held at churches, parks, and amphitheaters across Ohio! We spend a great deal of our time at home in family style. We sit together at meals, clean up together, and plan the activities for the evening together. We generally spend time together as we enjoy each other's company, but there is time alone for resting, reading, or quiet time. We have friends and family over often as we enjoy the fellowship and company of others.

We live in rural Ohio, in a beautiful country setting on 2 acres with a lake. We are good friends with our neighbors and enjoy our quaint little neighborhood. We have a cat, Marvin; a dog, Lilo; and an outside rabbit, Sven.

The activities we will do as a family include any of the events our children are involved in. Outside of scheduled events or programs we will take time to meet the needs of our children with family time, down time, and any leisure activities we desire to do! The activities in our community that a child may participate in, include sports (per season), 4H club, fitness activities, park events, church programs and school programs. The schools in our area are filled with diversity and uniqueness! The school where Summer attends and Dawn works, is where any and all of our children will attend. It is a small Christian School that is a family/community environment. There are 50 families that attend the school and that accounts for around 70 students.

We have a lot of experience with children. We have an 11 year old daughter and many nieces and nephews! We have always participated in running our VBS at church and Dawn was a Sunday School teacher for many years. She is currently a Preschool teacher at a Preschool-8th grade school and does programs with each grade. Matt has been a coach for Summer's basketball team for a few years and also a flag football coach for a community team. We both enjoy children tremendously and know that with each experience we have, it makes us better people!