2013 We met through mutual friends. We hated each other. Seriously, never got along. Could not be nice to one another. At one point, he even said he wanted to hit me with his car. He started dating one of my friends and I was adamant that she could do much better. Love at first sight? Absolutely not. I moved away, he continued his life, and we never spoke again. 2016 Fast forward to a few years later, I had just moved back to Lake County after graduating from college. I went to the bar with my best friends one night and we saw Junior. We started catching up and talking about the bad relationships we both just got out of. We suddenly didn’t think the other was annoying and just got along. I was shocked! He messaged me shortly after that night but I didn’t see it until a month later. From that point, we talked and hung out all the time. He would come over to our house and hangout with my roommates even when I wasn’t there. Even though we were together all the time, we didn't officially start dating until Haley forcefully changed our Facebook statuses to "In a Relationship". No romantic story there. Fun Fact: I was the first to say I love you. Ayden + Kenlee A year later… surprise! We found out I was pregnant with Ayden. I was at the doctor to discuss fertility testing for when I was eventually ready to have kids… in the future! So finding out I was pregnant was shocking to say the least. We had no idea at the time, but Ayden was exactly what we both needed. Later, we decided we needed another sweet babe and, again, we got exactly what we needed. Ayden is the sweetest, most gentle, and caring soul. He has a heart like his mama's but is handsome like daddy and has his silly personality. He can be reserved and slow to warm up like mom but charming and easy going like dad. Kenlee is sassy, sweet, determined, and full of personality. We like to say she gets her sass from her grandmas. :) She thinks she is older than she is and knows what she wants. She has her dad's silly wild side that keeps us all laughing. Ayden is cautious and Kenlee has no fear. They truly are yin and yang and seeing their sweet relationship is the best feeling in the world (when they're not fighting, that is). 2020 We were in Utah when Junior decided to hunt for the perfect fall tree scenic drive. The colorful trees along the mountainside was stunning. He made a detour out to a small lake toward the top of the mountain. After walking halfway around the lake, I turned around with the kids and saw Junior down on one knee with a nervous smile. He says he had a whole speech planned out but got too nervous in the moment and forgot everything he wanted to say. Apparently, our whole family back home knew all about it and were waiting for the secret FaceTime! They were all nervously waiting in anticipation for the call but there was no service until after we got back down the mountain. He proposed on our anniversary, and now we’ll be getting married on our anniversary date too. . . . 6 years 2 kids 1 house 3 dogs 1 cat …and we’re finally here! We are so grateful to celebrate this day with you!