
We got hitched through our civil ceremony on December 23, 2009 with just our parents and siblings! My sister took this photo of us.

This was our first trip together! We went to go visit my family in the Bay area and Carlos was interrogated by my uncles! ha ha.

Shortly after we got married, Carlos headed off to his year-long deployment in Iraq. This was our first photo together after picking him up with our family and closest friends from the airport.

Our little family grew with our first furpup-- Adele! Seriously the best decision we ever made by taking her into our home.

Our first trip outside of the country! We explored Italy for two weeks. From meeting the Pope to chatting with locals and tourists, we made so many memories!

This was a huge accomplishment for both of us! We received the keys to our home.

We were blessed to be chosen as godparents for our goddaughter, Athena!

One of our besties-- Alex took this photo of us on our adventure driving down PCH. It's one of our favorite photos of us!

What no one ever prepares you for are all the challenges life brings-- God blessed us with each other to get through them. Here we celebrated my mom finishing her chemo treatment.