Their story started in January 2010, a mutual friend (Collin Schnieder), introduced the two on a group outing at Marble Brewery. Neither Shana or Daniel were initial fans of one another. Luckily, that soon changed when the same group of friends went out the following weekend at Monte Vista Fire Station. The two starting dating a short while later that year in March. No other two people combined have been more of a positive influence for Daniel. Shana encouraged him to go back to college and earn his Bachelor's Degree in Social Work and dive headfirst into Improv Comedy (where he performed live Improv on a number of occasions, and didn't get booed off once!) Shana has always been Daniel's biggest fan and has shown an abundance of faith and support in him. Daniel's life trajectory has forever been positively altered due to Ms. Shana Speicher. Daniel has also been a wonderful uncle to his nephew, Christian Aiden. Daniel has helped Shana grow over the past 9 years, as well. Daniel has been Shana’s strongest supporter through 9 years of teaching and has helped her strengthen her self-confidence. He was there when she decided to go back to school to get her Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership with an infant at home and stood by her side through nine months of pregnancy. Shana has been an encouraging and loving aunt to her niece, Sydney Taylor, and her nephew, Mason Reese. Since that first date back in 2010, the two have finished schooling, bought a house together, traveled (Florida, Michigan, Washington D.C, New York, Arizona, Colorado, and a cruise to the Western Caribbean), and finally, in 2016, decided that they were ready to share their love with a child... Kayla Zoey Chavez was born on Friday, June 30th , 2017. They both share a love of sporting events, comedy, and working with children. They hope to continue to grow not only as individuals, but as a couple and parents as well. Daniel and Shana are excited to celebrate their day with you!