Originally we met at Ethan’s birthday party when Chris moved to Vancouver. We continued to see each other at family events for the boys for the next two years. May 29, 2009 my brother had a fundraiser we were both invited to and we decided to go together. We have been together ever since. In a way you could say my brother brought us together (but we don’t want it to go to his head). 😀

On May 28, 2018, Chris planned a trip to our favorite beach-Cannon Beach. Trevor, Jessica (Trevor’s girlfriend), and Ethan were all there with us. We were enjoying the beach; it was a gorgeous day. Chris stated he wanted to walk down to Haystack Rock. We played in the water on our way to the rock and the boys were talking to their older brother Matt via FaceTime. When we got to the rock, Chris got down on one knee and proposed with all of our kids there. It was wonderful.