
Amy surprised Patrick with tickets to the NCAA Big 12 basketball tournament in Kansas City when they were first dating and this is one of the couple's favorite photos together.

One of the couples' early dates at a Sporting KC soccer game in the brutal cold where Patrick bought Amy a beanie and they kept each other warm.

Amy and Patrick love going to sporting events. At this Royals baseball game, they wore matching shirts that they had purchased before they'd even met.

For their first Christmas, they cut down a tree together as part of an environmental initiative to remove this invasive species of pine tree from Kansas grasslands.

First family photo with Santa...Callie (black) and Spencer (pug).

First of many matching Christmas pajamas

Estes Park is a very special place to Amy, and the first time she got to share it with Patrick was just as special!

A fun date night at Pinot's Pallet painting matching Kansas City Starry Night skylines.

Amy's first basketball game at Patrick's alma matter...A game at Alan Fieldhouse is something special!

Braving restaurant week in a snow storm.

Patrick is a great sport about visiting zoos with Amy whenever the opportunity presents itself...this is at the Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield, MO.

Celebrating the inspections of their first home together before they officially move in.

The couple (and their dog Callie) on their road trip to Estes Park for wedding planning

Checking out Amy's college campus

Celebrating having caught their "thrown rolls" at Lambert's restaurant in Springfield, MO.

Wedding-cake tasting in the age of COVID-19 means picking up samples from a cooler on the porch and driving to the nearest prairie dog colony for good viewing while sampling.

One of the perks of dating a zookeeper when you love penguins is getting to meet one! Patrick was too enamoured with Louie to look at the camera for any of the photos haha.

Amy and Patrick love a good puzzle ;)

The first of many home renovation projects to come...tiling the laundry room at Amy's house.

From the photo booth on Amy and Patrick's second date

Orangutan, Kalijon, inspecting the ring after she supervised the proposal.

Celebrating thier first 6 months together