I was born and raised in Manteca, CA and Melisa is from Santiago, Chile. We have been married since 2003. As newlyweds, we were so happy together but soon felt that we needed to be something more than just a couple...we needed to be a family. Tommy was born in May of 2005 and has been the life of our family ever since. He brings us so much joy and has helped us realize that families are the most important thing that we have on this earth. I graduated from BYU in 2006 and got accepted into the NSU college of Dental Medicine in Ft. Lauderdale. I'm now halfway done with my 2nd year...so still 2.5 more years of studies to go. We enjoy the sun here, but not the humidity and the lizards everywhere but at least we're happy and anxious to be done with these difficult years of Dental School.