At the pickin' patch in preschool

We were so little 😊

I always had to be right next to him

I had a crush on Thomas in preschool can you tell?

Preschool (Kalene has pink overalls on and Tommy is standing on the left of her in the blue shirt)

Proof that we were in driver education together and that Thomas almost killed us all 😂

Graduation (we do not look so happy sitting through the speeches)

When Thomas asked me out

One of our first dates to Silver Dollar City

Our first vacation together

Our first vacation together

Being goofballs is one of our favorite hobbies

Our first Fourth of July party at the Pass's

WE LOVE FAIRS! Tommy always wins the huge stuffed animals at the basketball hoops (that are nearly impossible)

Ice cream is very important in our relationship

My (early) birthday surprise. He always spoils me!❤️

Another early birthday present- my commitment ring

Deer hunting :)

I've made a hunter out of him

I got to go up to one of Tommy's games

Took Tommy out in the '56 Chevy that's been in the family for four generations to get ice cream of course

I ACTUALLY BEAT HIM AT MINI GOLF

Our first Christmas

Our trip to Louisiana

A fun little photo shoot after church

Wonders of Wildlife date

Hiking is one of our favorite things to do ❤️

Legends of Golf

Our second Sangston family vacation

I received my acceptance letter to nursing school. I could not have done it without all of the love and support from the man pictured here!

St. Louis trip to celebrate my grandparent's 50th wedding anniversary

Our first Florida trip so I could meet T's family. I loved the trip and I love them!

Our first time getting to hang out with Darrell and Mallory 😊

Exeter corn maze! (spooky season is my favorite season)

T surprised me by taking me to see the Clydesdales 😁

SDC trip

T and I helped Darrell pop the question!

Las Vegas for T's Birthday! What a fun trip celebrating him!

Surprised T with a puppy for valentines day ❤️

HE POPPED THE QUESTION

The COVID clan

Hannah took our first round of engagement pictures because I was impatient ❤️

This is where Tommy thought twice about asking a nurse for their hand in marriage 😂 Poor guy gets practiced on all the time.

Sangston beach vacation 😊

Our COVID-friendly celebration for T getting a coaching position

Vacation with T's grandma in Florida. So many good memories!

One of my favorite hikes/ dates with my favorite person ❤️

An early celebration of my birthday

You were one of my many reasons to be strong during my diagnosis, surgery, and recovery. I appreciate you more than words could ever describe.

Exeter corn maze 😁

Tommy graduated! I could not be more proud of how hard you worked to get to this point in life!

Christmas during COVID

We got our engagement pictures taken 😍

Our girls graduated ❤️

We got to celebrate some of our favorite people on their big day!

My family's vacation to the Dominican Republic. This was a blast!

Family time in the Dominican

One of my favorite pictures of us. I sprained my ankle so T decided to pick me up 😂

Sangston vacation with my love

Picking Lavender for our wedding! p.s. we found out Tommy is allergic to lavender. 😂 Yes we are still using it 😬

Helping with Mackenzie's champion athlete's dodge ball

Another day, another hike

Florida with Thomas's Aunt, Uncle, and grandpa. ❤️

Howdy Neighbor days. We were dying to go to another fair after COVID calmed down!

T's first game as an East Newton coach! So proud of you!

Supporting the best coach in the 417

We love our sweet Charlie and she loves to play with T ❤️

Dibs on the Coach- for the rest of my life 😉

Branson trip with our favorite people ❤️

I love going out with you 😊

T and I after some of our best friends got married! (the day was so busy we forgot to take a picture with them)

T's last football game of the season! I'm so proud of the man and the coach he is 😊

T's first game as a girls basketball coach! I surprised him!

My forever hunting buddy ❤️ We love the peace of being out in the woods and the time we get to spend together

The best girls basketball coach ever 😊

T and I went up with Mallory and Darrell to surprise Kendrick for his birthday. Mallory and I cut his hair and T was not impressed 😂

Christmas Eve Mass with my family from Iowa! ❤️

Our Christmas Eve pajamas ❤️💚

Thomas is definitely a part of the Shanks family! We all love you so much 😊

Last Christmas engaged! I'm so excited to be your wife!

We took Mackenzie and Hannah to SDC for the last bit of Christmas spirit for the year!

Celebrated my love's birthday! I can't wait to celebrate many more with you!

Thomas got a wild game cook book for his birthday... we made squirrel dumplings and they were amazing!

One of our new favorites is watching hockey!

He looks good in a suit!

We got to celebrate Shane and Allison! We love you guys! ❤️

I just got done with a 12-hour shift at the hospital for preceptorship, but hockey was more important than sleep! 😂

Valentine's day with you was a dream! He took me out for a steak dinner and then to an aquarium (which is my favorite). You always spoil me T.

My chicken farmer. This chicken follows him around every time we go out to do chores. I can't say I blame her I would follow him too. 😂

Thank you for supporting me through nursing school and helping me to thrive! I could not have become a member of an international honors society for nursing without your constant love and support!

Happy Easter! 🐣✝️