Levi and I first met in the fourth grade lol. My parents had decided to start foster care in Sonoma County when I was around the age of 10. Our family grew quick after that, and shortly after we found we needed a babysitter to help wrangle all the kids when my parents headed out for a date night or a weekend getaway. My mom Keri met Kim at a parent resource meeting where my mom found that she had an awesome daughter who recently graduated high school. The rest is pretty much history, Josie Levi's oldest sister became the Vellis fam sitter.

 Occasionally she would bring little brother to hang with us which in I still not sure if it was to make her job easier or because she realized how much fun we really all had together. She also got us super involved in youth group at Hope Chapel. Me and Levi grew as super close friends of course aligning ourselves with Christ in our high school years to then begin officially dating junior year in 2019.

Through covid, highschool, family transitions and all we saw God move!! Just trusting His guiding hand every step of the way. He has blessed us with the oppoutrunity and gifts to lead the youth ministry at Hope Chapel all while both having outside full time jobs! Man if you ask us we are busy! But so so so blessed by this life!

The proposal happened on January 3rd at Dillion Beach! When he proposed to me I was flooded with joy and excitement about that the Lord is going to do with our lives. We're both so grateful to you, our community, for your love and support. We can't wait to celebrate the wedding with you soon!