We got married young, I was 20 and Jenni was 19, but we have known each other our entire lives. We grew up in church together in Valley Center. We started dating freshman year of high school and got married in 2014. We had our first son Judah in 2018 and our second son Porter in 2020. Life got busy as Jenni and I are both eager entrepreneurs and business owners. In 2019 we both left our stable jobs and bought Hurts Donuts. Since buying Hurts Donuts in 2019 our life has grown in more ways than one. Professionally - we now have 4 businesses. The Kanga, Hurts Donuts, Tropical Smoothie, and Spring Clean Laundry. But personally our family has grown as well.

We have always had a love for mentoring youth and giving back to our community. Around Christmas time last year Jenni started mentoring a girl named Joy, who was in foster care at Youth Horizons. Jenni and Joy had such a great connection that during spring break of this year we became Joy's foster family.

Learning the ins and outs of the child welfare system has taught us so many valuable lessons. It has opened our eyes to how many families are in need of assistance as they navigate the road to adoption in the states and beyond. Jenni is actually stepping away from the business in August to pursue a law degree. We hope that our contributions to non-profits through the sale of each Kanga product will make positive change for future families.