Jim and Shannon

Jim & I met when I was 5 & he was 6.We went through school as best friends & we got married at 18 & 19. It’s now been 31 years!

Placed 10th

in their group

We would like to thank you for supporting Jim and Shannon in this year's competition. Your participation allows us to aid both the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and Oceana in their respective missions to support hunger relief and ocean conservation.

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How did your love story begin?

We met in choir class in the 1st grade.He will say he liked the way I smelled and my overalls!We became fast friends.He was my boyfriend in the 6th grade,but by 7th we were best friends….where the boy is in love with the girl but she has no clue or interest! In 11th grade we skipped school together and by the end of that day he kissed me! We’ve been together ever since!

What is your favorite memory you've shared as a couple?

We went through 6 years of infertility and decided to try adoption. We had a few failed ones before we finally got to bring home our oldest son! It was the best feeling to be parents and to celebrate and tell everyone about it! Since then we adopted 3 more, and each of those “coming home”days are a wonderful memory!

What would you do with $20,000?

We would love to go on a vacation with our kids! We are huge Disney fans, so we would love to go on a cruise or, a Disney abroad, or even Disney World! We haven’t been able to do that in a long time!!

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