His full name is David Lyle Matheny. He was born in Corvallis, Oregon on January 6, 1972 weighing in at 8 lbs. 5 oz. He was the cutest baby! Take a peek...
Andy, Katrina, Sam, & DavidHis dad was in the military so they moved a lot. He's lived in 8 states and 3 countries throughout his life. He tells people he's from Green Ridge Missouri as they lived there the longest (6 years) and it is where he graduated high school.
He served a 2 year mission for our church at the age of 19 in Honduras and Guatemala.
David in the MTC (Missionary Training Center in Provo, UT)
David & his first companion (it's not a great picture but notice the size difference).
He's always had a big appetite. 
This was their "toilet".
This was a bug in their "apartment" on a full size (8.5 x 11) sheet of paper.
Dave worked at a meat packing plant before his mission and a lumber mill after to save money for college. He attended Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho where he met the love of his life...
He got married at the age of 22...it was the best decision he's ever made! :)
He became a Dad at 24...
I was in labor for a long time with Taylor and she looked pretty rough. Dave was holding her and my friend, Tonia, who had been at her birth said, "I think she's cute." Then the conversation went like this: Dave: "I don't know." Tonia: "Well if she were 16..."
Dave: "If she were 16, she'd be in special-ed whether she needed it or not."
He has gotten much more tactful through the years though still just as honest!
He graduated from college in August of 1998 with a computer science degree.
He is a very fun dad. He's just fun in general and keeps us all laughing!
He's VERY handy around the house.
He's likes to fish, camp, shoot, play computer games, read, exercise, watch movies, and buy his wife nice things :).
Brandon Smith & Dave
He's recently started to shoot competitively and is in a Filipino Knife Fighting Martial Arts Class that he goes to 3 times/week .
He's a great husband and father...but you already knew that!
Happy Birthday Dave! We love you!
Yep, as I was backing out of the garage to go do my crossing guard job (need I mention that it was 32 degrees outside with a windchill of 17 degrees) I hit the side of the garage door with my mirror. Lovely. At least the kids weren't in the car at that moment or they may have learned a new word or two. :) Happy Monday Y'all!
