what a happy couple they were. a happy family. for her to be my wife is a blessing. that s what you wait for all your life. reporter: what were your plans? to buy a house and to have babies and have a family. reporter: they eventually moved here, a three bedroom ranch in the carson valley looking up towards the sierra nevadas. alyssa spent half her time with ben and melissa. the other time with her birth mom, ben s ex-wife, dawn. but above all, what ben really wanted was to have his little girl permanently. he never thought that he could have his daughter. i was like yeah, you can. you could. reporter: and he did. he won custody. it was him and his daughter and that s what he always wanted. reporter: and then the little household grew. melissa s teenage brother craig moved in. and then winter came. and the wind. and on february 20th, 2008, the moon rose full over the carson
were. a happy family. just for her to be my wife is a blessing. that s what you wait for all your life. what were your plans? to buy a house and have babies and have a family. they eventually moved here. a three-bedroom ranch looking towards the sierra nevadas. alyssa was with her dad half the time and halftime with her mom. ben wanted his little girl permanently. he never thought he could have his daughter. i was like yeah, you can. and he did. he won custody. it was him and his daughter. that s what he always wanted. the little household groove. melissa s teenage brother, craig, moved in. and then winter came and the wind. on february 20th, 2008, the moon
how did that make you feel? happy. very happy. couple they were. for her to be my wife is a blessing. that s what you wait for all your life. reporter: what were your plans? to buy a house and to have babies and have a family. reporter: they eventually moved here, a three-bedroom ranch in the carson valley, looking up toward the sierra nevadas. alyssa spent half her time with ben and melissa. the other time with her birth mom, ben s ex-wife, dawn. but above all, what ben really wanted was to have his little girl permanently. he never thought that he could have his daughter. and i was like, yeah, you can. you could. reporter: and he did. he won custody. it was him and his daughter and that s what he had always wanted. reporter: and then the little household grew. melissa s teenage brother, craig, moved in.
how did that make you feel? happy. very happy. what a happy couple they were, a happy family. just for her to be my wife is a blessing. it s what you wait for all your life. what were your plans? to buy a house and to have babies and have a family. they eventually moved here, a three bedroom ranch in the carson valley, look out toward the sierra nevadas. alyssa spent half her time with ben and melissa and half the time with her birth mom dawn. in the end what ben really wanted was to have his little girl permanently. he never thought he could have his daughter. i was like, yeah, you could. he won custody. it was him and his daughter and that s what he always wanted. then the little household grew.