diff --git a/CodingChallenge.FamilyTree.Tests/CodingChallenge.FamilyTree.Tests.csproj b/CodingChallenge.FamilyTree.Tests/CodingChallenge.FamilyTree.Tests.csproj
index 04269a7..f2b63fb 100644
--- a/CodingChallenge.FamilyTree.Tests/CodingChallenge.FamilyTree.Tests.csproj
+++ b/CodingChallenge.FamilyTree.Tests/CodingChallenge.FamilyTree.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
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 <Project ToolsVersion="12.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <Import Project="..\packages\xunit.runner.visualstudio.2.1.0\build\net20\xunit.runner.visualstudio.props" Condition="Exists('..\packages\xunit.runner.visualstudio.2.1.0\build\net20\xunit.runner.visualstudio.props')" />
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@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@
     <AssemblyName>CodingChallenge.FamilyTree.Tests</AssemblyName>
     <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
+    <NuGetPackageImportStamp>
+    </NuGetPackageImportStamp>
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@@ -29,6 +32,9 @@
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     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <StartupObject />
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="Given.Common">
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@@ -70,7 +76,16 @@
       <Name>CodingChallenge.FamilyTree</Name>
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   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
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+  </ItemGroup>
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+    <PropertyGroup>
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+  </Target>
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        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
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diff --git a/CodingChallenge.FamilyTree.Tests/Tests.cs b/CodingChallenge.FamilyTree.Tests/Tests.cs
index 9276887..a48ed4d 100644
--- a/CodingChallenge.FamilyTree.Tests/Tests.cs
+++ b/CodingChallenge.FamilyTree.Tests/Tests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 using Given.Common;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Xunit;
 
 namespace CodingChallenge.FamilyTree.Tests
@@ -10,9 +12,37 @@ public class TreeTests
         [Theory]
         public void if_the_person_exists_in_tree_the_result_should_be_january()
         {
-            var tree = FamilyTreeGenerator.Make();
-            var result = new Solution().GetBirthMonth(tree, "Joe");
-            result.ShouldEqual("January");
+            var Ted = new Person
+            {
+                Name = "Ted",
+                Birthday = DateTime.Parse("5/5/1950"),
+                Descendants = new List<Person>
+                {
+                    new Person
+                    {
+                        Name = "Sally",
+                        Birthday = DateTime.Parse("4/5/1965"),
+                        Descendants = new List<Person>
+                        {
+                            new Person {Name = "Bob", Birthday = DateTime.Parse("9/5/1995")}
+                        }
+                    },
+                    new Person
+                    {
+                        Name = "Jim",
+                        Birthday = DateTime.Parse("3/5/1966"),
+                        Descendants = new List<Person>
+                        {
+                            new Person {Name = "Joe", Birthday = DateTime.Parse("1/5/1985")},
+                            new Person {Name = "George", Birthday = DateTime.Parse("6/5/1995")}
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+
+
+            var result = new Solution().GetBirthMonth(Ted, "Joe");
+            Assert.Equal(result, "January");
         }
            
         [Theory]
@@ -20,7 +50,7 @@ public void if__the_person_exists_at_the_top_tree_the_result_should_be_may()
         {
             var tree = FamilyTreeGenerator.Make();
             var result = new Solution().GetBirthMonth(tree, "Ted");
-            result.ShouldEqual("May");
+            Assert.Equal(result, "May");
         }
 
         [Theory]
@@ -28,7 +58,7 @@ public void if_the_person_does_not_exist_in_the_tree_the_result_should_be_empty(
         {
             var tree = FamilyTreeGenerator.Make();
             var result = new Solution().GetBirthMonth(tree, "Jeebus");
-            result.ShouldEqual("");
+            Assert.Equal(result, "");
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/CodingChallenge.FamilyTree.Tests/packages.config b/CodingChallenge.FamilyTree.Tests/packages.config
index 89ec059..23798a3 100644
--- a/CodingChallenge.FamilyTree.Tests/packages.config
+++ b/CodingChallenge.FamilyTree.Tests/packages.config
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@
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   <package id="xunit.extensibility.core" version="2.1.0" targetFramework="net45" />
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+  <package id="xunit.runner.visualstudio" version="2.1.0" targetFramework="net45" />
 </packages>
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diff --git a/CodingChallenge.FamilyTree/CodingChallenge.FamilyTree.csproj b/CodingChallenge.FamilyTree/CodingChallenge.FamilyTree.csproj
index 2c91d80..7eaa3d1 100644
--- a/CodingChallenge.FamilyTree/CodingChallenge.FamilyTree.csproj
+++ b/CodingChallenge.FamilyTree/CodingChallenge.FamilyTree.csproj
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
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     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <StartupObject />
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
diff --git a/CodingChallenge.FamilyTree/Solution.cs b/CodingChallenge.FamilyTree/Solution.cs
index 512487c..e9d2d3a 100644
--- a/CodingChallenge.FamilyTree/Solution.cs
+++ b/CodingChallenge.FamilyTree/Solution.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Linq;
 
 namespace CodingChallenge.FamilyTree
 {
@@ -6,7 +7,22 @@ public class Solution
     {
         public string GetBirthMonth(Person person, string descendantName)
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            bool contains = person.Descendants.Any(d => d.Name == descendantName);
+            //if any of the decendants of the person have this name, then return true  
+
+            if (contains)
+            {
+                Person myPerson = person.Descendants.Find(d => d.Name == descendantName);
+
+                string birthMonth = myPerson.Birthday.ToString("MMMM");
+
+                return birthMonth;
+            }
+
+            else
+            {
+                throw new NotImplementedException();
+            }
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CodingChallenge.PirateSpeak.Tests/CodingChallenge.PirateSpeak.Tests.csproj b/CodingChallenge.PirateSpeak.Tests/CodingChallenge.PirateSpeak.Tests.csproj
index bd64c51..2a2f136 100644
--- a/CodingChallenge.PirateSpeak.Tests/CodingChallenge.PirateSpeak.Tests.csproj
+++ b/CodingChallenge.PirateSpeak.Tests/CodingChallenge.PirateSpeak.Tests.csproj
@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@
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     <None Include="packages.config" />
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
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-      <Project>{467D3021-CBF9-4383-8886-72520FC0F274}</Project>
-      <Name>CodingChallenge.PirateSpeak</Name>
-    </ProjectReference>
-  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
diff --git a/CodingChallenge.sln b/CodingChallenge.sln
index 95bcaa8..3313294 100644
--- a/CodingChallenge.sln
+++ b/CodingChallenge.sln
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 
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 EndProject
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 EndProject
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-EndProject
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