diff --git a/tad/migrations/versions/eb2eed884ae9_a_message.py b/tad/migrations/versions/eb2eed884ae9_a_message.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0fc315225
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tad/migrations/versions/eb2eed884ae9_a_message.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+"""a message
+
+Revision ID: eb2eed884ae9
+Revises:
+Create Date: 2024-05-14 13:36:23.551663
+
+"""
+
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+import sqlmodel.sql.sqltypes
+from alembic import op
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str = "eb2eed884ae9"
+down_revision: str | None = None
+branch_labels: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+depends_on: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.create_table(
+        "hero",
+        sa.Column("id", sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("name", sqlmodel.sql.sqltypes.AutoString(), nullable=False),
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint("id"),
+    )
+    op.create_table(
+        "status",
+        sa.Column("id", sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("name", sqlmodel.sql.sqltypes.AutoString(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("sort_order", sa.Float(), nullable=False),
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint("id"),
+    )
+    op.create_table(
+        "user",
+        sa.Column("id", sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("name", sqlmodel.sql.sqltypes.AutoString(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("avatar", sqlmodel.sql.sqltypes.AutoString(), nullable=True),
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint("id"),
+    )
+    op.create_table(
+        "task",
+        sa.Column("id", sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("title", sqlmodel.sql.sqltypes.AutoString(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("description", sqlmodel.sql.sqltypes.AutoString(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("sort_order", sa.Float(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("status_id", sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("user_id", sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(
+            ["user_id"],
+            ["user.id"],
+        ),
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint("id"),
+    )
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.drop_table("task")
+    op.drop_table("user")
+    op.drop_table("status")
+    op.drop_table("hero")
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
diff --git a/tad/models/__init__.py b/tad/models/__init__.py
index e8084bec2..629df5cdc 100644
--- a/tad/models/__init__.py
+++ b/tad/models/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 from .hero import Hero
+from .status import Status
+from .task import Task
+from .user import User
 
-__all__ = ["Hero"]
+__all__ = ["Hero", "Task", "Status", "User"]
diff --git a/tad/models/status.py b/tad/models/status.py
index 63a5569fa..514a50205 100644
--- a/tad/models/status.py
+++ b/tad/models/status.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-from pydantic import BaseModel
+from sqlmodel import Field, SQLModel
 
 
-class Status(BaseModel):
-    id: int
+class Status(SQLModel, table=True):
+    id: int = Field(default=None, primary_key=True)
     name: str
     sort_order: float
diff --git a/tad/models/task.py b/tad/models/task.py
index c9e906d07..12eef9c29 100644
--- a/tad/models/task.py
+++ b/tad/models/task.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-from pydantic import BaseModel
+from sqlmodel import Field, SQLModel
 
 
-class Task(BaseModel):
-    id: int
+class Task(SQLModel, table=True):
+    id: int = Field(default=None, primary_key=True)
     title: str
     description: str
     sort_order: float
     status_id: int
-    user_id: int | None = None
+    user_id: int | None = Field(default=None, foreign_key="user.id")
diff --git a/tad/models/user.py b/tad/models/user.py
index 0d1c3cb4a..0527e4697 100644
--- a/tad/models/user.py
+++ b/tad/models/user.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-from pydantic import BaseModel
+from sqlmodel import Field, SQLModel
 
 
-class User(BaseModel):
-    id: int
+class User(SQLModel, table=True):
+    id: int = Field(default=None, primary_key=True)
     name: str
+    avatar: str | None
diff --git a/tad/services/tasks_service.py b/tad/services/tasks_service.py
index daf698025..a495e4953 100644
--- a/tad/services/tasks_service.py
+++ b/tad/services/tasks_service.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+from sqlmodel import Session
+
+from tad.core.db import engine
 from tad.models.status import Status
 from tad.models.task import Task
 from tad.models.user import User
@@ -9,10 +12,6 @@ class TasksService:
     _tasks = list[Task]
 
     # make sure this is a singleton class, this may not be needed?
-    def __new__(cls):
-        if cls._self is None:
-            cls._self = super().__new__(cls)
-        return cls._self
 
     def __init__(self):
         # this is dummy data to get started, this should be retrieved from the database
@@ -89,4 +88,9 @@ def move_task(self, task_id, status_id, previous_sibling_id, next_sibling_id) ->
         elif not previous_sibling_id and next_sibling_id:
             next_task = self.get_task(int(next_sibling_id))
             task.sort_order = next_task.sort_order / 2
+
+        with Session(engine) as session:
+            session.add(task)
+            session.commit()
+
         return task