Dax Sweethearts

Dax was asked to Sweethearts by a friend in our ward. It was his first high school dance. Mom was probably more excited than him, but Dax was glad that his group was a bunch of friends from our ward. And thank goodness for all of the posters that Mark made over the years...we are just starting to recycle those ideas!  

On the day of the dance, Dax's date picked him up and they went bowling. Dax had the second best score because Kaylee used bumpers, so he considers that cheating. But it was a fun time, and then they went back to one of the girls' houses for some sandwiches for lunch.

Dax and his date. She is just as sporty as he is!

Can't believe we are at this stage with another boy!

I love the girls' ask dances so I can take pictures at the pick up!

Cute kids!

After the second pick up, they headed to the Provo Courthouse for pictures. It was an adventure. Half of their group was really late, and there were a million people trying to take pictures, but they got it done. Then they grabbed dinner at Chili's. 

After the dance, the group went to the Taylors' house and played Telestrations. It was a fun first dance!

All the boys!

Classic pose

Dax has gotten so tall this year!

Sweethearts 2026

The whole group

February: The Actual Longest Month of 2026!

February was a very, very long month for our family. Randy got really sick and battled sickness the entire month. We had to change and cancel many plans. Luckily, no one else got as sick as Randy, though Natalie and Dax fought a little of the sickness. Despite the days dragging, we did find time to squeeze in a few adventures. Mark did well in Argentina and we talked with him every Monday. He is still in the same area of Parque Field, and working hard to find friends ready to hear the Gospel. But we are so ready for March!

We went to The Virutal Dugout for Charlie's Birthday.

Enjoyed some Tony Burger shakes.

We always love a visit to Tony Burgers!

The boys planned a temple trip with friends on a day off from school.

Seth is always taking selfies!

We went for the shortest hike ever.

Our phone calls with Mark are always wonderful.

Mom and Dad made it to their Hale show!

Dax was asked to Sweethearts and worked with friends to make a poster. See next post for details.

We said goodbye to our dear friend Aubrey.

Seth got a nice new haircut!

We went to see The Goat movie, but took a picture with this sign.

We got to check out the new building at the aquarium.

We loved the tree kangaroo.

The new addition was amazing!

The final adventure of February was a visit to the Museum of Illusions. We loved all the different illusions and took a bunch of fun pics. 

There were great photo spots. 

Dax somehow shrunk!

I am standing straight...I promise.

Randy lost his head in the museum.

This is what Randy and Natalie would look like all mixed together.

Illusions are amazing.

The anti gravity room was a blast.

We took the most pics here!

January--the longest 31 days of the year!

WOW! This January dragged on. I don't know if it is because there is no snow and it doesn't even seem like winter, or if it is because Mark is gone and we were counting down until he hit 6 months. Whatever it was, we are glad January is over, even though it was a great month. Here are some fun things we did in January.

Dad and Mom are making sure to go to the temple every month this year.

Grandma and Grandpa stopped by one evening!

We went with some friends to try out this new Game Show activity.

We had so much fun!

Dad and Mom checked out the new Pinkbox donuts.

It is a very pink place!

Dad got this lovely amaryllis from a student.

We went to a new restaurant with the Gurneys.

One day we got to go watch Skijoring--a new sport.

It was so fun!

The plant brought us a lot of joy in January.

A Golden eagle and Bald eagle.

We saw a bunch of eagles. It was a great day!

They are such beautiful birds.

We talked with Mark on the eagle drive, too!

Ran to get some ice cream one night.

Went to wish Josie the best of luck on her mission.

Our favorite double-decker bus has a new date night outing.

It was a great sunset!

The phone froze and I took a screenshot because Mark looked so happy!

We went to a grand opening for an escape room. These pirates offered to take a picture, but they also took one of them, too!

The escape rooms had such great decor.

This is the one we escaped from! We had 18 minutes to spare.

Mom went to clean the temple one evening.

Date Night to a pink cafe! It was so cute!