We started off the month of Sweethearts with Katelee's Sweethearts dance. It was the first Saturday of the month, not right next to Valentine's Day but it kicked off the month with some cute snazz right away.
Katelee took her guy Talyn.
They went up the mountains to tube for their day date.
After the photo shoot they had an interesting experience at the habachi restaurant they had made a reservation at. They tried to split their group and seat them at a table that they couldn't cook. I mean why would you need a fire and grill when cooking and tossing shrimp? It got worked out but it was a bit stressful for the gals.
They are such a beautiful group of girls getting Valentine color schemed up. It was fun to have a few neighborhood girls in the group together this time.
After Katelee's Sweeties dance, we moved on to celebrate this Sweetie...
Grant is on his last year of teenage life. I think that he seems older anyway, it's weird to think of him as a teenager, but technically that title is sticking for another year. Grant is working hard at home and getting ready for another round of summer sales. Target (and his friends/girlfriend) are enjoying his company in the meantime.
It was Superbowl time again!!! Our uber talented neighbor Taryn decked out her house for the annual Sanchez/McArthur football bash. We eat way too much, play the grid game to win gift cards and I maybe danced to the Usher halftime show embarrassing my family and most likely making the kids of the host family traumatized for life. But hey, it was memorable. Harrison picked the 49ers...but, was not walking out with a win that day.
This is how he felt about that....
Girlfriend Brenna turned 14!
She took a couple friends out shopping and to dinner and had her angel food cake (as requested every year).
Brenna is the most driven and disciplined teenage girl on the face of the earth. She has schedules and goals and does everything in her power to meet those. We appreciate her organization and how she never complains about her crazy busy schedule.
She's been babysitting more, which she has enjoyed. My favorite recent story was when she was babysitting while a dad was working from home. The kids she was watching wanted to play hide and seek and it was Brenna's turn to seek. After counting and declaring 'Here I come...' Brenna went about searching for the kiddos. When she came to the bathroom door, she tried to open it and it was locked. She knocked and said, "guys if I am going to find you, you can't lock the door!" Turns out it was not a hiding child in the locked door- but a dad using the facilities and as soon as the door opened, it was a very embarrassed babysitter. All are grateful for the locked door now!
Harrison had a vision for his Valentine's box this year and he executed it incredibly. He wanted a box paying homage to a favorite football player- Nacua. Nacua played for BYU and now is on the Rams, so Harrison wanted to display both. He got a cereal box, designed a helmet with both logos. I was thoroughly impressed.
The rest of us didn't have valentine boxes, but we still had our love fest candlelight dinner- always a favorite McArthur tradition. Love is not spoken enough here but we are working on it!
The older three kids have all been able to accompany Dave on a trip for work. We figured it was Harrison's turn. Dave had work commitments in Phoenix and we knew that was the perfect place for Harrison to stow away.
Harry stayed with grandma when his cousins had school, but also spent lots of time with Jack and his sisters and their funny dog Jett.
It was the kind of work trip Harrison would sign up for anytime.
We've got snow and sweeties happening this month- a little hot and cold. It kind of sums of life experiences, a bit of this, a bit of that, fire and ice. Both can be beneficial, there can be positive in all, happiness and love doesn't come in one pre-designed package. It is self designed with great effort and can be an unexpected masterpiece, just like Puka Nacua's Valentine box of honor.
