William Tucker Hastings -- Class of 2025

Tucker graduated twice from the University of Utah: degrees in Environmental Science and Spanish. The first was May 1, which is also Oliver David's birthday, so we also joined in his festivities. Tucker's second was the next day, followed that evening by a fête in his honor at Emily's in Spanish Fork. Sunday morning we met again in SLC for brunch at Avenues Proper. Lots of celebration in just a few days.

Huntsman Center

The graduate

With Clara, Anna, and Rob

With the old folks

The scholar and his parents

Ollie's birthday at La Casita with the grandparents, Meg, and their 

Wai cousin Lokana and his fiancé, Joey

Graduate in Spanish

With the family outside the Huntsman Center

Party prep at Emily's

The spread

Some cousins

Gathered to honor Tucker

Sunday brunch at Avenues Proper

The crew

Next up is Katy's graduation in Virginia.

OXO

D.

April 2025

There were some highlights this month, some usual, some less common. We had family dinner with all the local kiddos, and Cousins' Breakfast as usual. A bit different was participating in an anti-Trump/Musk demonstration in little old ruby red Provo, dinner with Katiana's family -- the Goffs -- and a bit of visiting with Mark Boynton in what was to have been a "Boynton Reunion."

"Hands Off" protest at Provo City Hall

Happy encounter with Lorna

Easter dinner a week early

Dinner out with SKT and AW

Delicious Brazilian dinner with the Goffs

Public display of affection

We love our cousins

The Boynton bunch at Thanksgiving Point

Tuplip Festival

Oh boy, oh koy!

The Cascade

And that folks, is a wrap. Next month will be broken into several posts, because it's graduation season and we have several to attend.

OXO

D. 

March 2025

March was like all the other months but with a lot of birthdays, only a few of which were celebrated here.

Meags made dinner for Ollie's roommates

We dropped Meags at the airport and met Tucker at

the Utah Union Building for a quick picnic between classes

Family Dinner

Group Dinner at Boyntons

Trial run for group dinner in April: boeuf Bourguinon

With the cousins in SLC

Dickie chose La Casita for his birthday dinner

That wasn't much, but that's all there is.

OXO

D.

February 2025

The months just fly by! February started with a Hansen cousins' get-together in SLC at Kreg and Dorothy's home. Dorothy, always the genial hostess, prepared a delicious Asian nosh. Katy, Emily, and Kris went to a book signing in Springville by Beth Brower, a favorite of all five of the Taylor girls. The Millers hosted a Valentine's group dinner in South Jordan. At this month's family dinner we feted Moe who was celebrating her February birthday. Valentine's came and went without much fanfare: just flowers and treats from Trader Joe's. We hosted Meagan who stopped in for a week, and we have been able to see some of Ollie and Meg, too. Just for the heck of it, we drove to SLC to meet Tucker for dinner at Kyoto, which has been a Salt Lake institution forever. While she was here, Meagan defended her dissertation with flying colors and is now Doctor Taylor. At the end of the month, we joined Meagan and Ollie for supper at In-n-Out.

Annie, SKT, H.B., Millie, Kreg, Dorothy, and Kris

Delicious coconut schrimp

Kreg, SKT, and H.B. telling tales

Dinner at Saida with the girlies before the book signing

Books for signing

The Group

Phil said I am never in the photos, so I took a 

selfie to prove I was there

Happy birthday to Moe

Cousins: Meg, Max, Moe, Ollie, Madi, and Tucker,

 and Rigby, of course

Valentine tulips for D&K

Kyoto with Tucker

Tucker has the nest-building gene: his little digs

are comfy and cozy with loads of art and personal touches

Meagan knocked her defense out of the park

Celebrating Dr. Taylor at Edna's

Supper with some of the HI Taylors

Okay. That's a wrap. 

OXO

D.

January 2025

January was slim pickings. The kiddos left town and we were alone again. Kris had her sinuses reamed out, removing fungus, infection, and polyps. I was going to include some gory photos, but thought better of it. We made hotel reservations and bought air tickets for a spate of graduations coming up later in the spring. The new FOTUS (Felon of the United States) was installed, and we watched "helplessly hoping" as our country began to unravel. Happily, we got to commiserate with our dear Hansen cousins at breakfast in SLC.

Bombay House takeaway before the holidays ended

Early morning farewell for the Youngs

KBT gowned-up and ready to go to surgery

Krisy, home safe and sound

Millie, Kreg, Dickie, SKT, Annie behind the camera 

Let's see what February brings.

OXO

D.