We've Got Ourselves a Cougar!

Ever since the acceptance letter from BYU-Provo showed up in our mailbox for Cheyenne, Mark has been radiating the kind of joy that comes to a mad scientist when his latest diabolical scheme hatches into splendid certainty. This comparison is no mistake, it is absolutely true that Mark has been systematically brainwashing his firstborn child since, well, her days in the womb when he actually spent evenings singing BYU’s fightsong to my belly! To make my point, here is "Exhibit A”:

An incriminating example of how you can use an average American holiday to do a little indoctrination on your innocent little children and their friends...
Cheyenne with her friend Tanner Mitchell.

After almost two decades enduring BYU sweatshirts, hats, blankets, and pajamas, countless co-ed stories, tales of the Testing Center, and epic Denio Junction chronicles, Cheyenne has at last fulfilled her father’s dream and one that has become truly her own; She’s officially a BYU co-ed!

On New Year’s Day, Mark and Cheyenne flew to Provo, Utah to begin the greatest scholastic adventure of her life! (and quite possibly the most traumatic financial exploit of ours!) There, the father-daughter duo met up Aunt Stephanie who played an award-winning role of mother/wife for the weekend! And lucky for you, Steph chronicled every moment of their frenzied freshman adventures with her camera!

Their first stop was to immortalized BYU sign for to take the classic photo all freshmen endure! “Enter to Learn, Go Forth to Serve!”


Next a stop: Cheyenne's first apartment!


Poor Cousin Camden gets to play the part of “bag boy” and from his grin, it doesn't look like anyones told him she lives UPSTAIRS!


A student body card makes it official.


Mark runs into his old Japanese Professor on Campus! Only one has aged!


Next a trip to the store to furnish Chey’s apartment. Thank goodness Steph was there when Mark started feeling light headed and knew exactly what to do!


Now some clothes shopping. Chey, Steph, and Cailey were in their element, while from the looks of this photo, Mark and Camden were obviously not.


Something happens to a man when you take him and his credit card to the store. Here I think is a definite sign Mark is losing it.


Chey with her new roommate Aubrey (from Texas). She and Chey have a lot in common. Among one of the quirkier commonalities; both girls paid for most of their school through sandwich artistry, which is to say, they both worked at Subway.


And now a trip to buy school books ($650!)


Mark scores 11 tickets to the basketball game and brings everyone.


Chey, Cassandra, and the gang cheering on their team!


Steph gets a little FANatic with Camden and Cailey


The crowd gets a little crazy for Carmen!


Mark came home saying he had the time of his life, which from the looks of the photos, I believe. Chey called to report that her dad acted like a teenager the whole weekend and that they had the best father-daughter time of their lives. We’re so excited for Chey and this new adventure! It's been a whirlwind these last few years but SHE DID IT!