First "selfie." Five months after the first date

Blanket forts in the basement

Reptile Gardens

Genuine laughs at a friend's wedding

The first of many, many jars of apples from the back yard

Feeling each other out. Alex got to start spending time with the girls in October, 2022

Ada meets Maren!

Grew a tomato plant in our window that gave us delicious tomatoes for months

It didn't take long for these two to warm up to each other

Taking his fatherly duties very seriously

Alex's birthday party in Rapid

Celebrated Alex's birthday eating pickles at the Elk's Theater to watch Dune Part 2

First Easter celebrated as a family

First time the Easter Bunny streamer-bombed Alex's house

On our way to the ballet

Laser-sharp focus

Exploring the Black Hills

First Sperle family reunion. Ada and Ava became fast friends!

Alex teaches Ada to ride her bike. First sick day with a kiddo

Pumpkin chunkin in Rapid City

Celebrating two years together as a couple with the girls at the trampoline park

Raye reads poetry at an open mic with the South Dakota Poet Laureate

Shriner's circus

Daddy daughter time teaching Ada basic car maintenance

MONSTER TRUCKS

Alex proposed on our third anniversary date

Halloween baddies

First Thanksgiving as a family

Raye's birthday party in Rapid. Alex thought he broke his truck after experiencing a truck filled with sugar-hyped children.

Alex's first birthday party with a live-in family

More exploring the Black Hills. This time, we're on our favorite trail, Kirk Trailhead, and Alex is in shorts. In the snow. In March. In South Dakota.

Stunners

Sara goes to work with Alex instead of the other way around

First family vacation

Chimney Rock, NE