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Last weekend was our ward camp out. I debated whether or not we should stay the night because of Dillon, but for Casey it was no question...We ended up staying. It got a little cold and rained on us a little, but Dillon did really well and slept awesome. He started sleeping through the night just a couple weeks ago, and I worried this might mess that up. Thank goodness it didn't. Good thing too, because I know it won't be his last camping trip.


Time to bring in July!! I can't believe June is almost over: the summer is already flying by. This is the latest in my cake making kick...
This is my nephew Canyon with Dillon. He is so cute to take care of Dillon all the time. He said someday he is going to teach Dillon how to ride a four wheeler.

This is Dillon with Grandpa Dyreng. We were in Gunnison celebrating Father's Day. Happy Father's day to my Dad, Richard, and Casey. I love you all!!

And...Dillon had his first hair cut. His hair was starting to get pretty gnarly on the sides. Casey didn't cut much-it was pretty difficult to get Dillon to hold still. I think next time we'll do it while he's sleeping.

Lately Dillon has been blowing raspberries and giggling more everyday, although he hasn't laughed for Casey yet. For some reason he always laughs just before Casey walks in the door. I think it's killing Casey. I'm sure he'll hear him sooner or later.

Piece of Cake!!!

Okay, not really. It took me a while to figure it all out, but I did it. After JaNae taught me how to make fondant cakes, I couldn't wait to try it out myself. Now, I seriously can't wait to make another one. It was a lot of fun!!! Thanks JaNae!!

He's growing up!!

Time flies so fast! Next week Dillon will be four months old. He's starting to talk, roll over, and laugh (the last two happened by accident I think). Here are some fun pics!



This was the first smile caught on camera. Kind of fuzzy, but definitely a milestone!

Matching ties and a double chin!

I laughed so hard. Dillon was in the tub just minutes, because he doesn't really like it. I pulled him out, and he had the most wrinkly toes. I've noticed since that it only takes seconds, and those little toes just shrivel right up!!

This reminds me so much of Casey!

Grandpa Christensen with Dillon. This is where some of those good looks come from...

Dillon and Aunt Manda at Jens's track meet.

Last but not least...can you think of anything that would make Casey more proud? This basketball actual kept Dillon entertained for quite a while!!

A Month of Play

May was an AWESOME month! It started with my 23rd birthday and our anniversary celebration. Casey planned a weekend get-away to St. George. We shopped, went to a movie, layed by the pool, toured Zion National Park, and just relaxed. It was so great to go some where. We really hadn't done anything since Dillon was born. Dillon was pretty good to tolerate the whole thing. We drug him everywhere with us, poor guy, but we really had a great time.This was Dillon's first real exposure to any sort of sunshine. So, we figured he needed the proper equipment. I loved this little ball cap, and he really didn't mind wearing it. However, the sunglasses we got to go with it are another story. We couldn't even get a picture of those because he hated them so much!

JACKSON HOLE!!

Then, for Memorial Day, Brady, JaNae, and Cambrie flew in from Chicago, and the whole family, minus Cleve and Amanda :( , went to Jackson Hole. Again, we played, relaxed, and toured the sites.

We made a special thought in Thayne WY for this picture. This is my dad's self titled town. Sure wish there was a town named Sam...

This is our self-sponsored birthday party. JaNae's birthday also falls in the month of May. Growing up we always had combined birthday parties, which might not have been much fun then, but we thought we'd do the same thing while we were together. So, we threw our own party ;) I don't know what everyone else thought, but I loved it!

Of course we had to tour Yellowstone while we were there, which was really a lot of fun! We decided to hike down to the top of this water fall, which was about a half a mile of switch backs. It was sunny when we started the trek down, but started pouring about when we got the brink. We basically ran back up the mountain. The adrenaline rush probably helped us a lot. It was a LONG, TOUGH hike! We were drenched when we got back to the cars.

The last night we went the Bar J Wrangler dinner/show. They are seriously incredible! I think Casey and I will definitely got to their show again when they come to Heber City.

River Rafting!! What a rush! Thanks to Dillon's awesome Grandma and Grandpa, who watched all the grandchildren, all of the siblings went river rafting. We loved it! The Snake River was nearing its peak in high water season, so we had some awesome rapids. The water was FREEZING! I was scared to death. The rafting company had us all suited up in wet suits, fleece jackets, and splash gear. We were prepared for the worst, but luckily all made it down the river in the raft. It was definitely one of the high lights of the trip!

After the weekend, Brady flew back to Chicago, but JaNae and Cambrie stayed for a little while longer. Look what we did!!! JaNae has been doing cakes for a while now. While she was home, she taught me how. I'll admit, I was pretty proud!