Tyler's Baptism

Tyler was very excited to get baptized and had a very special day. His grandparents from Florida and Aunt & Uncle from Tacoma even made a trip to Oregon to be there for him. After a morning of baseball games, we switched gears and prepared for his big event. The baptism service was memorable as the power went out in the church half-way through. It was very nice, even in the dark! A day we hope he will always remember.

After the baptism we had a fun and roudy (always) family lunch at Grammy and Papa's. The perfect end to a perfect day.

We love you Tyler and are very proud of your choice to follow our Savior.

Happy 8th Birthday Tyler

Tyler turned the BIG 8! It is a pretty big birthday at our house since it is the age to get baptized in our church and start cubscouts. This kid just loves any reason to party. So party we did.

We took him a happy meal for lunch at school and cupcakes to share with his friends. Then had a blast at Pump It Up with a huge group of his buddies later in the evening.

Luke wanted in on the action!

It was a great party (and no hassle or clean-up for mom! My birthday present to myself!) with all his favorites - friends, pizza, ice cream, and lots of love and attention!

Getting Crafty

My little sister is really crafty and sometimes she lets me in on a fun project. We had both been wanting to make a birthday banner - so we did some blog surfing to find the perfect design to "copy", took a stressful trip to the fabric store together (aren't all trips to the fabric store with kids stressful?), and found an afternoon to craft away.

This was the final product! We were pretty tickled with ourselves. And just in time for a birthday. Oh - what do you know? MINE! And my Ty who I share a birthday with! We just might keep going and make a slew of them for every occasion.

Weekend - Cougar style

Half of our crew headed to Provo, UT and celebrated Memorial Day weekend cougar-style. We had heard about the BYU Fathers & Sons basketball camp being great - so Bart and our oldest two set out to decide for themselves. ZERO disappointments! They spent 4 days sleeping in the dorms, eating in the Cannon Center, meeting new friends from all over the country and playing every kind of sport imaginable. They have decided that not only is this camp worth two thumbs up, but that it will become a Dickson family tradition every year. (In 7 years when Luke is old enough to join in...that works out to be a good deal for mom. A weekend all to herself! Of course I'm supporting this new tradition.)

An early morning in the cafeteria fueling up for a day of playing

Tyler gets some one-on-one time with Jimmer Fredette

When mom's away...the boys will play! A late night trip to DQ for treats

BYU does everything top notch - so the boys enjoyed a top notch Sabbath with a special sacrament meeting with L. Tom Perry, walk around Temple Square and BBQ lunch at This Is The Place State Park

Happy Birthday Lukers

My baby is 1. I can't type much else because I'll start to cry.

His brothers helped him rip into gifts which he of course didn't care as much about as he did the wrapping paper. He clapped for himself and loved all the attention.

And he knew right what to do with that yummy cupcake!

Happy Birthday sweet boy - we are so blessed to have you in our family.

Easter 2010

Papa hands out bags and instructs the kids on the easter egg hunt rules and etiquette

Cole's first find

Bo knew it was a race against the clock...find as many eggs as possible before the bigger kids are allowed to join the hunt. He's pretty proud of this purple one.

General Conference Sunday and Easter all in the same beautiful day. It was simply - lovely.

Derby Night

The annual Cubscout Pinewood Derby is an event that all little boys (and Big boys) look forward to. This was Cade's 2nd year. He knew a little better what to expect and came with a car prepared to win! Here's Cade and his "pit crew" doing a little last minute adjustements.
Cars loaded on the track, ready to race. Cade's is the UofO car in the middle, not the BYU car, much to his parents dismay...some battles are just not worth fighting.

While not the owner of the winning car, this little competetor did well and had fun!

Another good car built and another year of Pinewood Derby down, only 13 more cars to build and 13 more years to enjoy this event!