Austin turns 2

(above) So Austin's birthday was on Friday, Thursday night I made his leggo cake. In fact Linda and I were up till 3am frosting this cake! That night we decided to put the cakes in the room we call the "playroom" it is a room where the grandkids play when they come over, but Austin doesn't play in the there yet, so it is always dark and he hardly goes in there. SAFE right? NOT. Austin hadn't even been up for 10 mins, when I looked around to see where he was. He had gone into the dark room pushed this yellow chair over to the ironing board, and pulled off the marshmellow on his cake. Then proceeded to the door jam, with blue frosting on his lips and said " yum"!! Linda and I were just shocked... it was the funnest thing ever!

July 17th: we spent most of the day at Lisa's for Austin's B-Day. Planned the day before, we called the cousins and invited them to come over for a BBQ - pool and Cake! We had a great time - Thank you Lisa! I can't believe he is two already, it really does go by fast. Austin is such a joy: he is such a BUSY boy. He is always going and never seems to stop, even when he is sleeping. 95% of the time the first thing out of his mouth when he wakes up is either "walk" "ride 4-wheeler" or "tool". He amazes us everyday. Austin is learning his ABC's - he will repeat them after you. And we are also potty training.. going slow but good.

Next morning, playing with his new toys. Between Lisa, grandma J and mommy and daddy. Austin got enough tools to go to work with his daddy and not have to borrow much!! I can't believe how realistic these tools are, from hammers to the drill. Its so cool! He is in heaven!


Cute tool belt, he wears it every where.

4th of July

The Dilley clan went to McCall, Idaho for the fourth of July this year! It was hot, had a crazy thunder storm one night, went four wheeling for two days, went floating down a lazy river, watch a great firework show on the lake and still needed at least one more day! Brian, Carly, and Aven came up from Provo. Dallas' sister Linley and her husband Kasey came down from Seattle. Then Grandma and Grandpa Dilley and of course Dallas, the kids and I !!

Holy Cow 6 years!

I can't believe that Dallas and I have been married for six years now... crazy how time flies by. We were married in the Columbia River Temple. All my pictures are on negatives, so I had to take a picture of my pictures.... thats way some of them look funny.
Wow we look SO young! I love you hunny- Happy Anniversary. Only Eternity to Go!

We arrived to the reception by carriage... a totally fairy tale!

Father's Day in Manito Park

Who say's you can't have fun in the rain... In the Rose Garden

Linley and Kasey in the Japanese gardens

Rachel, Linda, Linley in the Japanese gardens

Dallas and Rachel

Goofy Linley... I love her spirit !!

Kasey, Linda, Dallas, Linley, Austin and Paislee

In the Rose garden: There must have been a wedding earlier, because this isle of rose pedals was laided out... so the sort of newly weds decided to walk down the isle!!!

" I DO"

Grandma and Austin... trying to find the fish

Austin insisted on holding his own umbrella

A view of part of the gardens and fountian

Inside the green house.... there was a slight incline to the exit door, Dallas let go and Austin was able to move back and forth enough to push his way to the doors. It was very impressive

Grandma, Austin, Rachel

Beautiful lilly in the green house

Linley with her mom

cute boys

I love the photos of Dallas and Austin walking together Feeding the ducks... Austin loved it.

Fun weekend

Saturday was a graduation party for our niece, Shilo Lee. The little kids were swimming..... and Austin got a dose of his own medicine!! Levi got a hold of the hose first and right away went after Austin. It was so funny watching them chase each other with the hose.

Austin definitely had his far share of accidents Saturday. The first round happened on the slide. He got out of the pool, and ran straight to the slide and tried to climb up it. I didn't see what happened, but according to the cousins he slipped and some how hit the back of his head, and then the front above his brow. That is when I heard him start to cry and watched him fall to the ground screaming. So after some loves and a cupcake, he went out to play again not even ten minutes later.... Round Two - the finals! The swings are made up of a really thick rubber tire. Just as cousin Ryan was pushing it, Austin ran right into hitting in the same exact spot on his forehead. He was out.... Poor little guy.

Cool Dude... in Dad's sunglasses. Enlarge to see his nice bump on his forehead, this was later Saturday night.

Father's Day Manito Park in the rain

Cute girl

Yum....Popsicle

Daddy playing dress up! After Dallas found Austin in my make up ( putting on mascara ) he decided to show Austin how to properly put on make up!!