Monkey busines in Costa Rica

This is my first blog attempt. This is our pictures of zipping through the tops of the jungle trees. One of the zip lines was 1/4 of a mile long. There were 11 zip lines we went on. It was great fun. But the highlight was the ATV 3 hour ride through the jungle, rivers, villages, waterfalls and coconut plantations. It was great fun. We will have to fill you all in later.

Now I'm Getting This blog stuff

This was our cool Christmas gift for Ty, Dad and Cassi.... INTRODUCING Mellow Blasters (they shoot small marshmellows an incredible distance). Cassi recieved one because she was the 2nd person to send me her pictures for the calendar... (Mindy and Josh being the first, but I had to offer some encouragement to the rest of the gang who weren't quite so prompt. Sorry Dahmers.) So, good to my word Cassi received a mellowblaster for her prize. Please all make a mental note for next year! The early bird gets the Mellowblaster (or other really cool prize)!

OK, OK, I Posted

Our Igloo party, Mom and Dad came for the festivities. We had a great time. Thanks Min for helping me figure out the posting process. Consider me an official blogger!

Mom & Dad's Adventure

Hey guys
I got this email from dad and he asked me to forward it to everyone so I figured this was a good way to do it. We sure have some adventurous parents!

:-D
Cassi

Hi Cass,
>
>Mom and I just finished the jungle zip line. We are all like a bunch of monkeys. It was a blast. We have been having a great time with the Burton group. Seas were pretty rough but fun last night. We tried to dance in a windstorm. It was helarious.
>
>Right now we are in Cocoa del Sur, on the beach at a small cafe with free interenet. Please pass this on to the rest of the family.
>
>Things are great and we are having a wonerfully romantic valentines. Happy valentines to all of you.
>
>Love,
> Mom and Dad

Getting my ski fix

No, no. Don't fret. My ski hasn't broken in any way. I'm getting my ski fix not my ski fixed. Yesterday, after a restless night of sleep, I stummbled out of bed at 6 am. I got dressed and headed out the door to pick up my ski buddy, Mark. We headed into Provo Canyon and then into Vivian Park and were parked there by 7. We put on our gear and embarked on our hike into the unknown (ok, so he knew where he was going, but just to build the suspense). Two and a half hours later, and after Mark had to wait for his slow partner many times, we strapped the skis on in preparation to receive our payoff. With legs and lungs already burning, we made hundreds (more like tens) of untouched turns down the mountain through the trees back to the car. All in all, the long hike was worth the twenty minutes spent skiing down to get our fix.

Pictures of the expedition will be posted at a later date.

The Emma Update - 3 Months

Emma is growing so fast! She is 3-months old, but already fits into 6-9 month clothes. Ashlyn loves to play with her sister. When the picture of Ashlyn and Emma was taken, Ashlyn had joined Emma under her gymboree--then they both decided that the TV was more interesting.

Mom and Me

I've had a lot of people tell me that Emma looks like me. So I thought I'd take a picture and let you decide. What do you think? Is this my daughter? 

My First Glue Job

Well, it was bound to happen...our first big boo-boo. Ashlyn fell off of her high chair and got a gash in her forehead, a black eye, and a bruised cheek. Luckily, it was during regular business hours, so we didn't have to make a trip to the emergency room. However, she did have her first glue job. She's doing fine now and still loves to climb on her high chair. 

Pure Joy

Ashlyn's new thing is to jump off the top of the fridge into Dad's waiting arms. She is fearless. I think these pictures capture how much she loves it!

Snow Bunnies

One of Mindy's favorite pasttimes is taking pictures of her two adorable girls. So cute!! 

Happy Birthday, Caleb!

The first picture was Caleb's birthday dinner that he put together. It was delish! One of Caleb's birthday presents was new scriptures and case. His first new pair since he was twelve.
Caleb blowing out his favorite birthday dessert, cherry cheesecake.
Caleb & I celebrated his 24th birthday up in Salt Lake City at "The Roof" restaurant atop the Joseph Smith Memorial Building on Saturday. It was delicious food and a great view. We spent a little over two hours there talking and enjoying each other's company. Also it was a buffet-style restaurant so we went back for many seconds, thirds, and fourths during that two hour period. It was a pricy place so we wanted to get our moneys worth. Overall it was a very enjoyable, peaceful night. Pictures made possible by contributers like you (mom and dad). We love our camera!

Our newest additions

After almost 9 months of empty walls, Santa brought home decor to the Dahmer household.

 

The Emma Update - 2 Months

 

The Emma Update - 7 Weeks

At 7 weeks and 1 day, Emma is starting to smile. She has also started cooing, which has been such a delight to her mom and dad.

We're still working on getting her sleeping habits under control but we are loving every moment of it.

Ashlyn continues to be a great helper for mom when a diaper is needed. She also is very concerned for Emma when Emma is crying.

The Emma Update - 4 Weeks

 

To dodge the vicious threats of Josh...

Here are some pictures of Cassi and I. They are a little old (since we've been together so long), but we're working on getting some fresh new material to add to the blog.

One of Ashlyn's Favorite Things...

Lately, Ashlyn has discovered that she can climb into the bathroom sink. She does this in the dark and usually keeps quiet so she can spend as much time as possible in the sink. She love's brushing her teeth with her new "electric" Dora toothbrush while sitting in the sink. 

The Big Sister Blues...

Just had to pass this one along...

The Emma Update - 12 Days

Since most of you have the bruised and swollen view of Emma in your minds, we decided to post an update.

At 12 days, Emma has recovered from her Jaundice that lasted much longer than mom and dad wanted.

She has been doing very at nights. Last night, she slept for 7 hours straight. Mom and Dad (especially Mom) were thrilled.

Emma looks forward to meeting everyone in the family soon. 

Emma Kim Dahmer - 10/31/2005

Emma Kim Dahmer was born on Halloween (Dad's birthday) at 5:08 PM at the American Fork Hospital. Mom went into labor around 7:00 AM that morning and by 1:00 PM, we found ourselves at the hospital. Dad came straight from the company costume party (dressed as a crazy doctor) to the hospital with mom.

Emma weighed 10 lbs. 2 oz and was 22 inches long. Mom and Emma are doing very well. Ashlyn loves her new baby sister. She is very helpful...some times too helpful :) .