The Dahlberg Dimension

Michelle's visit

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Family Reunions

2011-06-05T00:01:00.001-07:00

Easter, Jenna's masquerade party and random pics

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Shanna Easter Egg Hunt

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Shanna riding bike

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Halloween 2010

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Jenna's B-day party

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2010-07-24

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2010-07-07

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2010-07-07

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2010-07-05

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4th of July

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2010-06-16

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2010-05-29

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2010-05-27

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Broncos Game

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Christmas 2009

2009-12-26T23:54:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving 2009

2009-12-26T23:30:00.000-08:00

All things Halloween

2009-10-31T23:07:00.000-07:00

Mom's B-day/Michelle's visit

2009-10-13T23:34:00.000-07:00

Leslie's Big Surprise

2009-10-13T23:10:00.000-07:00

Leslie's Surprise Party

2009-10-13T23:05:00.001-07:00

ShannaBanana

2009-10-13T22:20:00.000-07:00

Double Digits

2009-08-03T20:49:00.000-07:00

Happy 10th Birthday to Jenna. Jenna had a birthday sleepover party with a few of her friends that started at 5pm on Saturday, August 1st and went until noon on August 2nd. But it took us until August 3rd before we got to her cake. We love you lots Jenna!

Happy Dirt Day

2009-07-15T23:38:00.000-07:00

Today was Shanna's 2nd birthday. She calls birthdays "dirt days". We took her to Lil Biggs for some toddler fun. We love you lots Shanna. Happy Dirt Day!

Special visits

2009-07-10T21:53:00.000-07:00

Today we had lunch with Grandma Jackson, who Shanna gets her middle name Belle from, and Uncle Gerry and Aunt Carole. Grandma made her yummy spaghetti. We then had dinner back with Grammie and Pop and the Hay family. Pop made meatloaf (Shawn's favorite) and spicy mac-n-cheese, the kids loved it. There are several pictures of Pop pulling the kids toes, which has been a long standing tradition with all of the kids. (Jenna loves having her toes pulled.)

Jesse's 12th Birthday at Disneyland

2009-07-08T22:26:00.000-07:00

We were able to visit Disneyland for Jesse's birthday thanks to Grammie and Pop's generous gift. We spent over 12 hours there and stayed for the fireworks. Special thanks to the Hays, the Rowleys and Michelle for gift cards/cash for the kids to buy their hats, and souveniers. Auntie M was even able to join us for the day. The kids loved spending time with Michelle.

At the park with the Rowleys

2009-07-07T16:32:00.001-07:00

Beach Day with the Rowleys

2009-07-06T18:36:00.000-07:00

Everyone enjoyed a sunny day at Bolsa Chica Beach, CA.

Sunday BBQ at the Hays

2009-07-05T17:59:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th of July!

2009-07-04T17:38:00.000-07:00

We spent the 4th of July in California and watched the annual SCV parade and viewed the fireworks from the mall parking lot.

California Vacation - July 3

2009-07-03T13:34:00.000-07:00

Visit to Grammie and Pop's and a visit to their cabin. Pop planted a tree for Shanna. Jesse and Jenna got their pictures taken with their trees too. Lots of fun feeding the birds off of the cabin deck.

A visit at Todd & Leslie's to see cousin Vicki & Aaron

2009-06-28T17:31:00.000-07:00

Jesse graduates elementary school!

2009-05-27T16:07:00.000-07:00

We are so proud that our son Jesse graduated elementary school today. He also received the Outstanding Student award for Originality and Creativity in Art. (He must take after his Grammie.) We love you Jesse.

Robin's Nest

2009-05-24T16:04:00.000-07:00

Sweet robin on our front porch made a nest on the light. It was so cool to see the blue eggs!

Duck Pond

2009-05-17T22:32:00.001-07:00

Today we took a walk to a duck pond that is only about a mile away from our house. We couldn't believe we hadn't visited it before.

Glo-sticks & Hot chocolate

2009-05-15T22:22:00.000-07:00

We took 10 neighborhood kids to see the Stargaze and Balloon Glo at their elementary school, however, due to the wind and cloud coverage the main event was cancelled - so we made the best of it with hot chocolate and glo-sticks. Let me also mention that it's a 3 mile walk roundtrip and the girls were all wearing their pajamas. You will notice in the pictures that they are laying down - they made up a game to all lay down whenever they saw a car approach, it was kind of funny and looked hilarious. I think they enjoyed the walk the most!

Happy Mother's Day!

2009-05-10T16:14:00.000-07:00

Party of 15 and lunch at Mimi's cafe is where we spent Mother's Day. Shawn received cards, gift cards, flowers and a beautiful watch.

Jenna made a collection of poems for Shawn.
Here are a few of them:

All original poems by Jenna Dahlberg, age 9

*Haiku*
My mother is smart.
She is protective, also beautiful.

*Self Portrait*
My hair is like caramel beating under the sun.
My eyes are like Hershey's chocolate.
My lungs are as strong as a bull.
My nose is a slide in the park.
My heart holds caring, that is purple as plums.
I live in a gingerbread house and eat the candy.

*Quiet Poem*
My baby sister sleeping in her crib
Snow falling in the cold winter
Silently reading in a corner
Listening to the wind when no one is outside
Ending with the silence with me sleeping at night

*Loud Poem*
My baby sister crying when Jesse took her doll
My dad snoring at night
My friends playing outside
The TV in the afternoon
Me playing basketball in the gym

*The rainy day*
The day is all kinds of wonderful drinks
and filled with a bbq with ribs and steak
it is awesome.

*Inside this ball*
Inside this ball is little mini people
Bouncing up and down
Saying "higher, higher"
Waiting to burst out
This ball has been on many adventures
and many more to come.

*The animal in me*
There is a lion in me, with fur like a winter coat
and eyes like diamonds.
It roars like a screaming man,
it creeps like a lady bug.
It lives in my legs and makes me jump so high.
It makes me want to jump to the clouds.

*I am poem*
I am a baby
I wonder if I am going to see a dog
I see cats
I want my bottle
I hear yelling

I am five
I pretend I am grown up
I feel excited
I touch skin
I worry if I am grown up
I cry to sleep

I am nine
I understand writing
I say hello
I dream to fly
I try to fly
I hope I am not hurt
I am me

More of Todd's surprise party pictures

2009-05-09T20:07:00.000-07:00

My brother Todd's 40th surprise party

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Sky Sox game

2009-05-03T18:53:00.001-07:00

We went to a Sky Sox baseball game today. Shanna loved seeing the mascot, Sox the Fox. She kept yelling for him but has trouble prouncing the "x" in fox and pronounces it with a "k" instead. So yes, it was a little embarassing.

Spring Choir 2009

2009-04-30T20:02:00.000-07:00

Tent Sleepover

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Snow Day!

2009-04-17T12:05:00.000-07:00

The kids had a snow day from school today. We are suppose to have a huge storm through Saturday. However, sometimes the snow flakes would come down as the big fluffy floaty kind which the kids enjoyed!

Merry Easter

2009-04-12T17:05:00.001-07:00

I say Merry Easter because we had a white snowy Easter this year. Though we appreciate the true meaning of Easter, and the celebration of our risen Lord - we also enjoyed a few Easter egg hunts too. This was Shanna's first egg hunt, which she fully enjoyed.

Rock-a-bye baby

2009-04-10T20:43:00.000-07:00

Good Friday!

2009-04-10T19:55:00.000-07:00

Thank you to Grammie and Pop for the Easter package! Everyone really enjoyed opening their gifts! (Yes, we are suppose to wait until Sunday to open them, but no one could wait long enough, sorry.) Shanna had fun today making a bird in a nest using a peep and decorating a nest from a sponge cake, complete with jelly bean eggs. Everyone enjoyed eating it too! It is nice to have our Spring weather back again...you know the weather is nice when there is a crowd of kids out front.

Hi Fishies!

2009-04-07T13:51:00.000-07:00

I thought it was funny that Shanna was waving "hi" to the little fishes inside a glass paperweight.

Fun at iT'Z!

2009-03-30T16:59:00.000-07:00

Today we went to iT'Z Family Fun Center. It's a brand new facility that would be compared to Chuck E. Cheese but times 10. It has an all-you-can-eat buffet and unlimited video games, bowling, bumper cars, etc. They had a jumper, that Shanna was a little timid about at first, since it was her first time, but she ended up loving it, and didn't want to leave.

Spring Blizzard, March 2009

2009-03-27T14:19:00.000-07:00

A few during and after pictures of our spring "blizzard". Jesse and Shanna enjoyed playing in the snow. The neighborhood kids built a snow brick wall, which was pretty cool.

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

2009-03-22T19:24:00.000-07:00

Because it was so beautiful outside today, we decided to make a trip to the zoo. This was Shanna's first time to the zoo. Fun was had by all. Kids enjoyed taking pictures with their new camera phones. It was so cool to see the lions, tigers and lynx. Shanna liked them the most, she liked making the lion roar sound. See video below. The deer that you see at the end of the slide show were taken on the street as we were driving out of the zoo.

What does a mountain lion say?

2009-03-22T19:03:00.000-07:00

Newest Nephew

2009-03-17T21:37:00.000-07:00

Zane Grayson Dahlberg was born today, March 17, 2009, to Todd & Leslie Dahlberg. He weighed 7 lbs, 6 oz., 20 1/2 long. He is Todd & Leslie's fifth son. We all got to meet the newest Dahlberg, however, Shanna wasn't quite ready to have her picture taken with him yet. Jesse and Jenna really enjoyed their bonding time with their new cousin.

Spring Fling School Dance

2009-03-13T23:29:00.000-07:00

We had a great time at the Spring Fling School Dance. We brought a few neighborhood kids with us too. Then we agreed for the neighborhood kids to spend the night afterwards. Jenna said it was the best day ever!

Jenna leads the Conga Line

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Jesse enjoys the music...

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Shanna loves Go, Dog. Go!

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Shanna takes after her dad and sister with her love of books, especially Go, Dog. Go!

The Climber

2009-03-01T21:05:00.000-08:00

Jeff had hid some candy in the kitchen cabinet. Shanna was very resourceful and figured out a way to climb up on the kitchen counter! We could hear things falling onto the floor in the kitchen but we thought it was Jesse. Nope, it was Shanna! We had to take a picture!

Shanna & Kahn

2009-02-26T22:18:00.001-08:00

Our dog Kahn, is so good with Shanna. Shanna thought she would cover up the dog like she would her baby doll.

Chatting

2009-02-26T21:46:00.000-08:00

Household chatting. Two conversations going on here, Jesse in the background talking about what he doesn't like about being sick and then Jeff is trying to get Shanna to say a few words. Shanna likes to tell our dog Kahn, to "Walk Away" especially while he waits patiently for a tiny morsel to fall to the floor.

Happy Birthday Pop!

2009-02-19T01:07:00.000-08:00

The following is Shawn's small tribute to Dad...through the years.
Hope you have a great day!

Lots of Love,
Jeff & Shawn, Jesse, Jenna & Shanna

President's Day

2009-02-16T12:44:00.000-08:00

Shawn and the kids enjoyed a walk to the park. Shanna loved the big kids slide and she enjoyed the half mile walk to the park too. Jesse and Jenna had so much fun playing with Shanna.

Jesse scores too!

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Jenna scores!

2009-01-31T08:37:00.000-08:00

First tournament game, Jenna scores two points! Two more games to go for Jenna and hopefully we get some good shots of Jesse too, he has at least three games today. More to come...

Happy 60th Birthday Mom!

2009-01-30T04:20:00.000-08:00

We love you and hope you have a great day! Shawn & Jeff, Jesse, Jenna & Shanna

Snuggies

2009-01-29T20:29:00.001-08:00

We got snuggies! The kids love them.

Whit's End

2009-01-17T20:14:00.000-08:00

We went to our nephew's b-day party today at Whit's End. We enjoyed playing with Shanna in the toddler room.

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Shawn's 40th Birthday

2008-12-29T22:14:00.000-08:00

I was dreading my 40th birthday all year, but was pleasantly surprised all day long. My day started with my mom's early morning birthday call. When I arrived to my office it was decorated to the max with balloons and streamers by my officemates. Then I received beautiful bouquets of flowers from Phil & Pat, my parents, my boss Julie, and also Jeff. My co-worker Tamara, coordinated a surprise lunch and cake and invited Jeff, the kids and Jeff's sister Michelle to the office to join us. Then when I got home from work, the kids surprised me with a large brownie cake that Jenna made (the candles melted into it, but it still tasted delicious.) The kids also made several birthday posters and posted them all over the house. We had reservations for "6" at Carrabbas for dinner, however a total of 18 relatives from Jeff's extended family were in attendance for an additional surprise. Thank you to everyone for the well wishes, e-mails, phone messages, lots of gifts, gift cards and love that was shown by all today. I felt much love. Thank you. Love, Shawn

Jenna's point of view

2008-12-29T22:12:00.000-08:00

Jenna bought her own digital camera with her own money she received from Christmas and odd jobs. These pictures were taken by Jenna or with her new camera. Jenna wanted to type a few words of her own:

I have alot of stuffed animals and dolls that I took pictures of. I also took pictures of my family. I took several pictures of Jesse and my Dad sleeping. It wasn't easy to catch my brother sleeping.

As you know my mom got plenty of surprises today. As you can see my mother's 40th big day was today. I made a brownie cake my mom thought was delicious. The candles melted and turned into string. Me, my brother, and my auntie M, had fun waiting in the dark for my mom to come home so we could surprise her.

I am enjoying my new camera.

Dahlberg Christmas Dinner and Gift Exchange 2008

2008-12-25T21:30:00.000-08:00

Christmas dinner at Nana & Pop's house. This was the first time in 9 years that Jeff was able to spend Christmas Day with his whole family. Jeff's sister Michelle flew in from San Diego last night to spend time with everyone. We are always happy to see her. We all contributed to the meal and the men helped with the clean up.

Christmas 2008

2008-12-25T11:08:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas! This was our first Christmas in 5 years where we weren't traveling on the road on Christmas Day. Jeff wasn't able to get vacation time off this year, so we missed our California Christmas. However, all of our California family still sent us gifts in time to open on Christmas Day. We were overwhelmed with the generosity and love. Thank you to Grammie & Pop, The Rowleys, The Hays, The Percivals, The Baxters, The Cutilis, The Jacobs, Grandma Jackson and Grandma Rowley.

Kids Choir

2008-12-16T22:14:00.000-08:00

Jesse and Jenna were in Choir together for their school, Odyssey Elementary. They had two performances, one for Starbucks which was located inside an Albertson's grocery store and the other was a night performance at their school.

Holiday Spirit Song

2008-12-16T22:13:00.000-08:00

Shanna enjoyed the holiday spirit song!

Do you know Blitzen?

2008-12-16T22:12:00.000-08:00

Car ride home from California

2008-12-01T22:43:00.000-08:00

Luckily, Grammie and Pop provided us with early Christmas stocking stuffers to open on our way back home. We left California at about 3:30pm on Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. What is usually an 18 hour car ride turned into 30 hours. Besides Jeff getting a speeding ticket through Arizona, we had car trouble in Richfield, UT at about 3am. We had to stop and try and find a vacancy to sleep for a few hours until we could find a place to fix our cooling line. By the time we reached Colorado we were in a snow storm with almost zero visibility. We were so blessed when we finally reached home safely at 11pm on Saturday night. The kids however thought it was the best car ride ever. Of course they did, they had new toys to play with and movies to watch as well as snacks to eat.

Visiting cousins and Thanksgiving in California

2008-11-30T22:15:00.000-08:00

Kid's at the beach

2008-11-25T22:26:00.000-08:00

Visiting Grandma Rowley

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Nephew Bracken's Lego B-day Party

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Shanna shake

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Jenna playing defense

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Jesse and Jenna's first basketball games of the season

2008-11-15T15:17:00.000-08:00

Jenna's team lost 24 - 0 against Ridgeview 4th grade girls, Jesse's team won against Evans 5th grade boys 25 - 16. Jenna played a team with two girls that were at least 5'7" tall. We were surprised Jesse's team did as well.

The Dahlberg Dimension

2008-11-08T14:19:00.000-08:00

Shawn has had this stool since she was a child--It's gotten a lot of use!

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This little stool is mine
I use it all the time
To reach the things I couldn't
And lots of things I shouldn't

Halloween 2008

2008-10-31T20:43:00.000-07:00

We were excited to have good weather (no snow) for a change! This year Shanna was a Broncos cheerleader, Jenna was Padme' Amidala and Jesse was Anakin Skywalker (thanks to Grammmie & Pop's generosity). Shanna enjoyed her first trick-or-treating experience. She especially likes Skittles and also shaking the boxes of Nerds-- we call them "candy maracas". Jesse and Jenna brought in 5x each what we gave out! They even went back out for a second round with their cousins Levi and Benjamin, who were also Star Wars characters. This year Jenna created her "love" pumpkin which Dad carved.

Kids in White - Round 1

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Quite the musiShanna

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The Preserve at Walden

2008-10-19T16:47:00.000-07:00

This weekend we visited The Preserve at Walden where there was a pumkin patch, a maze, tractor rides, goats and a straw slide. The pictures are from the day which were enjoyed by everyone.

Various pics from family birthdays (Nephew, Landon; Sister-in-law, Leslie; and Mom, Pat) and trip to mall

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Guess what Shanna's favorite toy is lately--

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Jesse's remote control tarantula!

Shanna Belle

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This was a cell phone shot from Labor Day, but I still like it

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We may have a musician on our hands...

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Total Shannamation

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Jesse and Shanna - A Meeting of the "MINEs"

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Shanna: Neighborhood Star

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I sure love watermelon. Too bad my dad only had his cell phone camera...

2008-09-01T21:08:00.001-07:00

2008 Balloon Classic

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