The Storage Ottoman

I am so lucky to have a husband that is easy to please! For Cameron's birthday I decided to get him an ottoman. He always complaining about our coffee table because I won't let him put his feet on it... It has a glass surface and I hate cleaning it all the time. Cameron has had his eye on this ottoman at Target ever since we doing our gift registry last year.



Now, this isn't any ordinary ottoman it has a storage compartment. I'm not quite sure on what the storage compartment was intended for initially, but Cameron enjoys using it for snacks such as these...



I never thought that this little ottoman could bring so much joy to a person, but apparently it does. I received this text message the day after the ottoman came into our home, "I can't wait to go home and use my storage ottoman!" What a goof!

One Year of Marital Bliss!!

Well, we've made one whole year of marriage! It seems crazy that it's already here. Cameron and I have been very lucky to have such a lovely first year!!

One of our first dates, Friday the 13th in Salt Lake!


Minutes after the proposal at "Dixie Rock."


The wedding day!!




This past year has been wonderful and we plan for many many more wonderful years to come! Love ya Cam!!

My Geeky-ness

So basically, I have dance for the majority of my life and I will forever love anything and everything that has to do with dance, including the TV show, So You Think You Can Dance. I am obsessed with this show, for the past three seasons I have watched it every single week, probably every episode multiple times. Season five ended tonight and I felt like I should let everyone in my favorite dances this season! I couldn't figure out how to put the videos on my blog but here are the links to watch them on youtube.

This first dance was done by Kayla and Kupono, and was choreographed by Sonya (my favorite!)

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My next favorite dance was by Kayla and Janine choreographed by Mia Michaels. It was the skirt dance, I couldn't find it anywhere so that's too bad!

Then my very very very most favorite dance of the whole season was the addiction dance choreographed by Mia Michaels and preformed by Kayla and Kupono. For some reason the link takes about 15 seconds to start but it works so just be patient! HAHA

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If you can't tell I really really liked Kayla, I wish she could have won but, oh well I guess! I hope you enjoy these crazy good dances!!

San Diego

Over the 24th of July we decided to head out to San Diego with our good friends, the Sumko's. We basically played at the beach all weekend! On the 25th we did go to the zoo in the morning which was so much fun, I love the zoo!

Here are some photos of our trip!


Cameron, skimming at Oceanside Beach.





Cam and Dan posing with their boards.




Saturday morning we went to the San Diego Zoo. Here is Cameron with an otter. Otters are Cam's favorite animal!



Brittnie and I with the Zebra.



We happen to go in the Bug House, it was the most disgusting thing ever! I am super scared of bugs and these were the nastiest bugs I've ever seen!! Here is Dan with one of the creepier of the bugs, I don't remember what kind of bug it was...



At night we would head down to the Pier and people watch. Here are some photos!!

Cam and I sitting on the beach.




Me, Cameron, Brittnie, and Dan on the Pier.




Here are some of the videos of Cameron skimming at the beach. The boys never filmed Brittnie and I but I promise we did Skim and we both came home with injuries on our knees! HAHA In the first video Cameron does a trick called a "Shove It." He jumps up and kicks the board so it spins underneath him 180 degrees. In the second video Cameron is just messing around, this must've been fun because Cam and Dan did it over and over again.









We had so much fun this weekend and we are so lucky to have such good friends to join us!

The Month of July

This month seemed to be jam packed with family, friends, and fun!! We spent our 4th of July with Braeden and Alisha, and Dan and Brittnie. We had a late night BBQ and watched the St George fireworks. We also had lots of sparkler fun, I think I was the most excited about the sparklers...



Those of you who are close to Cameron know that he is a drummer and he loves it! He marched in a drum line during high school, and at the University of Utah, as well as in a drum corp, which is basically a professional marching band. Well, every year there is a Drum Corp competition in Ogden, and we were able to attend the show this year with our friends Chuck and Heather and their little one, Andy. It was so much fun and I was amazed at how loud and intense all the corps were. I was a loser and didn't take very many photos but at least I took some right?

Here is the Vanguard Snare line.


Heather covering Andy's ears, he was such a good sport!





We also had multiple Family reunions! Cameron's parents and brother, Clayton flew in and we made the drive up North to the This is the Place monument and park. This reunion had all of Cameron's cousins, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd as well as great aunts and uncles on his Dad's side. We rode on the train, made candles and arrowhead necklaces, and we enjoyed a overall nice day outside!

Me, Alisha, and Susan with our matching shirts, the boys were party poopers and wouldn't join in on the fun...



Cameron making his candle.




Alisha, Clayton, and I with our pioneer hats on.


For the rest of the week just the Cook side came down to St. George and stayed at Cameron's Uncle Shawn's and Aunt Geraldine's Condo. We went up to Zion, went swimming at the washington rec center, had a big BBQ, went swimming at the condo, went to ancestor square and played on the splash pad, played many games and went swimming at the condo again. basically we ate and went swimming. It was lots of fun and I was very glad to finally meet most of Cameron's "Cook-side" cousins! My camera freaked out during all the fun so I wasn't able to take too many photos but here are a few!





Sydney and Olivia in the Splash pad.



Living in St. George we have the opportunity to go on some sweet hikes that are close to our house. Our most recent one was to Kannara Creek. It was lots of fun and extremely pretty!

Dan and Cam cooling off in the River.


Brittnie and I before entering the Slot Canyon.



Cameron and I giving a thumbs-up to the Water fall.



And last but surely not least, Cameron taking a shower...




We also went to San Diego over the 24th of July but I don't have all the pictures of that trip and this post is already way too long, so I will have to post about that later! Sorry for the novel like post!!

Called to Serve!

So this past week I was able to go to my Parents house in Springville to spend some time with the fam. When I called my mom to tell her that I was almost there she informed me that Colton got his mission call in the mail. After handing him the letter she said, "Cass, he got a smile and I got sick." We were all super excited for him, mostly because this is such an exciting time in his life!

That night a bunch of family came over to watch him open his call and to hear the big news!
You can watch him read it on the video, people's reactions are quite funny!



For those that didn't watch the video, Colton has been called to serve in the Londrina, Brazil mission speaking portuguese and will report to the Brazillian MTC on November 18th. I'm very excited and very proud of my younger brother for making the decision to go on a mission!!




Good luck Colton! Remember Casseron loves you!

New Hobbies!

Summer has been lots of fun so far and it seems that Cameron has found a new hobby! Skimboarding! I feel like this sport is a lot like surfing but without the waves and a lot like wakeboarding except there's no rope and no boat. The water can only be about 3ish inches deep and it's best when there's sand rather than rocks to fall on! Here are some photos from our last adventure!!

Cameron is practically a pro!





I'm falling down....




Dan, Cameron, and I in the waterfall below the dam.