CamdentotheMax

03/30/2026

8 years have gone by without the posts. Camden would be graduating. Graduation cards and photos take my breath away. I'm so glad all these kids are here to graduate....but gosh .....that should be my kid. I should be asking for addresses and planning a graduation party and looking through photos of him throughout the years to put up, but I only have photos until 4th grade. This isn't fair. This is hard, and it's never ending. Next his friends will be going to college and getting married, kids Maxwell's age will be going to middle school and getting a driver's license.
I would really like for Jesus to come back. I miss these boys.

02/18/2026

They were 6 and now they are 7!! Si###xx sevvvvven 😵‍💫🥴😆. My baby Lala and Wheezy. Isla is still smila Isla and makes friends with anyone and everyone. Eloise is still "it ain't easy being eloisweezy" and will scowl at anyone and everyone who tries to talk to her. They are both insanely athletic and artistic! I have loved every day of the last 7 years that God has blessed me with them. I'm so excited to watch them grow up.

01/28/2026

It's been a while since I have posted anything. The holidays are hard. I still pick out something for the boys stockings. They both get little things that we can put out on the toy box at the cemetery. Camden would be a senior this year, so all the senior posts are pretty gut wrenching. Maxwell will soon be the age that Camden was. Time is weird. I miss those boys with every breathe, yet am overwhelmed with joy with these girls. We just had a great sun filled trip. I'm so thankful for eternal life with Jesus, and my kids.

08/09/2025

We got to celebrate his first birthday with him, and now the next 8 without him. It's his golden birthday today , he is 9* the same age as Camden was. So many weird emotions knowing that, knowing all the ages we missed out on. It's a constant reminder to enjoy all the ages I get with the girls.

06/20/2025

A lot has changed since the first family photos on the gravel road…..

06/20/2025

Camden turned 17 on June 16th. This year was different than the others. Normally we pay it forward in someway. For his sweet 16th we did so much, and I’m torn about not doing anything like that for this year.
It was a quiet family day. We had been planning to go see the new live action movie “how to train your dragon” because Camden LOVED the animated movie. We had some of Cams favorite foods, the girls didn’t want to sing Happy Birthday “because It’s weird when the person isn’t there” 🥴. But it was a good family day, the weather was awful which matched my soul. I can’t believe my baby boy would be 17. We would be taking senior pictures this year and making plans for highschool.

05/01/2025

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04/26/2025

My heart is so filled! Today was the 5k event at UMC, where Bryan and I went to college. They have been raising $ for an endowed scholarship in memory of the boys and today they reached the needed $25k! This event was sooooooo perfect and intentional! Every half mile was a picture of the boys with an inspirational and motivational saying on it. Some friends and family joined us in running/walking the 5k! And friends and family from all over did their own 5k! (and even set up a small event for people in their town) !!

04/16/2025

The scholarship is in honor of Camden and Maxwell Dean, who died in a 2018 car crash.

04/14/2025

2 more weeks until the 5k and the kids run at UMC!!! Still plenty of time to sign up! If you can’t make it you can sign up for a virtual run or if you just want to donate you can! Less than 5k left to fundraiser for the scholarship in memory of the boys to be endowed!!! The boys names will constantly be said every year when someone gets the scholarship!

My heart is so happy after reading this article!

University of Minnesota Crookston students will be hosting Regal’s Run, a 5K fundraiser at the University of Minnesota Crookston campus on Saturday, April 26 at 10:30 a.m. Zak Garad and Bailey Schaefer, as well as their Project Management Class Instructor, Megan Pederson, stopped by to talk about ...