aubrey walking and other updates

hello again! aubrey is walking now about 50% of the time. she's one stubborn little woman. i personally think she enjoys the free ride and would rather be carried. i captured a cute little video of her making the long trek across our entire living room. it's especially cute because reagan loves it and is giggling in the video. now if we could just get him to give her some space and let her practice, she would probably be walking more. he just gets so excited to "help" and torment her, she's a little timid.




in other news, reagan just had his 3-year check-up. he was 37lbs (97%) and 3ft 3.5in tall (98%)! not really sure how he weighs so much because the boy's a skinny minny! everything checked out ok (other than they said he's ornery...just kidding, i say that!)

the count-down begins for my mexico mission trip.  we leave 2 weeks from today...friday, july 9th. please pray for our safety and our hearts to be open to learn and be changed by God.  i am so excited, yet so nervous about this trip. i'm going to miss my family like crazy, but i know that i will forever be changed by this and i cannot wait to go. 

stay tuned for more updates and news! :) i'll definitely update after mexico, but possibly sooner.

reagan's 3rd birthday party!

reagan just had his 3rd birthday. he was born may 28, 2007 at 10:53am. reagan holds a special place in my heart because he made us a mommy and daddy.  we are so lucky to call him our son. he is a smart little guy who leaves nothing unnoticed. it amazes us what he picks up on. keeps us accountable and makes me want be the best mommy i can be because i know he's watching and remembering every move we make as parents. that being said, he's 3, and it's hard! we have reached the hardest stage with him so far. part of this stage is much much easier because he is more independent, and he helps out so much. but the other part of this stage is sooo much harder because he is more independent (ironic huh?!?). he seems to have forgotten his manners now that he's 3, and i'm wondering where he lost them. i want my sweet little boy back all the time. that being said, i wouldn't change him for the world. he's normal. he's 3. and i love him! he makes me laugh, smile, scream, cry (sometimes for joy and sometimes out of frustration!), smile (did i say that?), and he's just pure joy (most of the time).

now to the good stuff. we had reagan's birthday party this past saturday (a week late because of graduations and memorial day weekend). the theme was sports. he picked it out and was so excited. we had a good time celebrating him with family. here are some pictures from the party:

awesome cakes made by taylor

being shy

needed daddy's help

florida vacation!!!

here are some pictures from our vacation to florida in mid-may. we flew down to fort lauderdale and drove a little north to west palm beach for a great vacation! the myers family went too. had a fun time!

reagan and his buddy deagan

brittany and i

bucket head

our resort in the background

sleepy girl

water bug

2 more new posts below!

aubrey one-year pictures (and reagan is 3)

aubrey turned one on april 18th, and we had her pictures taken professionally by marchelle mosley at the beginning of may. marchelle did a great job as usual. visit her website at http://www.marchellemosleyphotography.com/ to check out her work.

here are some pictures from the shoot (there were too many good ones, it was hard to narrow it down):

post below is also new!

welcome 2010....just a little late!

hi again! most everyone has been keeping up with the dunn family on facebook, but for those of you who haven't, i apologize. blogger has made some changes, so it seems like posting might actually be a little easier now. maybe i'll post regularly again. who knows?

what's new with us? i am now staying home with just our kids and i'm loving it! we are keeping busy and enjoying the beautiful weather. even though it might be a little warm sometimes, we'll take it over winter anyday. nick has taken a second job working for co-alliance on his days off from EMT work, and he's enjoying that as well. we just had our first family vacation with 4 of us. we went to florida with our friends, the myers. it was a lot of fun and surprisingly very relaxing (considering we had 5 kids under 5). i think the best part was flying and not having to endure the long drive with the kids. aubrey's first birthday was a success (though so sad that our baby is one already). she is such a little ham and a joy to have around. what a blessing! she is still a princess and not walking, but i think it will happen soon. reagan just had his 3rd birthday (tear), and his party is coming up in a couple of days. he is a pretty good boy, but he is a 3-year-old, if you know what i mean. his big news is that he is officially potty-trained and was so quick. now, the big boy can go to preschool in the fall...he's so pumped! i love those kids like crazy!! being home with them is the greatest gift nick could ever give us and we're soooo grateful!

to kick things off....here are some pictures from aubrey's first birthday: