Fun and games at the wedding
The wedding included a backyard BBQ--so yummy!
Lots of drinks!!
Games for the kids--a rock climbing wall, checkers and the bubbles.
And Volleyball for the adults--yes--I played!
Here is Otis and Joe B.
Maya and Kendra
Saturday, June 21, 2008
More wedding photos
Here are more photos from the wedding.
The first one is Kendra and her mom, Aunt Janet.
The next is bride and groom with their parents.
The next one is the bride and groom with us.
The last one is Maya and I on the swings with the bubbles.
Pictures from Kendra and Duane's Wedding
Here are some photos from our cousin Kendra's wedding in Brewster, NY.
The first photo is Kendra and her brother Joe B.
The next photo is Joe B's son Otis who is 4.
The next two pictures are Kendra and her father, Uncle Joe.
Happy 1st Day of Summer '08!
We made it to NJ yesterday afternoon. Patrick did a great job getting us from Fayetteville, NC in only 7.5 hours.
We stopped in Fredricksburg, VA for lunch and continued on our way.
We had yummy Boston-style pizza last night for dinner--we were too exhausted to go out to Sal and Joe's.
Today we are heading to Brewster, NY for our cousin Kendra's wedding--we are so happy for Kendra and Duane.
We will stay in NY for the night and then tomorrow we are heading to Boston.
We will stop by and see our friend Jae in Hartford for lunch on the way up.
Happy 1st Day of Summer--my favorite season!.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Posting from the road trip
We left our house today at 7:45 a.m. and made the journey north to Fayetteville, NC. It only took 9 hours--not too bad considering we stopped for lunch in Georgia, a potty break at a plantation visitor center in SC and another stop at South of the Border--which is so lame and cheesy.
The lady at the plantation visitor center remember Maya from last summer--it was sweet. Maya of course climbed the stairs again--she thought it was fun.
We are hunkered down for the night--waiting for the Pizza Hut delivery guy to bring us dinner--none of us wanted to get back in the car to go get something to eat.
So we are at the halfway mark to NJ!
Tomorrow we will be "on the road again..."
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Happy 30th Birthday Rachel
My dear friend Rachel will be 30 on Friday. We'll be in NJ and won't be able to celebrate with her--but we will once we all return from our family vacations.
I could not have gotten through my first year of motherhood without her. Her daughter Grace is Maya's best friend.
We have had a great time at ballet class, shopping at Target, snacks at Starbucks and of course our trips to Disney.
Thank you Ra-Ra for being a great friend--hoping you have a great 30th birthday!
Shishy Fishy
You might not know that I sometimes call Maya "Shish"--it doesn't mean anything--really--but I used to refer to her as my "Shishy Fishy". Well now that she can swim--she is truly a fish!
She loves to dunk under, jump off the side of the pool and swim underwater to me. She has no fear. She is a natural!
Amelia and Bobby Robinson
These are our friends Jody and Ronnie's two children. We had such a great visit with them.
Ragazzi!
Maya and Elizabeth
Elizabeth is our next door neighbor. She and Maya met last fall at Kindermusik and they took ballet together.
For the past two weeks I have been watching Elizabeth while her mom, Cathy, is training to become a teacher.
The girls have had a lot of fun playing together. Today was the last day that she came over. The girls had a pizza party and dressed up. It was so cute.
Before and After--the first official haircut!
Maya finally had her first official haircut--not just a trim of the bangs. She screamed and cried--but it was worth it.
She looks so adorable!
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Happy Father's Day Patrick!
You are the most wonderful father in the whole wide world! You have been such a great role model for Maya. She loves you so much.
I love you more than you'll ever know. I am honored to be your wife and to have you as our daughter's father.
Ava Rose will be just as lucky!
Friday, June 13, 2008
We have a new social worker!
We were at a pool party for the Families with Children from China-Central Florida group today and by chance we met a lovely woman named Debra--who happens to do adoption homestudies!!
She agreed to work with us on our journey to Ava Rose.
Since we met today--this counts as one of the required visitations for pre-placement--how exciting!
She is already going to starting working on our child-abuse clearance status--part of the homestudy requirements.
So we are officially on the journey to Ava Rose--hooray!
The Robinsons are here!
It has been almost three since we last saw our dear friends Ronnie and Jody Robinson. They moved back to Indiana shortly after the birth of their daughter Ameila. Their family has grown to include a beautiful baby boy named Bobby! The Robinsons are here on vacation with Jody's parents (Papaw Tom and Nana Lana) and her sister Jenny and her husband Kevin and their three girls, Elizabeth, Emily and Eva.
Eva and Maya Lily are only 18 days apart--I remember when Jenny was pregnant with her!
It has been great spending time with them at Disney. We hope to visit them in Indiana once they move into their new house.
Sunday, June 08, 2008
School is out for summer!
Thursday was my last night teaching at ALCO. It was sad to say good-bye to my ESOL students. They were a wonderful group of adults and I was inspired by them each week. I will miss them--especially my 86-year-old student Juana--she was amazing.
Sadly, due to budget cuts, the program will not be offered next semester.
Patrick's last day with his current first-grade class was Friday--again it was bitter sweet for him. It was not an easy year for him--especially since his father died on the third day of school--it just made for a difficult start to school year--however his students all showed significant growth both academically and socially. We attended a birthday party for one of his students--and the parents could not thank Patrick enough for all that he did to help their son this year--it was very touching and made me so proud. Patrick will be teaching first-grade again in August.
I will be returning to the classroom in August. I will be teaching learning strategies to high school special education students. I am anxious and excited at the same time.
Maya will be attending KinderCare Academy for nursery school. She will be in the 2.5 year old class for the half-day program. My mom will then pick her up and bring her home until I get home from work. Should be an interesting transition for both of us!
Our summer plans include a road trip to the Northeast. We have our cousin Kendra's wedding in NY on the 21st and our friend Ally's babyshower in Maine on the 29th. In between the two events we will be heading to Boston to spend time with my family and friends.
On the way back from Maine we will be spending time in New Jersey with Patrick's family.
Once we are back from our trip we hope to spend some time at the beach and at Disney.
It will be back-to-school time before we know it!
Hope you all have a wonderful summer!
The Dunns
Monday, June 02, 2008
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