Dunaway family

Pamela Susan Dunaway

2011-06-05T21:23:00.001-07:00

Erica loves little Pamela. For the first few days every time she saw Pamela she would say "That's my baby sister". She always wants to hold her. I thought she would be jealous but she's been great with her so far.
My pretty little girl.
She was born at 7:42 in the morning, so I was up all night and feeling pretty tired.
First family photo with Pamela.

Hanging out with the boys.

Easter

2011-05-09T21:40:00.001-07:00

All dressed up for Easter. The kids were almost impossible to get pictures of. They were all over the place and didn't want to smile so I did the best I could. They both looked really cute though.
Such fake smiles.
We took this picture the day before Easter after we had our own little Easter egg hunt.

They had a blast dying eggs and putting stickers on the eggs.

For family night one Monday we played Twister (well I didn't since I'm very pregnant but I spun the wheel and took pictures).
Michael was actually really good at Twister. Those little kids are so flexible.
Michael always wants to wear his soccer clothes. He'll leave them on all day after a game including his shin guards. He's so proud that he's on a team.

2011-05-09T12:45:00.000-07:00

Here is Michael's first soccer team. He had a great time playing especially with his Dad as coach.

Michael's 4th birthday party

2011-03-24T14:52:00.000-07:00

All the kids gathered around to open presents. It was hilarious the other kids kept telling Michael to open their gift and would tell him what they got him before he even opened it. I think the other kids were as excited as Michael.
Dixon, Conn, Erica,Inara, Aliah, Sophie, Michael, Abe, Mckensey, and Yuri. I think this a pretty good group shot of all the kids. With 10 kids it's amazing that so many of them are looking at the camera, but I did bribe them with cookies if they took the picture so that must be why it worked.
We played with a parachute but it seemed to be more excitement than the kids could handle. We were going to take turns running under it but no one could wait their turn or listen to instructions so we just put some balls on top and let them bounce them all over.
I was shooting balloons in the air that the kids would go and catch.
Playing with chalk.
The birthday boy anxiously awaiting his friends to show up for the party. We had a great time at his party. Brent couldn't be there so being 7 months pregnant I was pretty tired by the end of it but luckily Penny (Michael's Grandma) was there to help along with some other moms.

Catching up with some pictures

2011-01-31T13:20:00.000-08:00

We always carve pumpkins with The Dunaway's every year. Michael and Erica each got their own.
We went to Virginia in October. We had a great visit.
We went to Disneyland in September. Erica's favorite part of Disneyland was the petting zoo. She loves animals so much.

Michael loved the sand and playing at the beach but didn't want anything to do with the freezing cold water.
On Halloween we took the kids over to Grandma's house where they got to play with cousins and go trick or treating together. They all look so cute in their costumes.
Nintendo junkies
We went to Vegas this month (January) and Hannah and her kids met us there for a few days. They had a great time playing with their cousins.
Enjoying some time out in the snow. They are using their garden tools to play in the snow.
Erica looks so grown up here, it's a little sad to me.

Summer Fun

2010-07-23T21:56:00.000-07:00

We are pretty much outside for hours everyday riding bikes, digging in the dirt, and eating popsicles.
I love this profile picture, I love her chubby little body.
We went to the zoo in June and had a great time, Erica was more interested in climbing everything then she was in the animals.
Michael loved the animals and kept saying I want to see more animals after each exhibit.
The kids loved the train ride and I didn't mind sitting for a few minutes in the shade, it was a hot day!
Poor Clide, Erica is obsessed with him and lays on him all the time. I'm glad he is such a good sport.
Michael is holding a parachute man from the fireworks that we lit on the 5th. Both kids weren't to excited about the fireworks but we did them anyway with Jonny and Dave.

2010-06-16T14:31:00.000-07:00

So all these pictures are a couple of months old. We finally put them on the computer so I decided to stop being lazy and update my blog.
All dressed up for church. Brent says this dress of erica's look likes a Moomoo. I think most little girls dresses do though, they have big bellys.

Michael was having fun with the Easter baskets.
erica's 1st birthday!
We had an Easter party with our neighbors. The kids got to paint eggs and make their little baskets and then we had an easter egg hunt. they had a lot of fun.

Michael's 3year pictures

2010-04-27T09:48:00.001-07:00

So I know he has scratches but he always has them and I got tired of waiting for them to go away. I just figured I should show what he looked like at 3, which is always having a scratch somewhere. He still is very handsome though.

I love the booger nose.

Erica's 1 year pictures

2010-04-10T21:39:00.001-07:00

I love this little lady.

Her hair is pretty wild in these pictures, but i can't get it to do anything or stay any way. It's in a very awkward stage.

A wedding, funeral, and birthday party

2010-03-18T21:07:00.000-07:00

Michael turned 3 this week. It's so crazy to me that he's already 3, I don't know how it went so fast. He seems so big now.
My mom with Michael and Erica. Both of Michael's grandma's were at his birthday party and I think it was a little confusing for him cause he's never been around both at the same time. Tom was here for the week also but left the day before Michael's party. Michael and Tom were fast friends. All the kids just love Tom. Erica is a big time momma's girl but she warmed up to my mom and was even willing to go to her on her own by the end of my mom's stay.
This was at the end of Michael's party. He had all his friends over and had a great time. He was so excited about having his own birthday party, he's talked about having it for the last few months so when it finally came he was thrilled.
Grandma and Erica
These are Michael's cousins Dixon and Conn. He loves all of his cousins and was happy to have them come and play at his house.

Here is Michael with his best friends, Sophie, Abe, and Aliah. Getting toddlers to all look at the camera and smile is almost impossible.
The week before Michael's birthday we went to St. George for my friends Chantel's wedding. It was really fun I got to see Alisa and Katrina who are in this picture. We were really good friends growing up in Show Low and I hadn't seen them in at least ten years. It was great to catch up.
Andra was nice enough to let us stay with her in St. george. Michael seemed to quite enjoy her.
Me and the happy couple. If you know Chantel you know that she couldn't go with the traditional white dress. It was a fun wedding and I'm glad I got to go.

After the wedding we headed to Kingman for my grandma's funeral. It was a nice memorial. It was just family who was there so it good to be with everyone and remember her.

It's been awhile....

2010-01-05T20:36:00.000-08:00

Erica really wants to learn to walk. She's been practicing with this toy. She is a wild women, but so much fun.

So the only pictures I took of Christmas were Christmas eve in their new jammies. Michaels face looks greasy because he's been picking at scabs on his face so we have been putting neosporin on it to help it heal. I'm sure he will have a few scars though. I also love that erica's hand is on Michael's leg.

I forgot to take some of Christmas but we did take a video of it. Michael loved Christmas and opening presents. It was too much for Erica and after a little while she was just crying so she went and took a nice, long nap.

Brent and Michael built this wall, they had a lot of fun. Michael loves the snow.

Brent is usually the one to take him out and I stay inside where it's nice and warm with Erica.

I just love this little lady. She is so sweet and fun to have. Hanging out together in their very messy room.

Happy Halloween

2009-11-04T15:16:00.001-08:00

My pretty little ladybug.

Out little ninja. The outfit was to small but it was to late by this time we were on our way to our ward party. He didn't seem to care it was to small. You can notice Michael's handy work in the back ground.

This was as good as a picture as we could get of the two of them.

Enjoying fall

Erica loved playing with her brother in the leaves.

Virginia/Arizona

2009-10-21T20:31:00.000-07:00

We went last weekend and saw my Grandma in Arizona. It was her first time meeting Erica.

There neighbors randomly had this train in front of their house. Michael kept talking about it until we went down and saw it.

We stopped in St. George on our way and visited with the Bunch's . In St. George they have this water area to play. It was lots of fun and free so we had a great time.

The Bunch's had a great back yard for kids. They had 3 swing sets and lots of bikes to ride. Michael loved it.

They had a little hill in their backyard and Michael rode his bike down it several times.

Michael was watching tv at my Mom's house, notice the different color socks. He also has his puppy wrapped up in a blanket, I think it's cute.

My Mom, Tom, and their labradoodle Shadow. He was tiny when we went out for Christmas so we were shocked to see how big he had gotten.

Grandma and Erica

Michael going for a ride. This stroller did pretty well considering Brent took it off roading.

I just love her big smiles.

Family pictures

2009-10-10T17:20:00.000-07:00

We were only going to get one of the whole family but these other ones were to cute to pass up.

Our little professional.

Erica's 6 month pictures

2009-10-10T16:59:00.001-07:00

My little lady is getting so grown up and big. We went and got her pictures taken and most of them she is sticking her tongue out even though she is still smiling in them. Here are some of the better ones.

We also got family pictures taken which I will post soon.

Summer catch up

2009-08-20T21:17:00.000-07:00

Its been awhile since I last posted so I'm going to have a lot of pictures. This picture shows how huge our cat is. He is much bigger than our 4 month old.
Daddy and the kiddos.
Best buddies.
We went to Bear lake last weekend with the whole Dunaway family. We all shared a big cabin and had a great time.
Brent and Erica were worn out from all the fun.
Scott was nice enough to take the little ones out on the boat and even let them drive it. Michael had a great time on the boat and loved driving it.
Brent and Erica relaxing on the beach.
Michael had a great time in the sand, he was covered in it by the time we left.
So cute.
This was taken on the 4th of July. We had put Erica on Clide's back so then Michael insisted that he get to do it to. Clide was a good sport.
Joe came into town for the 4th so we had a bbq with the fam.
Just plain cute.

June

2009-07-06T08:29:00.000-07:00

Erica's tummy time turns into a family event.
Erica, Yuri, Michael, and Sophie. These little girls are our neighbors and good friends of Michael. They hold Erica way more than Michael does.
Kelsey and I went to farm country a few weeks back. Michael loves the pony ride.
Michael and Aliah have a love/ hate relationship. They always love the idea of playing together but once they are together they end up fighting. They're still best friends though.

These two are so skinny they don't add up to much even standing on the scale together.

Girls night out!

2009-06-12T19:48:00.000-07:00

Last night Melissa, Kelsey, Tallie, and i got to have a girls night out and it was so fun. We went to dinner and then the Kelly Clarkson concert. It was so fun to be out and not have the kids. (Even though I love mine dearly it's nice to get a break.) I'm so glad that we all have great husbands who are willing to babysit so we can go have some fun. I also love that I've had the same friends forever. There is nothing better than being with old friends, everything is so comfortable and just plain fun. Thanks for going with me girls, and Melissa and Kelsey I want copies of your pictures. I missed having our other close friends there but hopefully we can do it another time .

Erica's blessing

2009-05-11T20:58:00.001-07:00

WE blessed Erica on Sunday and Brent's mom was nice enough to make her cute dress.

I think she looks so pretty in these pictures, but I'm probably a little bias. We tried to take a family picture but none of them turned out, hopefully we'll get one soon.

My cute kids

2009-05-06T11:51:00.001-07:00

Me and my cute babies.
Striking a pose for bath time.
Michael finally agreed to hold Erica, which for him was letting us put her on him. He quickly said all done after a few seconds. He asks more and more to hold her.
Michael has been so sweet to Erica lately. He always insists on giving her a kiss good night and he will always put her blanket back on her if he sees it has fallen off. He scared me half to death today when I came out of the bathroom and he was carrying her down the hall to bring her to me. I quickly grabbed her from him and told him only mommies and daddies can carry her. Luckily he didn't drop her. He had never tried to pick her up before so we hadn't been strapping her in the bouncer, I will from now on though. It was cute though because she was fussy so he was just trying to help.

New pictures

2009-04-17T18:27:00.000-07:00

I've decided it's really hard to get a good picture of a newborn. They never totally look like themselves and they usually have their eyes closed or are sticking their tongue out right when you want to take the picture.
This is about as close as Michael likes to get to Erica. We've asked him several times if he wants to hold her and his response is always no. He has started going and looking at her though and saying hi to her. He will also try and give her a binky if he hears her cry.

Daddy and Erica.
Brent wanted to take a picture holding both kids but as you can see they weren't to interested in it. Michael was concerned the whole time with Erica's foot touching him, which made him upset if it did.

The new girl in town

2009-04-03T16:43:00.001-07:00

Erica Penny Dunaway

Born April 2, 2009. She weighs 6lb 6 0z and is 20 inches long.

She was born at 5:19 in the morning so it was a long night. We are so happy to have her in our family. Michael has met her a few times but he's not very interested in her yet, I guess he'll figure everything out when we bring her home.

Michael's 2 year pictures

2009-03-11T12:41:00.001-07:00

Here are Michael's 2 year old pictures. I think he's a pretty handsome little man. I can't believe that he's already two. I'm so glad to have him in my life.
Soon my little man goes from being the baby to the big brother, crazy!
Getting Michael to sit still for pictures was once again an adventure. It took both Brent and I to do it and we still didn't have much success. It's also not easy to keep his hair combed. He either messes it up himself or it will just start sticking up on it's own.

4 Years and Counting

2009-03-03T20:11:00.000-08:00

Las Vegas March 2008
Our first day home from the hospital with Michael. March 2007
This is in D.C. We had taken a red eye to get there and had no sleep, so not our best picture ever. Oct. 2006
Rome, Italy May 2006
Venice, Italy May 2006
Disney world Oct. 2005
March 2005
Tomorrow is Brent and mine's 4 year anniversary. The last four years have been wonderful and we have shared some fun times. Our next adventure will come sometime this month when we have our baby girl. I'm so happy to have married such an amazing husband and father, I couldn't have married anyone better. I can't wait to see what the future holds for us.

Bernt

2009-02-04T16:21:00.000-08:00

Ever since Christmas when Michael heard me calling for Brent at my Mom's house Michael has been calling Brent, bernt. He calls him daddy half the time and Bernt the other half. It's really cute when Brent leaves some where and Michael will say "bye bernt". We try to tell him to call him daddy but I think he feels big when he calls him bernt. Anyway just a random story of how cute my little man is. On a side note, Brent is obsessed with taking pictures like this lately. I don't think when you hold the camera out they ever look to great, but they are fun.

Outside fun at last

2009-02-04T16:09:00.000-08:00

The weather has finally warmed up enough that we can play outside. Michael's first mission is to find a puddle that he can splash in.
His boots are way to big, we bought them for next year but he already loves to wear them.
We have a rule with Michael that he can't play outside with out a hat. He refuses to wear his own hat but will gladly wear Brent's. We have to fold it over to fit, but he looks cute in it.
He rather enjoys tromping through the snow. Pretty much every pile of snow we pass he has to stomp on.

Christmas Pictures

2009-01-12T12:19:00.000-08:00

We had a photographer come and take family photos. There were multiple people taking pictures so we are all looking different places. Who knows when we'll all be together again.
Michael and Emma became quick friends.
The stockings are hung by the chimney with care.
We just made it in time for Christmas Eve dinner, and a quick shower before pictures.
Emma loved Brent and Michael.
Waiting to open our Christmas eve present.
Tom, Mom, and Oui
Brent throwing Michael a little to high for my comfort. Michael really enjoys this.
This picture isn't from Christmas, but we bought Michael the glasses for Christmas. He loves them and wears them all the time. I think it's cute.
Cousins having a good time outside.
I know there were a lot of pictures, but I think pictures are more interesting than when I write anyway.

Happy New Year!

2009-01-02T20:30:00.000-08:00

We spent most of New Years eve (day) at the airport. We were at my Mom's for a week for Christmas. We had a great time. All of my siblings were there so it was a full house but we loved it. Michael loved the outdoors there. It was much warmer than Utah and there was no snow on the ground so he got to play outside a lot. He didn't sleep that well while we were there, I'm realizing he's just not a good traveler. Hopefully he will grow out of it. We didn't get home until about 9:00 p.m. on New Years eve. We had a five hour layover in Dallas which was not to fun. Brent and I were so tired from the trip we didn't even stay up until midnight. We decided that sleep was more important. Anyway, I hope you all had great Christmas's and New Years, we did.

Sleep Strike

2008-12-09T15:15:00.000-08:00

So Michael is on a new kick where he doesn't ever want to go to sleep. When we put him to bed either at night or for a nap he throws all of his bedding and his puppy(dog blanket) over the crib. He then is so upset he doesn't have these things he just cries and cries. It's been frustrating and he's been cranky since he's been getting less sleep, but I'm hoping it's just a faze that will pass.

O Christmas Tree

2008-12-02T08:39:00.000-08:00

Last night for family night we went and got our Christmas tree. I always had real ones growing up so we have continued in that tradition. Michael was very interested in the tree and helping us put it up. He wanted to help Brent saw off limbs but I didn't think that was such a good idea. I love this time of year and putting up our tree and decorations just made me even more excited.

2008-11-11T14:31:00.000-08:00

It's a girl!
Here's a picture of her face. She's sort of covering it with her hand. We are very excited to have a girl next. Now we have to start figuring names out. She's healthy and everything looks good so we are very grateful.

Pumpkins, leafs, and Halloween

2008-11-05T15:22:00.001-08:00

Michael really enjoyed his pudding.

We had a hard time getting any pictures of our little skeleton since he is so squirmy, but we got a few good one. He had a fun time trick or treating. He loved knocking on doors and then getting to pick candy out of a bowl. Sadly, Brent and I ate most of the candy.

Brent made a huge pile of leafs for Michael to play in. He had a great time, even Clide had fun.

2008-10-28T17:57:00.000-07:00

Michael loves hats lately, especially his Dad's.

Fall Fun

2008-10-28T17:44:00.000-07:00

We went to the Scarecrow festival up at Thanksgiving point last week. We had a good time. Michael was to little for most of the stuff but he enjoyed the ride with his Dad on this car thing. He also liked a little train they had riding around and he got a balloon duck which he was very excited about. I was disappointed they didn't have hot chocolate to buy, but over all we had fun together.

2008-10-06T20:00:00.000-07:00

Some cute pictures of my favorite little man.

2008-10-06T19:41:00.000-07:00

Bear Lake: This post is a little late since we went in August, but we didn't down load the pictures until now. We had a really good time. Brent's whole family was there (except his brother on a mission). We all stayed in a big cabin together. It was really fun except Michael was in a bad mood most of the time. He didn't sleep to well, so neither did we, and was grumpy a lot. He loved the water though. We got to go boating and rented some jet skis. Overall we had a great time.

2008-09-25T10:22:00.000-07:00

I've had an interesting week. Our neighbor was killed in a car accident this week. It's a really sad situation. She has three kids she left behind, the youngest is only 3 months olds. This has really made me think how quickly your life can change in just a day. It made me think about how grateful I am for my family and friends and also worried about loosing any of them. She was not a member and it makes me happy to know we have the gospel to help us understand and get through tough times like this. On a happier note I had my first doctors appointment this week and everything is going well. I'm still super tired but I figure that will probably not stop until all my kids are grown up. Anyway I haven't written anything for a while so this was my attempt. I'm hoping to get pictures on soon of Bear Lake. Well that's all for now.

2008-09-08T17:14:00.000-07:00

I'm Pregnant. I'm 11 weeks now and I am due at the end of March. I've been pretty tired and sick but things are starting to get better. We're pretty excited, Michael and the new baby will be almost exactly two years apart. Anyway just thought I would let everyone know.

2008-08-27T11:09:00.000-07:00

Michael and me went to Virginia to see my Mom and Tom. We had a great time. Michael loved Tiyo and he loved picking berries at my mom's house.

2008-08-27T11:06:00.000-07:00

Michael wants to be doing anything his Dad is.

2008-08-27T11:02:00.000-07:00

Well I'm finally starting a blog after constant harassment from several of my friends. I have no idea what I'm doing but hopefully I'll figure it out soon enough.