Not quite sure what to say about this picture. Notice that Tarik's lips are partially wrapped around one bar of the crib while her forehead is mashed up against another bar.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Saturday, August 1, 2009
The Sweetest Little Heart
Adeline has to be one of the best little sisters in the world. Her birthday is in two days while Jennalee's is still ten weeks away. Yet, tonight in her prayers, the ONLY thing Adeline prayed for was her big sister's birthday party. She prayed that Jennalee would have a wonderful cake (made by Adeline and Lee Ann), that she would get exactly what she wanted in gifts, and that she would even get to watch her favorite movie. Of course, rather than being moved by such a selfless prayer, Jennalee was going absolutely bonkers over the thought of her ten-week-away party.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Rocky Moutain High
We got to spend one wonderful week in Lake City, Colorado this month. Some of you that read this blog have spent a good deal of time there and I hope you enjoy. For those of you who haven't been there, it is a gem of a town. It is at 8,600 feet above sea level and surrounded by five fourteen thousand foot peaks. Hard to match that! Also, there is basically nothing to do. This is not a vacation town for those with ADD; this is a place to sit and relax, and then do it some more. The days were beautiful and the nights were downright cold... that makes for wonderful tent-camping.
The sixteen hour drive seemed imposing but the girls (all of them) did great. We caught one of the most glorious moments on camera...
This is a place where many of the tallest mountains don't even have names - there are just that many peaks! The ridge on the left of this picture composes part of the Continental Divide.
This is the "main drag" of Lake City. It hasn't changed much since the mining days of the late 1800's. I assume they have better ice cream now, though - it's fabulous in fact.
Watching the two older girls play non-stop was by far the highlight. They played in a wooded area almost everyday that they appropriately named the "Clubhouse". They seemed to have a different little project going on every hour or so.
Someone (and it wasn't Lee Ann) let Jennalee buy a sling-shot. Jennalee tried to shoot the millions of chipmunks that snoop around Southwest Colorado, but when that showed itself to be too much of a challenge, she turned her sights towards Barry from Bee Movie. He begrudgingly offered himself up as great target practice and gave us some wonderful laughs.
This is a deer that hung around our campsite. If she looks a little overweight, I am sure that has something to do with the packages of Fig Newtons she consumed from our hands.
Here we are at the Alfred Packer Massacre Site. Jennalee & Lee Ann are reenacting the cannibalistic actions of Lake City's most notorious character.
We all got home safely. All of us except one, that is. The only fatality was this bird we found in the grill of our car when we were unloading. Nobody said vacation was easy!
The sixteen hour drive seemed imposing but the girls (all of them) did great. We caught one of the most glorious moments on camera...
This is a place where many of the tallest mountains don't even have names - there are just that many peaks! The ridge on the left of this picture composes part of the Continental Divide.
This is the "main drag" of Lake City. It hasn't changed much since the mining days of the late 1800's. I assume they have better ice cream now, though - it's fabulous in fact.
Watching the two older girls play non-stop was by far the highlight. They played in a wooded area almost everyday that they appropriately named the "Clubhouse". They seemed to have a different little project going on every hour or so.
Someone (and it wasn't Lee Ann) let Jennalee buy a sling-shot. Jennalee tried to shoot the millions of chipmunks that snoop around Southwest Colorado, but when that showed itself to be too much of a challenge, she turned her sights towards Barry from Bee Movie. He begrudgingly offered himself up as great target practice and gave us some wonderful laughs.
This is a deer that hung around our campsite. If she looks a little overweight, I am sure that has something to do with the packages of Fig Newtons she consumed from our hands.
Here we are at the Alfred Packer Massacre Site. Jennalee & Lee Ann are reenacting the cannibalistic actions of Lake City's most notorious character.
We all got home safely. All of us except one, that is. The only fatality was this bird we found in the grill of our car when we were unloading. Nobody said vacation was easy!
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Memories!
Lee Ann is going through a lot of old pictures so that we can actually print them out and put them in physical albums. Needless to say, it is incredible to be reminded of the sweet life we have had with these little girls. Here are two of our favorite pictures...
This picture was taken when Jennalee was two and Adeline was brand new. If you look closely, you'll see that they have on the same outfit. A friend gave Adeline these gowns as a shower gift but Jennalee could, and did, wear them all the time. Jennalee has always been so tiny. Even now she and her younger sister are the exact same weight (35 pounds at 5 1/2).
This picture is vintage Adeline. She, like her sister in the picture above, is about two years old. However sweet Jennalee was at two, that is how mischievous Adeline was at that age. As she is growing up, it is fun to watch her use that fun-loving spirit for good rather than ill.
We are so blessed.
This picture was taken when Jennalee was two and Adeline was brand new. If you look closely, you'll see that they have on the same outfit. A friend gave Adeline these gowns as a shower gift but Jennalee could, and did, wear them all the time. Jennalee has always been so tiny. Even now she and her younger sister are the exact same weight (35 pounds at 5 1/2).
This picture is vintage Adeline. She, like her sister in the picture above, is about two years old. However sweet Jennalee was at two, that is how mischievous Adeline was at that age. As she is growing up, it is fun to watch her use that fun-loving spirit for good rather than ill.
We are so blessed.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Growing Up
Every now and then you get overwhelmed at how much your children are growing up. Jennalee is in one of those stages where she looks older every day. How can this be the same little girl that burst into our lives during our second year of seminary? Wasn't that just a few months ago?
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Mountain View
Another Dunn family vacation in our favorite little town - Mountain View, AR. It was a short trip this time; about three days. But it was really fun. You may get tired of seeing pictures from this place but we never get tired of going there.
For the first time, I (Reed) felt confident enough with my banjo skills to join one of the nightly jams. These sorts of jams happen all over the downtown square almost every evening.
The girls' love their ice-cream... and in Mountain View it's cheap and good.
One fun thing we did was go on a trail ride. Tarik stayed with the grandparents and we took the two older girls out for some special time.
The ranch not only did trail rides, we got to hang out at their petting "zoo" as well.
We should mention that this was Tarik's first camping trip and she did great. She loved it!
Of course, we love that town, but the best part of any vacation is the time we get to spend as a family. Nothing beats that.
For the first time, I (Reed) felt confident enough with my banjo skills to join one of the nightly jams. These sorts of jams happen all over the downtown square almost every evening.
The girls' love their ice-cream... and in Mountain View it's cheap and good.
One fun thing we did was go on a trail ride. Tarik stayed with the grandparents and we took the two older girls out for some special time.
The ranch not only did trail rides, we got to hang out at their petting "zoo" as well.
We should mention that this was Tarik's first camping trip and she did great. She loved it!
Of course, we love that town, but the best part of any vacation is the time we get to spend as a family. Nothing beats that.
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