Hunter's First Birthday!

Well, Hunter turned 1!!! We had such a fun day... All the family came over to join us in celebrating Hunter's birth! It was so great. It made me reflect on all the wonderful things we love about Hunter:) Here's some of them:

* The way he gets so excited when you open his door in the morning.
* His hugs!
* How when you hold him on your hip, he puts his hand on your shoulder and he'll give it a little pump squeeze... it's adorable!
* He screams! Happy screaming, not mad. Sometimes it gets too much, but it's quite funny most of the time.
* He scrunches his nose and huffs & puffs.
* He scrunches his nose when he's fake crying.
* He scrunches his nose when he laughs... pretty much he loves to scrunch his nose.
* He says "Mama" after he wakes up and wants me to come get him.
* If you give him something he likes to eat, he'll say "more" but in his words, it's "mow".
* He can say "Dada", "No", "Mow", "Hot", "Moo" like a cow, and lots of other babbles.
* He loves to talk. We don't know what he says, but he tells lots of stories.
* He reads books! He'll sit on his little chair, open up his books, read aloud, point at the pages, and turns the pages. It's my favorite!
* He just started walking, and they are the cutest shaky little steps!
* When you change his diaper, as soon as the diaper comes off , it's hands to the wee-wee!
* He wrestles with Jersey and thinks it's the funniest thing in the world!
* When he's teething, he bites on things so hard that he vibrate-shakes all over!
* He loves to play in the water... any water!... whether it's Jersey's drinking water, our drinking water, the bathtub, pool's, the ocean, etc....
* He loves to play in the bathroom, and pull out all of mommy's make-up, hair products, lotions, and unroll the toilet paper rolls:)
* He loves to talk on our cell phones. Although not when "real" people are talking back; only his imaginary people:)
* He tries to feed us when he's eating.
* He also DOES feed Jersey when he's eating!
* When he stands at the window to watch daddy come home - he gets so excited!
* How he does this 'bear-crawl-like' thing whenever he's crawling on the pavement or grass. He hates it when his knees touch. It's hilarious!
* When he takes baths, he has this special orange cup he likes to fill up while the bath fills, and then drink it!

Well, I could go on and on forever... I already have:) But he is just too cute. We love you so much little dude!

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Our 2 Year Anniversay!

Wow! Two years already! It's amazing how in one instance it seems like we've been married forever but at the same time I can't believe it's been two years already - I don't know if that makes any sense to anyone but me:)
But truly, I feel so blessed. I have the most amazing husband! He is truly like none other. Thank you sweetie for always treating me like your queen, for your thoughtfulness, for your unselfishness, for you never ending love, and for giving me the greatest gift of all... our son. Thank you for being the greatest dad, and friend! Hunter and I are so lucky to have you!

Look at that cute little grown up boy! His first haircut! He's had the old man hair so bad in the back, but I just didn't want to give in and cut if off. I finally had an excuse to get it done though cause we got our family pictures taken:) Yay!
What's happening to me Nana?
He loved to watch Brenda... probably cause he wasn't sure what she was doing to him:)

And there you have it... It looks super funny in this picture though for some reason. Mostly because my camera is the worst thing in the world! It used to be nice til it met Tyler hands... and then the water.... and now it's just looking for a replacement. Some day!

Announcing Caroline Rachel Grace Dunford!

She was born August 22.... weighing in at 7 lbs. 14 oz. and 20 1/2" long. Isn't she so darling! I see so much of Hunter in her when he was born. We love her so much! Congrats Joe and Jenn!


Here is the proud family... Daddy in the top left, big brother Brax in the top left, sister Brookie on the side, Aunt Jennie, Aunt Ka-Ka, Nana in the bottom left, and darling Mommy in the bottom right...

Sweet Baby Caroline...
She has the sweetest little face!
Aaaaaaah! Yawning is just about the cutest thing to watch a baby do:)

Home Again, Home Again. . .

We're back! It's amazing how fast vacations go, isn't it? So much preparation goes into them and then whoosh, it's all over! I know it's going to take me a little bit before I get our pictures up, so I just wanted to post a little blurb. Thanks to our wonderful parents, we had the opportunity to take our little family to the island of Oahu to celebrate Derek coming home and the family being all together. It was so great! We did so many fun activities, and had hours of relaxation by the beautiful pools and sandy beaches. Hunter had the best time. He's our little beach bum now! He couldn't get enough of the water and he did so good on the plane rides. We were so proud of him. I miss the scenery, the humidity, the fruit, the music, the water, the sand, the peace and serenity of the island. It was hard to leave, but being home is great as well. We have been gone this summer more than we have been home, so summer has gone by so fast as well. We have great memories to cherish though!