Monthly archive for ‘ July, 2009 ’

miss you already

13th July 2009 | 2 Comments

  i’m still going through wedding photos (well, i actually didn’t go through any of them yesterday – i simply relaxed. tried to recover. it was 11 p.m. before i had any energy to even clean all the JUNK off my dining room table. and there was a lot of it). so today you get [...]


a packed day

12th July 2009 | 3 Comments

  yesterday was an absolutely cram-packed day. dave & i took about 350 photos. i’m too tired to look through them all. so here’s what you get to hold you over for a bit:     wedding day HOT and sunny. VERY hot (sweaty hot) but absolutely gorgeous. up scale. 1st class. radiant bride. beaming [...]


hitched

11th July 2009 | 2 Comments

it’s saturday the 11th…. what are you doing today?   me? i’m crossing the border (the us/canada border) to go to a wedding. i’m taking a LOT of belongings…. even just for a day away you have to pack a LOT of stuff for kids… sheesh! but it’ll all be worthwhile to finally see these [...]


whew

10th July 2009 | 4 Comments

thursday was a wild day. this whole week has been pretty crazy. that’s what happens the week of a family wedding. lots of out-of-town visitors. compounded with the reality that our JULYs will always be crazy with birthdays and anniversaries…. but i digress.   cousin tracy and i had a chance to get out (child [...]


Sam’s crazy tongue

9th July 2009 | 0 Comments

last night we all got a kick out of sam’s newest tongue trick…. we even snagged some video specifically to share it with you. and if you’re wondering, she’s eating her all-time favorite food: green beans!    


a difficult first

8th July 2009 | 2 Comments

what?   who me?   are you sure you want me?   the day has finally arrived… the beautiful and talented and sweet samantha dunkin has CUT HER FIRST TOOTH! she woke up early from her afternoon nap yesterday (tuesday the 7th) and  was having an AWFUL time. nothing helped. and i couldn’t feel or [...]


deck photos

7th July 2009 | 1 Comment

/UserFiles/Image/2009/july/both/playing.jpgon friday, the kids had a chance to play outside on the deck. they had a lot of fun. sam is getting old enough for them to play together (sort of) now. or for davey to at least play with her – kinda turning her into the/a game. but it works. she adores him. and [...]


more fun on the 4th

6th July 2009 | 3 Comments

when you’ve spent the day prepping for a birthday party. and enjoying the party. and then cleaning up after the party. what do you do with your kids? well, if it’s the 4th of july, you hand your almost-2 year old sparklers and you let his 8-month old sister sit right next to him…    [...]


4 and birthday bash

5th July 2009 | 1 Comment

so i just went through a bunch of photos (over 500) and narrowed it down to about 65 photos to share with you. seriously. 65. so we won’t do them all in one post. whew. now you can breathe a sigh of relief. i’ll share them over the course of this week. or perhaps this [...]


4 on the 4th

4th July 2009 | 1 Comment

HAPPY 4th of JULY! i am SO thankful for all the men and women who have sacrificed their time, energy, body parts and in some cases, their lives, to help this country remain FREE. it is because of them that i can enjoy this day. this week. this month. my life. my childrens’ lives. so [...]