The leaves are fallin'

We are taking in the beautiful fall weather in Spokane and how better to do it, than with a leaf festival at one of the local parks.  Sofia dove right in and loved every minute of it.  Her and Santiago have been having quality cousin bonding time as Rena recovers from her delivery.  It's been fun watching the two interact and get it figured out (the sharing and all).  Baby James and parents should be back home today.

He's here!

Baby James Russell Dunn made his debut last night, 10/16 around 10 p.m., weighing in at 7 lb. 14 oz. and 21 inches long.  He's healthy, beautiful and so much fun to see!  He'll be meeting all his crazy family today.  Mom and Dad are doing great, both so happy he's here safe and sound.

Much love.

One proud Tia!

Sammamish to Spokane...

We landed and all survived travel with a busy 18 month old.  She did really good, only a few people plugged their ears. Our weekend in Sammamish with the Troyers was wonderful- it was great hanging out, enjoying our family and friends- just what we needed (just needed a little more time to see everyone).  Now we are in Spokane anticipating James' arrival (any day now!)....  Sofia is loving her time with Grandpa (Papa), Grandma, Tia, Uncle, Santiago (tiago), and others.  It's beautiful fall NW weather- love this time of year here (but, brrrr we're cold).  Saturday we are going to play in the leaves at the park.  We'll be in touch....

We'll be on our way.....

In four days we'll be airbound for the continent! We are gearing up, getting things packed, getting entertainment and snacks ready for the plane ride and we'll be good to go in a few days. We are praying the traveling gods are with us, especially the toddler ones! :) We can't wait to see family and friends. From the 9th-13th will be in Seattle staying with the Troyers and then we're off to Spokane till the 27th to wait out James' arrival! Looking forward to it and we'll keep you all posted...
Love,
Carmen, Roland & Sofia

New shoes & Buddy Cousin Dashia

We had a nice weekend of downtime, family and friends- not to mention another trip to the beach with the kids and mommies (8 all together this time). Sofia is here sporting her new shoes from Grandma Paula- they are for our upcoming visit to WA so her feet don't get cold since all she wears right now are sandals. She tried them on right away and ran straight for the door to try them out- they are a hit and boy does she like to "run" in them. We can't wait to see them in action in WA. Tonight we had a nice dinner at the Frayne's and Sofia and Dashia did some major bonding- Sofia figured out how much fun she is and they had a good time hanging together. Fun to watch.
We are gearing up, starting to get our things ready for our trip- can't wait to see folks!
Love, Carmen

Beach Bummin'

Sofia and I spent the day at our favorite beach spot with some friends.  She enjoys hanging out there- between the sand, sea and shower, not to mention the snacks, she LOVES it!  She got brave and dipped her head in the ocean (to my surprise).  Her new water shoes were good protection against the rough sand and lava rock.  We ran into an old daycare friend and she was excited.  It was a nice time and we will be back soon!

We Welcome the Newest Member of the Family

Straight from our very own pineapple patch!  Our first harvest of white pineapples- at this rate its a good thing we don't "live off the land" we'd be hungry and with nothing to share! :)