White Christmas

Lot of white stuff in Utah today, just glad to be hunkered in and enjoying the day with family. Murphy of course had the biggest haul of goods, which no one was suprised. Merry Christmas everyone!!

family night at zoolights

We went to see the light display tonight at the zoo. Pretty chilly, so our visit was short but M was actually really happy the whole time in the bjorn. I'm just anxious for him to discover all the cool things life has to offer. Our next visit to the zoo will be in the summer with sunshine.

the puffy suit made it's debut- thanks Amy!

i love this pic. check out the mountains in the background.

Nanc is a regular with the Dunn family outings.

santa attempt #1

For those of you wondering where our santa picture is, well, we're still trying. Our first attempt last week was thwarted by extremely long lines of adults wearing matching nascar jackets (i'm not kidding) and murphy being asleep. Of which, the first being more of the reason to try again another day. And i have to say that the Santa at the Fashion Place mall is not near as legit as our friend Sofia's in Boston. Terri- super cute pic and that was real deal Santa she met with- I'm sure all her wishes will come true:)

Big M and little M

I had a very busy post-work schedule last week, so Big M and little M had a lot of good quality time together. Luckily little M still recognizes his dad with a beard. This is Matt's version of a new "hairstyle"- I think that's what men with no hair do for a style change- you know, when women need a new hair do, it's usually a new highlight color or a little shorter, etc. But with men, it's all in the facial hair.

i love my bumboi am done with my bumbo

m and h staredown. Harris still wonders who he is and when is he leaving?

am I a "J" or "D"

What? I have slipped to new level of forgetfulness. Saturday night at my company Christmas party after the entertainment wrapped up I made my way to the back of the room to collect my gift- lines were organized alphabetically and I was waiting in line when Tennille looked at me and asked what I was doing...seemed obvious, "I'm waiting in line to get my gift", all the while making eye contact with the "I-L" sign in front of me. I felt I was in the right line to collect my gift. She looked at me again and said "D" Dunn...it's been 3 years since being a Dunn, but for one brief moment Saturday night I stood patiently in the "I-L" line to collect my gift for Johnson that did not exist. Luckily, my friend Tennille who just had twins managed to find herself in the correct line and point me in the right direction.

by raise of hand

who loves mom... i do.

the gang's all here

What is it with the Johnson girls? Nothing can ever be "just planned" but instead we feel the need for surprises. And this Thanksgiving was no different:). Em, Amy and Nancy told mom they were coming to Waco for Thanksgiving and when Matt and I found out Ma and Pa Dunn had to be in Spain for a University assignment (since it was our holiday to be with them), we decided to make it a Texas Thanksgiving. Murphy and I flew in with Nancy, Matt joined us the following day. My mom was certainly surprised to see us in the Waco airport, we've promised no surprises for 2009. We had a great weekend - despite a Beaver and Baylor loss, there were delicious meals, golf, family photos (always a favorite) and Murphy was blessed on Sunday which was very nice- what a wonderful weekend and I'm glad we all spent it together.

Murphy was a rockstar traveler as usual- he has visited 6 states and is only 4 months old. What an awesome kid. The Dunn family has much to be thankful for, especially our wonderful families, good health, jobs and one another.

Dunn family photo, Matt is really starting to love photos. That may be a stretch, but there is less complaining, not no complaining, just less. I love you.

Allison with baby Murphy- the girls loved him.

Melanie and M

M had a blowout in the Baylor bookstore, hence the t-shirt purchased on the fly and put on in a fitting room. Only a 4 month old can get away with stinking up a fitting room.
Matt intense during the Beaver game, Murph and I are making the most of it!