San Rafael Swell

A couple weeks ago we went down to the San Rafael Swell with my (Danae) family. It was fun and I am very slow at getting this posted. It was cold and windy off and on, it would have been better had the weather cooperated. Zoey was hesitant at first but loved it after she got the hang of it.

Here is Zoey up on top of a ledge throwing rocks off. She had fun doing that and was obviously not scared of heights as she usually is.
Here is my dad with Zoey and Teagon looking through a hole in the rock. Notice the Pringles can that Zoey carried all over with her. She wouldn't share them with anyone. She kept saying, "No, they are mine!"
Here is Zoey with her daddy. She is smiling, if only she would get rid of that binky so you could see her smile!
Cory on the four-wheeler. It was funny when he was riding it because he was listening to his Ipod and you could hear him singing from a ways a way. I don't know if he realized he was singing that loud or not.
Here is Zoey climbing on the rocks with her new toy jeep. We had a lot of fun and hope to go again soon.

Tagged By Jayne

Here it goes....my life isn't too exciting so don't go to sleep in the process of reading this, that is if you chose to read it.

4 Jobs I have had:
Soccer Referee
Oil and Lube shop
Nurse
Biller (don't ask)

4 TV Shows I watch:
The Bachelor
The Hills
Cold Case
Prison Break, when it is on

4 Places I have been:
Canada
Taiwan
California
Washington

4 People that email me:
Ummmm....I don't really email back and forth with anyone.
I am boring. I told you!!

4 of my favorite foods:
Pasta
Vanishing Sweet Rolls (thanks to Holt and Lindy) That is why I am getting chubby with this baby!
Mexican
Cereal, just any kind of cereal with milk

4 Friends I Tag:
Erin
Ereka
Sabrina
Jessica

4 things I am looking forward to in 2008:
Getting our basement finished (hopefully)
St. George in May
New Baby
Losing Wt after the baby!! Hahaha

Boy or Girl???

IT'S A BOY!!!!!!

Yes, that is right, Cory is very happy that our baby is a boy! We are both happy. Now if I want to be done, I can be. Although, I am sure we will have at least one more in the future. BUT, that depends on how this little one is around the house. If he is anything like his older sister, I think two would be perfect!!

Elmo

As some of you may know, Zoey has been getting a lot of Urinay Tract Infections in the last few months and so she had to get some tests ran at Primary Childrens Hospital to figure out why she has been getting them. She was very tough and was very good at the hospital, despite the fact that she was very scared and cried most of the time. She was very still and they were able to get some good pictures of her. It might have been just as hard on Cory and I watching her go through it.


Because she was so brave, Zoey's Grandma Dunn got her this Elmo doll and a huge balloon to cheer her up. She has been playing so cute with it. Here they are sitting next to each other on her Elmo chair. She is so fun. She has shared her yogurt with Elmo, her binky with Elmo, and many other things.

Good job Zoey for being such a trooper at the hospital. She did a lot better than I would of if I had to go through it. I will keep you posted on what the doc says is wrong with her. We did find out that one of her kidneys is in the wrong place and it is bigger than the other one, so who knows, only time will tell!

Easter Weekend!

We had a great Easter Weekend filled with Easter Egg Hunts and lots of candy! I didn't get any great pics because our camera was dying, but here are a few from the hunt we had at our house with Cory's sister and her family.

Here is Zoey finding all kinds of eggs. She had so much fun.
Here she is excited saying, "ooh another one."


And lastly here is Micah and Zoey finding more eggs. They had a lot of fun and Zoey wanted to keep looking even after they had found each and every one. Holidays are getting more and more exciting now that she actually gets it. So, sorry so late on the post, but at least I did it!

I gotta wear shades!

We went to Richfield this past weekend to visit Cory's parents and we stopped a gas station for some gas. Zoey came in and wanted to pick out a treat. I told her she could pick out one thing. She went straight over to where these glasses were. They came in a bag with suckers, a play camera, and other treats. Of course, she had to pick the most expensive thing in the store!


So, tonight she has been wearing them all over the house saying, "See ya later mommy, I going." Then she will walk off and pretend to be doing something. She is so much fun now that she is talking. It seems like everyday her vocabulary grows more and more. Especially now that she is talking in sentences. It is so fun!

Zoey's First Skateboard

Yes, it is true, Zoey got her first skateboard. We went to the skate shop last night and she picked it out and everything. She loved it. Zoey is always getting into Cory's skateboards and playing on them, so we decided it was time for her to have her own. Cory is very excited to start teaching his little girl how to skate.

Here is Zoey helping her daddy put the skateboard together.

She had a lot of fun helping. She enjoyed every second of it.

She even helped put the wheels on. Oh the concentration.

And, almost done.

In the end, she hopped on and off she went. Okay, not really. To be honest, she was a little nervous about standing on it, but sat on it the rest of the evening and scooted around the house. It was so cute. She is a our little skater chic.

Cupcakes!

Last week I attempted to make some cupcakes with Zoey. ATTEMPTED. To make a long story short, Zoey wanted to crack the eggs and put them in the bowl. I told her no, not this time, and let her do the other ingredients. Well, I totally forgot to put the eggs in and mixed up the batter, made all the cupcakes and just could not figure out why they weren't working. Well, that happens when you don't put the eggs in!! So, I made another batch of cupcakes, with the eggs this time, and they turned out very yummy! Zoey especially like the batter, as you can see in the following pictures.

The whole time she was eating it, she just kept saying, "Yum, I like it mommy!!" I liked it too!

Fun in the Snow!

Cory was outside shoveling our backyard and Zoey insisted on going out and playing. So, I put her snow pants on her and away she went. She had so much fun. I wish I could be home with her everyday so I could play with her more outside.



She had fun and was not happy when it was time to come in. She is a funny girl. We should have made a snowman or something! Oh well, there is still plenty of snow, and who knows, it will probably snow again soon! Oh, and you will notice that her hair is really short. I cut it yesterday because I am trying to get it all the same length. As you all know, she has been known to have a she-mullet, so I am working on getting rid of that!

Discovery Gateway

This last week Zoey and I went to lunch with some friends, afterwards we decided to go to the Discovery Gateway at the Gateway Mall. Zoey had an absolute blast. She wanted nothing to do with me and entertained herself the entire time we were there. If you have never been there, I do suggest going at least once for your kids, it really is a fun place. Although, I must say the prices are flat out ridiculous. It was $8 for each of us to get in. Yes, that is right, I had to pay for myself to get in. As if I was going to play and enjoy all the things that they have there as my 1 1/2 year old. Oh well, it was fun for Zoey, and I had fun watching her explore.

Here she is playing the music instruments. She was so serious about it.
And this was Zoey's favorite part of Discovery Gateway, the water!
She enjoyed placing the balls in the tubes and watching

them go into the water below.

She must have played here for almost an hour.

It was nice to see her learn.

Discovery Gateway is a good place for your children to use their imaginations and explore. It really was fun, but I really don't think the parents should have to pay that much to get in. I can see for the kids, but not the parents. At least give us half off or something! Anyway, it was really fun, nonetheless.

Thank Goodness for Ultrasounds!

Well, this morning I had an ultrasound to know the EXACT due date of our baby. Well, my last menstrual period was off a little bit, the new baby is now due on SEPTEMBER 7, 2008. We are excited. I am glad because this gives me a few more weeks to plan and prepare and this way the baby will be the oldest in its class, rather than the youngest! I love the fall, and am glad to have a fall baby!!

So, we now know that starting this week I am 8 weeks, not 10 weeks. YAY! We have a lot to do before the baby comes. So, this helps out quite a bit!

All Wet!

So, here is a funny but quick story.
I am here at the house working and Cory took Zoey to the mall to hang out and do the daddy-daughter thing. Anyway, Cory calls me laughing and says, "Your daughter never ceases to amaze me."
I say, "What do you mean?"

Well, here is what happened. Cory had to use the bathroom, so he took Zoey into the family bathroom. Well, if you have never been in one, they have a little toilet for kids to use. So, Zoey sat down on the toilet and then fell inside the toilet. She then said, "All Wet, All Wet!!"

So Cory had to take her back out to the truck to change her clothes. Luckily I sent her PJ's with him just in case. Good thing!

Moral of the story, make sure when you use the family bathroom that your child does not fall into the toilet! Keep an eye on them. I must admit that at least she is getting the idea down, now if she would just learn to pull her pants down and use the toilet like we do!

Tagged by EREKA

This is the only picture I had of Cory, from Christmas!

That tells you how often we take pics of ourselves!

ABOUT MY HUSBAND

What is his name? Thomas Cory Dunn

How long have you been married? Umm....A little over 3 and a half years
How long did you date? We only dated for 6 months before we got engaged and married! Crazy huh?

How old is he? 28

Who eats more? I would say Cory

Who said I love you first? Cory

Who is smarter? Well, it depends on what the subject is.
Whose temper is worse? Definitely Cory! Don't make him mad!

Who does the laundry? To be honest, Cory. I do all of Zoey's laundry, but he does the majority of our laundry.

Who does the dishes? That would definitely be me!

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do.

Who pays the bills? I pay most of them, but there are a few that Cory pays as well.

Who cooks dinner? Always me. I remember when we were first married I was going out of town so I bought him things that were easy to cook and when I came back all he had eaten was string cheese the whole time. Never even cooked a TV dinner!

Who drives when you are together? Usually Cory.

Who is more stubborn? Both of us are equally stubborn, I think.

Whose parents do you see the most? Mine, but just because we live closer to them.

Who proposed? Cory, and he made me mad right before he did it, I still don't know why.
Who has more friends? I don't know. I think we have about the same. We hang out with his friends the most though.

Who has more siblings? Cory, he has 3 siblings, I have 2.
Who wears the pants in the family? Cory always says I do, but I DO NOT agree.

I tag......Jayne, Erin, Laura, Sabrina, Shelley, and Alicia

Congratulations Cory!!

Cory recently applied for a Sales Rep position with Orbit Medical, well.....he got it!!! We are very excited, although he has until the 25th to accept the position. Of course, there are a few things we are a little nervous about, like oh...our insurance would not be effective until May 1. YIKES! That is a little scary being we are pregnant and all. BUT, I think Heavenly Father will make it work somehow for us.

We also have to buy a new car now, because they don't provide one. So, those are the only drawbacks to the position. This will be a very good opportunity for Cory to get into pharmaceutical sales. He can finally leave his much hated job at Honeyville Grains! YAY! I hope he doesn't get mad at me for announcing this to the world,
but I am proud of him and know he will do a great job!

CONGRATULATIONS CORY!!!

Sometimes you have to get your Hair Wet!!

The other day I was cleaning the bathtub and I always rinse the tub out after I am finished by turning on the shower and rinsing it that way. The next thing I know, I hear Zoey saying, "My Hair Wet!" I turned around and yes, that is exactly what she was doing. She was leaning over the tub getting her hair wet in the shower. I just thought it was funny and took some quick pictures. Sorry for the quality, I was hurrying.

Here she is right after pulling her head back from the shower, she did this numerous times.
She would put her head down and let all the water drain off her face, then.......
Back in the water her head went.

She thought she was so hilarious.

Afterwards, I got her a towel and she cuddled up on her Spongebob pillow.
She is a lot of fun, but a lot of work!! I have to be

thankful though,at least she has a lot of personality.

She definitely keeps me entertained on a daily basis.

Tired

Yesterday I got Zoey all ready so I could take her to the Provo library. When all was said and done, she was so tired and I knew it was going to be an interesting day at the library.

Notice her red, swollen, dazing eyes......she is definitely tired. This is the point when as the mom you think, "should I take her out? Or should I just stay home and put her down for nap?"
Yes, she was that tired. The littlest thing made her cry.

She even wanted to take some medicine so she could take a nap.
I have been giving her medicine before bed because she has a cold.

Luckily, everything turned out just fine. I took her to the library, she fell asleep on the way there, and it was so much fun. We got there just in time for the story time. They had a puppet show, singing time, and a story time. It was so much fun to watch Zoey interact with the other kids and sing with the teacher. It was a good day. I wish I would have brought the camera so I could have taken some pics, maybe next time.

If any of you are interested, they have that every Tuesday and Wednesday morning. So, let me know if you want to meet me there or something.

Yum Yum

A couple weeks ago Zoey and my nephew Teagon broke into my mom's gingerbread house and started eating. Zoey has been waiting a long time to eat this thing, each time we go to grandma's house, she would always look at it and try to take some off of it. AND, it finally happened for her.
Here she is again doing what she does best, EAT! It looks like she managed to get some of it in her hair! Way to go Zoey.

Don't Worry Be Happy

Yes, that is what we keep telling ourselves........
It all started when I was very tired for the last month or maybe even more. I mean, I am always tired, but I have been REALLY tired lately. I thought to myself, "well, it is true, I do have a thyroid problem." Well, as some of you may know, I work for the State Health Dept but only on a prn basis now. I do feel very fortunate to be able to work from the comfort of my home and be able to spend all the time with Zoey that she needs. However, one day, on the Friday after Christmas I was called in to work at our clinic in Provo. I was very happy to do this as I love to get out of the house and have a change. I had been really tired the WHOLE day and so before I went home around 5pm I decided I should start "ruling out" reasons why I have been so tired. So, I did what any person in the medical field would do, I took matters in to my own hands and took a pregnancy test to "rule that out." I mean come on, there was no way I could be pregnant. I am on "the pill." So, just to make sure, I took the test. I went about my business and continued getting ready to go home and then went into the lab to check the test and it said POSITIVE. I mean, it was practically blinking at me. At first I thought, "no, this must be wrong." So, I took another test, and another, and finally another, this time with blood. AND, it was positive on all four accounts. So, yes it is true, we are expecting another little baby in our household.
We are excited, but I must be honest and say that this is entirely different than when you plan theses things. Totally unexpected. I was very scared at first. Lots of thoughts came into my mind like finances, what will Cory think, where will we put the baby, when will I sleep, etc.
Anyway, here is our story. I am not sure the exact due date but it should be around August 15 if my calculations are correct. I can't get in to the doctor until Feb. 5, so no baby photos yet.
Don't worry be happy!!! That is my moto. Everything will be just fine! I will keep you posted and thanks for reading. :)

Our Little Artist STRIKES again

Well, our little artist has struck again. Zoey is getting really good at drawing on things she is not supposed to. As you know, she got an easel for Christmas with lots of markers to color with.

Above is Zoey coloring like a good girl on the easel, what the markers are intended for.
And now, once again she has managed to draw on just about everything she could think of. Notice the embarrassment on her face because she knows she is in trouble.
She managed to draw on the tub.
On the wall.
on the floor, and many other objects that I didn't get a picture of including the

toilet, door, and other walls throughout the house. Boy, she is a lot of work!