Kate and Tara Dunn

Gotta go feed the little darlings....more to follow!

Well, it's now October and I am just getting time to tell you about my girls. So far we have opted to take all of their professional pictures together and I have gotten razzed about it by some family members who think they should have some individuals done...maybe next time.

They are getting big and have started to smile and laugh. It's the cutest thing I've ever seen. Nathan dances for them and they just love it! They are a lot of work and worth every bead of sweat. Every time we go anywhere with them we get stopped fifty times. Everyone is just so facinated by them. We have to leave extra time to get anything done these days as we get held up a lot. I've been told by the other moms in my twins club that I need to stop making eye contact and we could get out of the stores faster! The twin moms have been a great source of information, support, and fun! We have a mom's night out once a month and it's so great to talk to other poeple who have been though this and survived.

The girls have been sleeping through the night now for a month and it's so nice to actually get a little sleep. Once they sleep I get a chance for a shower, food, and chores so we end up getting to bed later than we'd like.

John and Kami

John is working with the local Police department and having a great time! He's been on the force for almost 4 years now and was nominated, along with his partner, for cop of the year. We got to attend the Kern Law Enforcement's banquet at Stockdale Country Club. He didn't win the highest award but did get an award and we are very proud of him.

I have chosen to go back to work and am working a part time job at Old River Elementary. I am working in a 4th grade classroom and loving it. It's been a busy year and keeps getting busier!

John and I became parents again this summer. With the arrival of twin girls we are carrying on the family tradition of twins (John's a twin, his mom is a twin, and my great aunt and uncle are twins). We have been so blessed and are lookign forward to sharing the progress of raising a fmily with everyone.

As if having two new babies wasn't enough, John and I bought our first house. We moved in last week (Sept. 16) and have been trying to get everything organized and put away. It's been very hectic and stress inducing but we are sure that we will be loving it soon! We are still int he process of putting in a backyard and it's proving to be quite the adventure. We have the dogs moved over here and spend most of our day cleaning them (with all the mud, who's surprised?) , and trying to keep them in the yard. They have managed to find a way out no matter what we do. We're hoping that once the yard is in they'll have less incentive to dig out of the yard.

We plan to have an open house so that we can show everyone what we've worked so hard to achieve. The house is so nice and we rae looking forward to seeing everyone. I know a lot of you are interested in seeing the girls as well...they'll be here too!

Nathan

Nathan started kindergarten this year and is just loving it. He's in Mrs. Williams class at Stockdale Elementary and has made some nice friends.

On the third day of school we got a call from the secretary telling us Nathan had fallen of the scooter at school. He did indeed fall off and hit his forehead on the chain link fence causing a cut and a lot of blood. Poor thing. He's fully recovered now.

Nathan also had a busy summer with the arrival of his two baby sisters. He is such a great big brother and is always talking to and kissing his sweet sisters.

It's been really busy around here lately and we haven't had time for any sports just yet. Nathan is going to try his hand at baseball come spring. Hope he likes it! We'll keep you posted.

This is his picture with Kinderbear. Each day a new student is picked to be the "VIP" and gets to have special jobs to do around the classroom. The VIP then gets to take Kinderbear home for the evening and take him somewhere for an adventure. We actually have Kinderbear for the second time this year and he gets to spend the whole weekend with us! Nathan is pretty excited. We're hoping to get to take Kinderbear to the Kern County Fair and get soem pictures.

Nathan got to go on his first field trip this last Tuesday and had a great time at the fair looking at all the animals with his friends. He got to pet goats, cows, sheep, chickens, bunnies, pigs and even a baby chick. Wow! What a great day. He also got to ride the school bus for the first time. What an adventure!