And then came babies!

More to come soon -- sorry for the gap!

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First smiles

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Proud Sissy

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Baby Johnny

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John Michael Gale Dunaway, born July 3, 2008. There are no words.

With the girls

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With Sissy

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With Mommy

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With Daddy

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Sleeping beauty

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Clary trying to fill daddy's shoes

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We swear; Clary came up with this outfit all by herself.

Clary and Mama at Treetops

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So since the Fall post I've been growing baby #2, due June 28th. Additionally, we sold our first little home together, and moved a few blocks away into a rental while we wait for our 'new-new' house to be built. The rental is adorable, and even has a name - Treetops! Here are a few of Clary and mama in the front yard....

Clary's Two!!

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This has been the longest stretch between posts, and we have no excuse. Further, all of the pictures from last Fall to April of this year are being held hostage on a now-dead hard drive. But don't fear! We will be able to retrieve them and share them with you, just not until we take care of a few more things on the to-do list.

In the meantime, here are pictures from Clary's family birthday party in Macon!

Halloween night -- Trick or treating

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Halloween 2007

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My favorite little Indian princess, ever.

Pigtails!

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Clary has a mullet. But we can't bear to cut her hair. So i tortured her with these pigtails.

On Saturday we took Clary to the 1/2 price day of the Glenn consignment sale. I sent her off with Michael to the toy room. This is the toy that she picked out, would not let go of. It was a donated item - it didn't even have a price. They sold it to me for a quarter.

Clary loves her dada...

Summertime... More Pawleys Island!

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Summertime.. at Pawleys Island

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Summertime - THE POOL

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July 4th at the Purdy's

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THE PINK JUMPER

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Before we even knew that we were having a girl, my mother pulled out the select clothes she had saved that my sister and I had worn. Almost NONE of them were sized, so periodically we go through them to see if they fit Clary. That is when we found THE PINK JUMPER, so cute it kills me, but also so impractical - IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY WAY TO GET TO THE DIAPER WITHOUT TAKING IT OFF! Did my mother really take this jumper completely off to get to the diaper? Too much work. So, we did this sweet photo shoot and retired THE PINK JUMPER for the next generation to puzzle over.

Summer at the Mountain House

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We spent our first weekends of the summer at the Dunaway family mountain house, near Lake Burton. Of course there were many other people with us, these are just the pictures of the babe (because isn't that all you really want to see??).

Here's Clary with her friend Caslan (sitting in her (gasp) Spongebob chair.

Clary didn't like the boat or the lifejacket that we made her wear. She did like the float though.

Alex giving some love to Clary...

a belated easter posting

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Easter in Macon, Georgia.

Clary wants to show you her tongue.

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12 months later...

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On May 5th little Clary became a 1 year old. Although I understand I'm supposed to still refer to her age in months? When can I switch to "1 1/2 years old"? It's much easier than keeping track of these months.

I'm not sure if you can tell from the pictures, but she wasn't really thrilled about the whole birthday party. She liked trying to hit the pinata, but she didn't like the tres leche cake and she was a little confused about all of the presents. But everyone else had a WONDERFUL time!

Clary and her BFF Lucy Adamson.

oh my gosh where has the time gone???

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We are bad, aren't we? To not have posted in FOUR MONTHS! To be honest part of the problem was the good old fashion forgetting of the blogger login routine. Now that Michael has retrieved those invaluable instructions, we're back!

April 28th our friend Mike Burgin got married to the lovely Sara in Nashville. (Here are the two Mikes before the wedding....)

Here are pics of our little picnic in Sewanee on the way to the wedding. (Michael went to Sewanee, for those of you who don't know.)

Playing at home -- 1/11/07

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Santa Dress Christmas Photo Shoot

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So, with the camera out of commission, we were just a little late in getting that perfect Christmas photo for the annual Christmas card. Here are a few of the choice shots... enjoy!

This is her "Winston Churchill" look...

Green Bow Hair

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The Official Dunaway Grandparents' Christmas Photos

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From our pre-Christmas visit with the Matteson and Dunaway family in Rockmart....

Thanksgiving at the Beach

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So, the camera broke on the weekend before thanksgiving, while we were on Folly Beach with Clary and the Dunaway Grandparents. It has been HORRIBLE to be without our wonderful camera. These pictures are from various borrowed cameras and we are thankful that the rest of the world has digital cameras too! We have high hopes of having the camera healed by the end of January....

Another Nana original (white sweater and hat)!

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Clary's first Halloween!

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Doesn't everyone want to be a goldfish for halloween?

Waking after a walk

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i love my dolly!

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Keeping clean at Nana's

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On October 14th our friends Kristy and Shannon got married in Spartanburg. Here is Clary getting all cleaned up for the event!

Clary's First Food - PEAS!

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Lady in Red

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Some shots from a photo shoot in September...

Exersaucer Wonderland!!!!

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Clary's Baptism

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On September 10th Clary was baptised at All Soul's Fellowship (http://www.allsoulsfellowship.org/) and all of the family joined us for a great afternoon!

An Oregon Vacation

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After the Idaho wedding, we drove our little uncomfortable rental car over to Sun River, Oregon, just outside of Bend. We joined the Hopps at their cabin, and Clary met her future husband, Rylan, for the first time.

And there is always time for a little outdoor beer festival concert for our hip girl...

An Idaho Wedding

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Mid August we went to Red Fish, Idaho for the wedding of Beth and Gary. Besides being a beautiful occasion and a wonderful visit with our friends, Clary got to sport for the first time a Nana-knitted sweater for the sub-freezing weather (remember, this is AUGUST).

And check out Clary's fancy dress!

August, Three months late

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Ok, ok. It has been a while since we've shared our little Clary with you. August took us to beautiful Idaho and Oregon, and then Michael and I both started back to work in September... so sad, but Clary loves her "school" and we are adjusting.

I'll start catching you up on the last three months. Here's Clary with her BFF, Lucy Adamson, in August sporting her "3" shirt, indicating that she is 3 months old here!

Puerto Rico Part Five -- Room, Sweet Room

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Puerto Rico Part Five -- Room, Sweet Room

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Puerto Rico Part Four -- Yummy Fingers!

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Puerto Rico Part Three -- Hanging at La Bombanera for breakfast

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Puerto Rico, Part Two -- Drinks Oceanside at El Conquistador

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Puerto Rico, Part One -- El Yunque Rain Forest and El Conquistador Hotel

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A little tantrum -- July 16

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Download and flip between the two pictures for pseudo-video action!

Mommy and Daddy's One Year Anniversary -- with Clary in tow!

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NINE weeks now...and what a smile!

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eight weeks old already!

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Seven weeks old, 6/23/06 -- looking just like a doll!

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First picnic in Piedmont Park, 6/16/06 (part three)

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First picnic in Piedmont Park, 6/16/06 (part two)

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First picnic in Piedmont Park, 6/16/06 (part one)

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Five weeks old, 6/9/06

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I just can't decide which of these I like best...

My favorite babysitter is my Aunt Grier!

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one month birthday, part two (6/5/06)

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one month birthday party, part one

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Yes, I am crazy for this baby. And yes, I am straight.

more of the long, long story

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the long, long story

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So. You know how, sometimes, just as you're about to tell a really long story, you realize that the people you're telling it to are not going to be interested enough to justify the length of time and amount of detail it will take to tell it right?

Yeah. So. Sorry about posting a thousand of these pictures of Clary on 06/03/05 on the quilt her grandmother and great-grandmother made her, but, y'know. Sorry.

With Aunt Maeomi

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Sleeping beauties

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Two more grandparents

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How over-the-top blessed is this baby girl??????

my beautiful girls.

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angelic...

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Grandparents - Mommy's side

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Grandparents (and greats) - Daddy's side

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recovery, &c.

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Not sure we've recovered enough yet to even post a meaningful summary of what happened over the past few days. I think I'll just give the stats and the latest update. Clary Patricia Grace Dunaway was born at 14:12 on Friday afternoon, May 5, weighing 6 pounds, 13 ounces, and measuring 20 inches long. We came home from the hospital on Sunday (May 7), and have been trying to begin to establish a home rhythm since then. Gates' mother Susan has been staying with us and has been an amazing help, as has her sister Grier. Clary is beginning to get over her jaundice as she feeds more and more enthusiastically (and also does the, um, accompanying actions more and more profusely). All is well -- more to come!

14:12, May 5

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Oh my God

Oh my God

Oh my God

Tick...tick...tick...tick...

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Still waiting for our dear little Clary to appear.

Tomorrow is the due date, and starting tonight I'll be feeding Gates lots of basil every day, and we'll be taking lots of long walks. After a break of a few days, the contractions have begun again, so we hope that's a sign that the time is short.

News here as it breaks!

The final countdown...

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Many of you have heard my contention that my wife Gates is the most beautiful pregnant woman in history. I believe these pictures prove it.

Thanks for all your wishes and prayers -- Clary should be here soon!