Conference Weekend

I love General Conference weekend!! Every year there is always at least one message that I feel is just for me! This year there seemed to be several! I love hearing from our Prophet and Apostles, they always have messages that make me want to do better!

This year Darin was able to go to two sessions, and the last session was especially fun because our niece Breanna came down and spent it with us! We played conference BINGO, had cheese on toast, and decorated Easter egg cookies! We had a great time! Here are a few of the pics!

For the lemon sugar cookie recipe click here.

Our First Family Vacation!!

Last weekend we had our first family vacation with little Matthew! We went down to Darin's parent's house in St. George! The weather was BEAUTIFUL!! We had a great time with Darin's parent's, brother, and nephews! Matthew loved playing with Noah and Luke! They are great cousins! We went on a nice walk, I went for a run (and got lost--making my run a little longer), did some golfing, frisbee, and relaxing! We had a great time! Here are a few of the pics!



We had a wonderful time!! The only bad part was leaving the beautiful weather only to come home to a snowstorm in Bountiful!!

Matthew Update

Matthew is 2 months old now!! He is such a good boy! I feel like the luckiest mom in the world!! Matthew slept 9 1/2 hours last night!! What a good little boy! Hopefully it continues! We went to the Doctors on Wednesday and he is tall and skinny just like his dad! He is in the 25% for head (15 1/4 in.) he is 25% for weight (10lbs 7oz), and 60% (23 1/4 in) for length. He also had his shots and he was so brave and such a good boy. Later he had to take tylenol, oral vaccine, and vitamin D, and he drank all of them without any fuss!! At 7 weeks Matthew rolled over twice, but hasn't done it since. We sure love playing with this little guy--he is always so smiley and even gives us a few laughs here and there! Well, that is the latest update for Matthew! Enjoy the pictures!!

What are your easter traditions?

Now that Matthew is here, I am looking forward to starting some family traditions. Darin and I have talked about some of the things that our familys did for Easter, Darin's family did an egg hunt, and my family had to follow a piece of yarn to find our basket. My mom would also make us an Easter dress every year, and we'd get new shoes too! But I would love to hear some more ideas! So, what are your easter traditions?

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Here is a breif blog of our St. P's day food! For any of the recipes go to my food blog by clicking here. hayleesfood.blogspot.com

Breakfast--clover shaped french toast. Would you believe that I have over 100 cookie cutters, and not one of them is a shamrock!? So, I had to use heart and put them together. Here is the outcome!

Lunch--Again, no shamrock cookie cutter, so I just used food coloring to die the tuna green, and painted a shamrock on Darin's bread.

Dinner--stuffed green peppers, green rice, green honeydew, and green key lime pie fruit dip!
Dessert--Again, no shamrock cookie cutter (I really need to invest in one)

Weekday Getaway to Hawaii!!!

All weekend long Darin and I kept saying that we should go to Hawaii—so Monday we did!! When Darin got home we got our plane tickets and went to our kitchen/living room Hawaii!! Here are a few of the pictures:
The family in Hawaii! Check out Matthew’s sweet Hawaiian shirt and our leas.

Our Dinner

Our Hawaiian Chicken (for the recipe click here)

The Fresh Fruit

The Pina Coladas (for the recipe click here)

We had our beach towels laid out on the floor and we were going to limbo, but Chuck was on, and we had to watch Chuck—even in Hawaii!! Maybe next week we will go to China!!

Matthew's Photoshoot

I can't believe that Matthew is almost a month old!! He is growing so fast and getting so big!! He is such a fun boy to have a round! We can't get enough of him! Here are a few of his latest pictures

Gunnerson Update

Matthew is growing and getting so big! It makes me a little sad to see how quickly he is growing! He went in for his two week check up, and he has gained over a pound and grew 2" since he was born!! And that was only two weeks!! He sure is a cutie though! Here are a few pictures of Matthew just looking cute, enjoying his bath, and wearing Darin's glasses:




Also, Darin missed his birthday becuase we were in the hospital, so here is Darin enjoying his late birthday!

More Baby Matthew!!

I am sure that the majority of our posts will be based around our cute baby Matthew!! He is such a cutie! We can't get enough of him! Here are a few of the latest pictures!



Here is Matthew with his curly hair after a bath!






Here is Matthew with one of his many "godmothers"--This is Godmother Lindsay!


This is my favortie picture so far

Welcome Baby Matthew!!!

We are now a family of three!!! Baby Matthew is here, and he is the cutest thing we have ever seen!!! We are so glad to have him here! We feel so blessed, and are so thankful to our Father in Heaven for trusting us with this sweet little spirit! He is the joy of our lives!

We went to the hospital Sunday night at 9:00 and he was born Monday morning at 4:02! He was 7 lbs 4 ounces adn 19 inches tall! He is a healthy, strong, beautiful little baby! He has the cutest hair in the universe!! Everyone thinks it looks like he came out of the salon! Brown with blonde highlights! So, if you guessed blonde or brown you were right! I was way off--I guessed bald!! Well, here is what you have all been waiting for--the pictures!!

Here is the new happy family of three!!




Pictures with the proud grandmas! (It looks like he is smiling with Grandma Gunnerson)



This is my very favorite picture!! I know it is blurry, but it makes me laugh SOOO hard! I was going to the bathroom and Darin decided to start changing Matthew’s diaper without me. While I was in the bathroom I heard—“Haylee!!! Come quick!!!” I come out and find Darin with is right hand covered in pooh and his left hand blocking Matthew’s stream of pee!! Ha ha ha!!! Oh, I am still laughing!! If you look closely at the picture you can see pee drops covering his little bed!! Then, Darin says “Help me!! Don’t take pictures!” But I couldn’t help it!! It was so funny!! Poor Matthew was soaked!!


Here is the last picture of us as a family of two, the last picture of me prego, and the last picture of me between contractions


My brother Ben thinks Matthew looks like a model-I kind of think so too—he is so stinkin cute, so here are a few extra pictures for your enjoyment!







This little guy has us wrapped around his finger!! He is so lucky to have such a wonderful dad!! Darin has been so wonderful in taking care of him! Matthew sure loves his dad!! And so do I!! I couldn't have done it without Darin! Thanks sweetie!

Latest Update

We are still a family of two--baby Matthew hasn't come to join us yet. I am still feeling well, having a few contractions here and there, but nothing to keep track of yet.

On another note, one of my favorite things about Darin is that he is so willing to try new foods. Last night we had my parents over for a little pork shoulder "pernil" with cilantro-citrus adobo. It was different from anything I've made, and it was a fun change. We served it with black beans, coconut rice, grilled pineapple, and facaccia bread.

Here is a picture of Darin cutting the roast:


Here is a picture of the birthday boy, and his cute wife:

Here ia a picture of our yummy roast!


If you would like the recipe go to hayleesfood.blogspot.com

Bowling Fun!

We had a good time last weekend up in Heber bowling with Rick, Olivia, Thom, Luke, Noah, and Eli! Darin won both games! The first game he scored a 196!! Way to go Darin!! Here is a cute picture of me and Darin modeling some classic bowling shoes:

A few more cute pictures from the night:




And last, my favorite, Darin attempting a 7th strike!

On your mark, get set, BET!!

Happy New Year! We are now to January, which is the month of baby Matthew's due date!! So, it is time to make your guesses for baby Matthew's arrival! There are 4 categories to make your guess for--one winner per category! So, leave a comment, with your guess for Matthew's:

1- Day of Birth
2- Time of Day
3- Height
4- Weight

Here is a little background info to help you make your guess. Matthew's technical due date is Jan. 29th, but the doctor said he could come anytime in January.

I was due March 5th, but came early on Feb. 27th. I was born at 9:14 am, and I weighed 7 lbs 1 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long.

Darin due Feb 28th, and came Jan. 27th (over a month early). He was born about 11:58pm, and weighed over 8 lbs. (All the brothers were big boys too).

Well, make your guesses!! Leave your guess for the 4 categories and don't forget to leave your name!