A wonderful weekend at the Cabin!!!

We love the cabin! We went up on Friday right after work, and Darin made a beautiful fire that we roasted hot dogs and marshmallows over! Mmmm...nothing beats a campfire roasted hot dog!! Here are the pictures of the fire, hotdogs, and Darin enjoying a marshmallow! Oh, and we had some yummy grapes and apples too!



Saturday morning Darin woke up early (I slept in and loved it!!) and went fishing! Boy, he is a true outdoorsman! Even though he didn't have any bait he looked in the forest, used what he found, and still caught 4 fish!! What a guy!! Here are a few pictures from the fishing trip! I think they are beautiful!


That afternoon we went down to Fransis Frontier Days and met up with Rick, Olivia, and their boys. Then we went to McNeil's and watched the Utes game (which they won!) Then we went back up to the cabin, watched a movie, ate dinner, and went on a walk. It was a great weekend, and a little sad to be back already. Here is one of the pics from our "hike." Sorry my big head blocked the view of the mountains.

Tea for Two...or Twelve!

Today we had a fun little tea party at my mom's house with the grandkids and grandparents! It was really fun, and the food was really good! The girls played some games (pass the ring on the string, carry a marshmallow on a spoon and put it in a teacup, pin the lid on the teapot, and the girls got to decorate little purses to take home). My mom had such a fun time planning this and it turned out really cute! But, can you imagine bringing a baby boy into this family!!? Mom did promise to start some cowboy parties or something like that once baby Gunnerson gets here! Well, here are some of the pics! Enjoy!!

Here are some cute pictures from the day:






Here is a cute picture of the table:

Here are some of the pictures of the food! It was really yummy!! If you want more details and the recipe--go to my new food blog at hayleesfood.blogspot.com enjoy!!







And here is the cute invitation:

It's a.....

IT'S A BOY!!!!

WAHOO!!!! We are SOOOOOOO excited!!! I am only 15 weeks and 5 days today, but the doctor said that he was sure that it was a boy and that we could "take that to the bank!" We are sure too--it was pretty clear!! It was so fun to get to see the ultra sound and actually see that it was a baby!!! He is so cute!! It was fun to see him wiggling around in there--even if I can't really feel that yet!! He seems to be an active little guy!!

He has a nice head, good looking spine, we saw the heart again, two nice arms, cute little hands--with defined fingers, and two legs! He is so cute!!! I couldn't stop smiling!! I still can't!! Now we get to start thinking of cute little boy names (I have a pretty big list). I am soooo happy!! The doctor said that everything is looking really good, except for that I still have only gained 1 pound. I feel like I have gained a lot more than that, but who knows. Oh I am just so happy!!! Look out world, here comes baby boy Gunnerson!!!

BHS CLASS OF 2003 REUNION

I know that not everyone is interested in this, but for those that graduated from BHS in 2003--heads up, the class reunion is THIS SAUTRDAY the 16th!!! I didn't realize how many people didn't know about it otherwise I would have posted that sooner!! So, here are the details:

Date: Saturday August 16
Time: 4:00 pm
Place: North Canyon Park

They are just asking people to bring a treat to share. They aren't charging, but they are just hoping that people get the info by word of mouth! So, if you haven't heard the news yet, sorry. Hope to see you Saturday!!

A wonderful week!!

What a wonderful week!! Wednesday I got to go to Idaho for my cousin Andrea’s wedding! The Rexburg temple was beautiful, and so was Andrea! It was also fun to see my cousin Heidi, and her cute baby Blake (picture of him playing with my dad). It was also my mom’s birthday, and my sister had a yummy dinner for us. Later that night Darin, Heather, Rick, Annie, mom,--MY AWESOME BROTHER BEN, and I went over to the fireworks at Mueller Park!

Thursday, Mom, Dad, and I went on a hike up Mueller Park Canyon. It was really fun. That night Darin and I went with his parents to the Bees’ game! Darin even caught a baseball there! The fireworks that night were spectacular!

Yesterday we spent the day up at the Cabin. We had an intense game of horseshoes! Uncle Al was my partner, and if uncle Bob didn’t have to take off, I think we could have won the whole thing!! (But, Darin thinks that he and James would have won). I think we need a rematch! It was really fun to see everyone, but the funniest part was that even though we haven’t seen each other for a long time, we felt like we knew what was going on with everyone because of blogs (with an exception of Tiffany and Wendy—ha ha). Then, last night we went to Doug and Erika’s wedding/reception. A busy week, but a good one! Here are a few of the pictures!

Baby Update!!!

First off, thanks to everyone that commented when we made the big announcement! Your enthusiasm made me a little less scared, and more excited!! Also, thanks for all the advice! Keep it coming! I went to the doctor yesterday and I got to hear the heart beat! It was amazing!! It is so weird to think that there is actually a little person inside of me! The doctor said that I haven't gained any weight yet, but that is ok. He said that my uterus is now the size of a grapefruit, and the baby is doing well. Oh, and for those of you that go for the "heartbeat gender rumor" our baby's heartbeat was 160--which means a girl!--but our doctor said that is just an old wife’s tale.

So, here is the best news!!! All of my friends have to wait to find out gender until 19, 20, 22+ weeks to find out the gender. I knew my doctor looks earlier than most but I thought he was going to tell me to come back in 4 weeks to find out the gender, but he said to come back in 3 weeks!! I will be 16 weeks then when I get to find out!! WAHOO!!! Hurry and make your votes on a girl or a boy! Darin and I are hoping for a boy, but would be thrilled with either!! I am just so excited to start a baby room!!! We are so excited to be parents!!

Shower Fun

My friend Lara is getting married, so I decided to throw her a shower. It was really fun to see everyone, and to hear more about Lara and Dave. The shower went well, I was just sad that I forgot to take pictures of the people!! DUH!! But, here is the 2nd best thing, pictures of the food!

These are the nutmeg rum cookies I made. I couldn’t remember what tip to use when frosting the cookies. This was the 3rd tip I tried, and I know it still wasn’t right, but it worked. They look even cuter with the right tip.

This is the Amish friendship bread I made. It was really yummy. I also made banana bread, but it got a little over cooked, so I didn’t serve it. I also did the ivy and ribbon on the basket—got that idea from a cooking show.

These are the yummy quiche I made (well, what was left of them). I got this recipe from my friend Megan’s sister. (http://cuposugar.blogspot.com/) I was supposed to use store bought pie crust (but I am too cheep—so I made my own). Next time I make these, I will roll the crust a little thinner. But, they were still very tasty!

Here is a picture of the fruit kabobs. I also got this idea of stabbing it into the watermelon from my friend Megan. My friend Shauna did most of the work on these, helping cut fruit and assemble. Thanks Shauna!!

These are the wraps we had. They are very easy and really good! It has cream cheese, green onion, green pepper, spinach, turkey, and ham. I got this recipe from my friend Jana, but I just made a few changes of my own. These were probably my favorite.

Happy one year...and a week anniversary!

Well, as you can see from our last post, we had a LOT to eat for our anniversary! When we came home we were so full that we couldn't eat the cake from our wedding. So, last night we did! Out of the freezer into our belly! It was still good! For those who don't know, my sister made my cake! She did a WONDERFUL job!! It was the cake of my dreams, that I ate with the man of my dreams!!!

Happy 1 Year Anniversary!!! HOORAY!

Yup! We are still married! What a wonderful year it has been! The best year of my entire life!!! I LOVE being married! Darin is the man of my dreams!! Last night was so fun! It was the perfect night (except for I forgot to wear mascara!! Who does that!!?) Darin made reservations at the Melting Pot! It was super yummy!! We started off with the cheese, then our salad. Our servers pepper grinder broke while he was doing my salad and the peppercorns went everywhere! It was so funny!! Then we had our amazing meat!!

Then we had our delicious dessert! Mmmm!! Flaming Turtle!!

We had thought about going back to "Jungle Safari Room" at Anniversary Inn for our anniversary (because that is where we went on our 1st honeymoon night), but we decided to save the money. So, I surprised Darin, and turned our bedroom into the Jungle Safari room!



Then we drank a little "bubbly" from our Anniversary Inn glassess!

It was a great day! Happy Anniversary Darin! I love you!!!

Exciting News...for those who don't know

Yes! We are pregnant!! We found out on May 19th, and we were going to wait until the end of July to make the announcement, but the news got out of the bag a little early. We went to the doctor last week and everything looks good. There is only one baby in there, and we got to see the heart beat. I can't tell you much about the ultra sound picture, he is pretty small in there, but it is fun to post a picture!! My next doctor’s appointment is on July 21st so we will keep you posted! The due date is January 29th and we are really excited and nervous! Now if only we can find a house so I can start decorating the baby room!!! YEAH!! I am so excited! And the doctor said I should only be sick for 1 more month!! Being sick hasn't been fun, but Darin has been so nice to do extra help around the house, make dinner (because food always seems to have a weird smell), and he even holds my hair back when I barf! What a guy! Wish us luck! (Advice is freely accepted!)