Grandma Great

On Tuesday, Darin's Grandma passed away. She was a wonderful woman, and we will miss her very much. I am so thankful for her example in the past year that I have known her. She was always so willing to share her testimony and she lived it. I am so thankful to her for raising such a wonderful daughter, my mother-in-law. And that wonderful posterity has continued as she raised a wonderful son, Darin. I feel very blessed to have married into such an amazing family! Thursday was the viewing, and Friday was the funeral. I thought that the funeral went very well and everyone did an excellent job. It was sweet to hear all of Darin's wonderful memories of Grandma. It makes me more excited to start our family, and hopefully continue some of the wonderful traditions she did with her family. We will miss her very much! Here are a few more pictures from the funeral:

Blast from the Past

Yes, I was wasting a lot of time, but I thought this was pretty funny. I did this on yearbookyourself.com enjoy!!

These are pics of Darin from 1950, 1956, 1980, 1994





Here are pics of me from 1952, 1966, and 1990

Baby...and belly update!

We are half way there!! Wahhoo!! We are so excited to see this little guy!! I went in for another ultra sound this week and I got to see some REALLY good pictures of him!! It was so cute, one time he was covering his face, and the ultrasound technician said,"move your hands baby, we want to see your face." Then, our baby moved his arms away from his face, and waved!!! ha ha!! It was so funny!! The lady said, "Wow! That is one cooperative baby!" His lip looks great, his bladder is full-which means he knows how to suck, and his kidneys are working, he was kicking like crazy--but I STILL can't feel it!! I want to feel him so bad!! I saw his brain, and all of the body parts again. He looks great! I have some pictures to post of our little guy, but I accidently left them at Darin's parents, so you will have to wait. In the mean time, here is a picture of my growing belly at 20 weeks.

20 Weeks

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!!!