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!

Date Night!

I love going on dates with Darin!! Our most recent date was to go see the lights at temple square! Here are some pictures from our wonderful night!


A nice picture of the temple



The new nativity on the reflecting pool

The nativity from Japan!

Merry Christmas!!

We hope you had a wonderful Christmas! We sure did! It was so fun to just relax and spend some time with family! Christmas Eve we had a great time at Darin's parent's house with lots of family, cousins, delicious food, and excellent entertainment. The grandkids did an outstanding nativity--my favorite part was Noah being the donkey! Good times! Here is a picture of the whole clan from Chrsitmas Eve at Gunnerson's.

We also snuck down to my parents and mom gave us ALL matching p.j.'s--including little baby pants for Matthew! Here is a pic of us in our matching p.j.'s

Christmas morning was wonderful too! Santa found us again this year!! And, just like last year, he ate the milk and cookies we left out for him! (If you look close, you can see the crumbs)

Here is a cute picture of Darin looking so happy on Christmas morning!

Santa brought us some fun gifts! I got LOTS of my favorite candy bar (recess peanut butter cups) and recess peanut butter cups with banana cream. I also got the BEST movies in the WORLD!!! I got my all time favorite movie--Sleeping Beauty and Kung Fu Panda--both on blue ray. The best part is that on Sleeping Beauty, on the main menu page it shows "your kingdom" which shows the weather here in Bountiful! So when it is snowing here, it also shows it snowing on the Sleeping Beauty Castle! It shows the temperature here too! It is sweet!

Santa brought Darin some cologne, a book, a PS3 controller, a pen, and a few other things. Santa also got us a new Pot and Pan set, and a juicer extension for our kitchen aid. Here is a picture of Darin making fresh squeezed juice for our Christmas breakfast!

Our family Christmas breakfast was wonderful--as always! Very yummy! These are a few pictures from the morning!

It’s Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas!

I love Christmas!! Here are few pictures of some of our Christmas decorations! Darin and I found this tree for $13! What a steal! The Christmas tree ornaments are all from my Grandpa Welling!



Mom helped me set up this cute garland/ribbon around the door!

She also helped me make this cute wreath that matches our tree! Thanks for your help mom!

Blog=Brag

I know that blogs often turn into brags, but I just had to brag about Darin really quick....

DARIN PASSED HIS SERIES 7 TEST!!!!! WAHOO!!!!

Congrats Darin!! I am so proud of you!! He has been working and studying so hard! And he did great!! 14% above the national average!! Great work!! Thanks for all of your prayers! They helped!! We love you Darin!!

Shower Time!

This was a wonderful weekend! I had two baby showers, and I feel so blessed to have such amazing people in my life! Friday my friend Lara threw me a shower and it was so fun to see some of my old friends again. Here is a picture of some of the girls:

Oh, and for all those who have been asking, here is the long awaited belly shot! I am getting huge!!

Saturday I had a double baby shower with the people at my work for me and my friend Jana! Here are the two pregos:

And here is a picture of Ana, me, and Angie! Thanks so much again for the wondeful shower girls!! It was awesome!! Love you!!!

New Bathroom!!!!

Oh Happy Day!! We have a new bathroom!! We stayed with Darin's parents the last week while we got it done (thanks mom and dad!) It was fun to be with them, kind of like a little vacation!! But, when we came back from our little vacation, we came home to a new bathroom!! These are a few pictures of the process, and the final product!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving, and have so much to be Thankful for! We had dinner up at Gunnerson's, and the food was DELICIOUS!! I feel to thankful to have such wonderful in-laws! I really could not have asked for better ones! It was fun to have everyone there, minus Geoff, Jadi, Kaden, and Kaylee (we missed you). Darin's mom is an excellent cook and everything tasted wonderful! Baby Matthew liked it too! Here is a picture of Darin's dinner plate:

After dinner, Darin led the grandkids in a game of Thanksgiving BINGO! The kids had a great time! Then the kids made ornaments for the Christmas tree, which turned out really cute! I just wish I would have taken more pictures! After decorating cookies we went out and played football. The teams were Darin and the grandkids vs. Thom and Chris. Here is a picture of "the huddle"

Rise and Shout!

Darg! Too bad cougars! Oh well, good job to the Utes! We had a fun Ute/Coug night with Darin's parents, Rick, and Noah. I had mixed feelings the whole game. Normally I would really want BYU to win all the way, but this year I was happy for the U because of the great season they have had so far! We had lots of yummy food including nacho caserol, vegie tray, crackers, cheese, dip, and cookies! I had a fun night with Noah too! He even helped me do the dishes! What a great night!

Luck be a lady!

I have been on a luck streak lately! On Monday I won a radio contest, and got 4 tickets to go see the early showing of Twilight! On Tuesday I won a drawing from a teacher's night at Costco and won some balsamic vinegar and bread! Tuesday night I took my mom and my sister to go see the movie, but unfortunately they gave out more tickets than they had seats so we didn't get to see it! Bummer. But, they did take pictures of us (hence the picture above) and gave us Twilight bracelets and stickers.

Baby...and bedroom update

I couldn't wait any longer to post this picture! Over UEA weekend my mom and I did pretty much the whole baby room! Can I just say that I have the most wonderful mother in the universe? I really wanted the "Chase bedding" from Pottery Barn, but I wasn't willing to spend $300 on the bedding alone. So, my mom and I looked around for similar fabric, and this is what we came up with! I like it even better than PB's! My mom did all the sewing including the changing pad, the fitted sheet, the bumper pad, the dustruffle, the valance, matching bow ties for two stuffed bears, and even did matching liners for the baskets that are going on the changing table! It will be so cute! She has also painted wood letters to hang his name on the wall! I would put all the pictures on, but I don't get everything until Christmas! I am so excited! So far it looks REALLY cute! Thanks mom for everything!! You are the best! (And thank you to Darin for letting me take over the "office/weight room" 3 months early).

Well, I haven't updated a lot on the baby lately, but he is doing great! He is such an active little guy and we are getting really excited to see him! He is always kicking my belly and "it looks like there is an alien inside trying to get out" because my belly moves so much--as quoted by my doctor at my last appointment. I have been feeling great and I can't believe that we are already into the last trimester! Last week I had my glucose test, and I don't know why but I am nervous about it. I will probably find out the result next week, so I will have to let you know!

Oh, and this little guy will probably be named Matthew--hopefully he comes out looking like a Matthew since mom already did those letters for the wall!