Gunderson Adventures.... where all 6 of Us live life to the fullest!

Andrew and I visited Grandpa and Grandma Stegeman this past weekend, and had a great time! It is always so fun to spend time laughing and relaxing together. We always leave with special memories that will always be remembered. Andrew as always, loves playing with grandpa and grandma. His contagious laugh soaks through the entire house while we are there. This past weekend there were new memories shared that won't be forgotten... Andrew using sign language to communicate with grandma and grandpa that he wants "more" yummy food, his first attempt at saying grandma sounded like "g-ma", insisting on looking Reggie (dog) in the face, endless kisses, eating peaches right from the jar, loving dried blueberries, and kissing mommy and grandma's tummy thinking we both had babies inside! Although the distance continues to sadden us all at times like these, we are thankful that we always enjoy the moments we do share together. Life is too short to miss out on the opport...

Well, finally a lovely picture of my prego tummy! Many of you have been wondering how this tummy is looking- so here it is! I had a doctor appointment on Monday and Dr. Stone said everything is going great! I have stopped running now, which is a bit of a challenge for me. However, I can get a pretty good workout walking on the treadmill or outside with Cody. It sure isn't the same as running 6-8 miles a day, but I know being a mommy comes first! As you all remember Andrew arrived into the Gunderson family while I was only 34 weeks pregnant! Please keep me in your prayers as the weeks get closer to delivering full term. My prayer is that this new baby will stay comfortable in my tummy for at least another 4 weeks. Enjoy the picture! Anna

We had a great day having Kyle all to ourselves! Mondays are Kyle's day off and we love playing and laughing with him all day long! It was fun watching the boys play together in Drew's bedroom today. However, as I was watching and taking pictures of my boys, I was reminded that we will soon be having another little boy entering the Gunderson home! Although I am very excited about having another little monster coming into our home, I am a little worried to be way out numbered by boys! Cars, Trains, Balls and Blocks are invading my home quickly! Where are the dolls, dresses and pony tails? I can only rationalize this by thinking that God will maybe surprise us in the future with a girl someday. Until then, I am learning how to enjoy the blessing of boys each and every day. Kyle is such a wonderful dad to Andrew and Cody! I thought you would enjoy this picture of my boys being together. I praise God each morning for the boys in my life! And who knows, I may always be the only girl...

The last time I remember using my snowmobile was when I was still in high school, and that was about 7 years ago. This last Friday I was able to take a day and get away for a few hours and get out on the trails and lake up here and go, and I mean these things can really go. A friend and I took off in the morning and put on about 80 miles in 3 hours and took a great trip around Rainy Lake and other local lakes. It was so amazing to see the wonders of Gods creation. We saw a wolf, a deer, a fox, along with the snow covered lakes and islands, it was great. I must admit that I have never been a fan of being on a frozen lake, but I made it. It really freaked me out when we would get to a spot on the lake where the wind had blown the snow off the lake and left bare spots, where you could see the ice and then remember that you were on the lake, but I was following so I guess if the ice would have been unsafe I would have seen the hole! It was a great day to get out and get some fresh air. Dre...

Well I don't know where you are or what your weather is like, but WOW! is it cold here. I guess we finally figured out what everyone here was talking about when they said that it gets really cold here. Last night i believe that it got to about -38 degrees. Yes that is below zero, with the wind chill is was even colder. It has not been above 0 for about 3 days and not expected to get there for a few more days. In our family there are two ways to know when it is really cold, one is to look at the thermometer and you can tell, or the other is to hear Anna taking her morning run on the treadmill in the basement (This only happens about 2-3 times a year). With all of the cold weather it has finally begun to look more like winter here in the north land. We have a new covering of snow to make things white again, and it is the good crunchy kind of snow too! Not great for snowball fights but nice to have some white stuff around. Have a great day. Kyle

It has never made much sense to me when people told me that kids just grow up too fast. I didn't know what they meant and it I certainly did not think that I would ever be the type of person that would be saying the same thing, but it happened to me this past month. It really has been amazing to see Andrew grow up before our eyes. I knew that one day I would look back and wonder where all the time went but it is happening too early. He is just 15 months old and i am already wondering where all the time went. It feels like just last week that he would sit in our arms and look up at us and just stay there, and it certainly does not seem like more than just last week when he was crawling around the house, but now he is walking everywhere and not at all interested in crawling anymore. The more new things he learns the more I learn as a parent about taking care of him. My life is now full of chasing this little daddy's boy around the house, making car noises with him, giving tons of...

Hello All- We are glad to finally be in the world of technology. We finally got Internet at home and are now looking forward to staying in contact with more of our friends than previously possible. Although we are both handicapped in the world of technology we hope that we can figure this whole thing out and use it to let you in a little on our lives here in the falls. It is finally cold here, for the first time this winter we have truly been hit with a cold snap. For the past 2 nights and for the foreseeable feature we are to have high temps in the single digits, and overnight lows well below zero, hopefully our cars keep starting! Gunderson Family