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

Hard to believe another year has come to a close! Thankful for our family, for our experiences of ups and downs we went through together, and learning how perfect our family fits together. There are now 8 of us in our home! It can be chaotic, it can be restful and then playful, and sometimes it can be down right stressful. However, at the end of each day this year, we have felt closer to one another and to the Lord.  For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 We are so thankful for good health this year, safety, a warm home, and supportive family and friends who walk alongside us each and everyday.  Blessed beyond measure. 2018 was GREAT!! Excited for what 2019 will bring. We trust in your plans for us Lord!!

Christmas at the cabin continues to be magical every year. We so enjoy packing up the car and getting away for a few days to play and be with family. We love seeing all our stockings lined up and the huge Christmas tree in the family room. It was another wonderful Christmas. Its fun to find Nana and Gg playing games with the boys or visiting with them on the couch. Nana gave Caleb this new Viking cribbage board and he loved it!! This Christmas we had two beautiful young girls join us for Christmas. Sara and Phil have started doing foster care and we were beyond excited to spend time with these girls! One of our favorite pics of these two at the pool each Christmas. Same place, same spot, same two little boys. Callie is a junior in high school already! I so enjoy our chats and time to hang out. I am beyond proud of her! Snuggle time for us with Callie! Moments together on the lake with this huge bonfire, ice skating and lots of laughter. The cabin is so special to us. It’s just the ...

Christmas was wonderful. So many great memories as a family... 1-We enjoyed celebrating Jesus together on Christmas Eve night. I love hearing the boys sing Happy birthday to Jesus!! 2- It was really special to see the boys serving apple cider together at the Christmas Eve service. I love their hearts and willingness to serve. 3- Christmas morning the boys slept in until 7:30! It felt nice to sleep and then open presents together. 4- Christmas Day is one of our favorite days of the year. We enjoy our morning together as a family and then loading up to stop in and see grandma and grandpa and then go to the cabin.  5- Here is our crew on Christmas Day at my parents house. Love our family!!❤️ 6-So sweet to find grandma and Caleb reading the new Christmas story together. 7- We arrived at the cabin in time for appetizers and relaxing! We had fun opening our stocking gifts before bed too! Christmas 2018 was so special for us. We loved the time spent together and the time we shar...

There are not too many Sunday mornings that I can sleep in until 7a and then head out on a long run! I loved every minute. The air was cool and crisp, flurries and a light dusting of snow on the streets❄️🏃🏼‍♀️beautiful morning Came home and showered up....headed out ice skating with my guys🎄☃️we are officially on Christmas break! ~anna 

We know Christmas is officially here when we get to go to grandma and grandpas house for Christmas!! We feel it in the house the moment we open the door, hearing Christmas music and smelling yummy Christmas foods. All in the house I grew up in. It is beyond memorable and special for our whole family❤️🎄 We can pack the upstairs with no problem!! Lots of presents and smiles! The kids love passing out the presents and being surprised!🎁  Caleb loved his new basketball bag!!🏀  Watching my parents open gifts from us is so sweet, and they are always so thankful. My brothers. I lovespending Christmas with them❤️ New bibles this Christmas!! The boys loved getting their own bibles with their names engraved on them.  "Your word is a lamp unto my feet!" My parents bake all the best cookies at Christmas time and we like to sit around the plates and chat while eating our favorites. Best tradition. Christmas has begun and we can’t wait to continue celebrating together! 🎄I pray for w...

We had a fun weekend cheering for Micah at his home tournament!! These 6th grade boys are off to a great start for the season!  We won the first 2 games against Colfax and Stillwater...then sadly lost to Prescott. The boys were proud with a 2nd place finish and it was fun to see those smiles come out for some pictures together after.  6th grade boys Menomonie Mustang’s! 🏀 We love cheering for you Micah!! Always so proud of your hard work and great attitude. These December days are flying by fast...better keep wrapping those presents and baking cookies on the side of the chaos!! Thankful for the time we share at the basketball games and at home baking together in the kitchen. Life with these boys is the best!

It has been such a great week. Filled with warm snuggles under blankets, eating chocolate cake, reading books in bed, doing puzzles, dancing with the puppies in the kitchen, and several basketball practices and school ball games!! Here are a few highlights of our week starting off with family pics! 1. Family Pics- we thought it would be really fun to try and get a few pics with Bailey+Duke! They turned out cute! Here is a favorite one!! Thank you to Hannah Krista from church for taking some photos and sharing her talent with us. She did so great with our crew!! 2. Coffee+birthday celebrating! 38. Another year older and feeling healthy and strong. Thankful for some time to refresh at Caribou and work on my 19 for 2019 goals for next year! I still have so many things I want to strive for and focus in on for the coming year! I love making new goals. It was a great birthday at home with my boys and Kyle. My favorite way to celebrate is to be with my crew and favorite people. Thankful for m...

It has been a full week after Thanksgiving and I’m just getting this out today!! Busy schedules lately! Thanksgiving weekend was really fun and I want to make sure I take a moment to shout out why this weekend was so great! 1.  Turkey trot 5mile race! I had so much fun. I’m really glad I decided to race this year and get back into a race on Thanksgiving Day, it was really a great course and lots of fun!! 1st female in 33:05👣 Kyle, Jake and Duke were up early and wanted to come cheer! I so appreciate when any of the guys want to come cheer for me, means so much. Running friends and meet up before the race! 2. Thanksgiving Day the crew came over around 11:30am and we had the best day relaxing, eating, playing, going for a walk and so enjoying just being together. Thanksgiving has become one of our favorite days of the year as a family.❤️ 3. Tree day!  A wonderful tradition of ours is taking grandma and grandpa to get our tree!! There is always a talk about what kind of tree we ...