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

Week 1 Gunderson COVID-19 Schedule Our 1st week after coming home from Florida was really a drastic switch for us! We all handled it pretty well last week... Of course the teacher inside me decided a schedule would make our day feel more fulfilled and less chaotic so I have been following a light routine daily- at roughly these times 9a  each day at 9AM we head out for a family walk together. The route changes each day but we all head out on bike or walking together. I have ere ally enjoyed having Kyle join us for these walks each day before he heads to church. We are thankful he has still been able to work at church as it is easier for him to get his work done and for us to be noisy at home! 9:45a we get our bibles, journals and books and do our devotions and reading time. The boys were hesitant at first with this but now have really gotten into the schedule and are enjoying a quiet house to spend time with God and read.  10-11a is craft time, puzzles, games, ...

Our vacation is not over yet.... this was one of our very favorite days of the whole trip! It was Kyle's  birthday today!! He really wanted to go kayaking where we had gone earlier in the week, so we loaded up and headed out! To our surprise, this kayaking trip was much different then our first.... we saw so many dolphins! Check this out! I love that Drew is pointing at a dolphin and there is one right next to him! And look at this dolphin coming to say hi to Jake!! It was the coolest experience EVER! Here's our lineup of kayaks while everyone was swimming in the ocean. Beach days are my FAVE!!! Drew picked up this sweet hat before heading home. All 4 guys chillin' on the beach! Beautiful sunsets we will never forget... Florida 2020 one of the best vacations ever. Thankful for a week away to soak up sun and time together.

Day 6   we were all   feeling like our trip was going quickly so we decided to take advantage of more beach time and time to relax together. The ocean was so gorgeous and warm and wonderful! You can tell we were putting sunscreen on a little bit thicker by day6!! The boys were feelin' that hot Florida sunshine now!!! Awesome birthday supper at Nervous Nelly's with Kyle right on the ocean! It was one of our favorite supper spots and so fun to celebrate dad together! These two are so happy and loving vacation! The nachos and pretzel appetizers were so good! Kyle is always my #1 partner and I am so thankful for him and all he does for our family! So awesome to celebrate him at the ocean this year. Ft Myers beach Florida sunset.... beautiful and breathtaking I love this pic of the boys running around the beach playing tag together. I hope I never forget this evening. The big guys bought themselves ice cream and an icee with their own money and enjoyed e...

Boat Day! Day5 was our planned boat day! The boys were really looking forward to this day on the ocean and beach time and again the weather was absolutely stunning! I love all these smiles too from our day together.  Our beach stop and place to picnic, swim and walk the beach shoreline was so pretty! I love our little camp setup for the afternoon. Our crew! We had a fun day together boatin' and beachin' it! We saw dolphins today too! They are so cool. Hopped into the pool after supper, of course!! I took a nice evening walk and enjoyed some time to pray and think and process some of the COVID-19 news and pray Gods protection over us so far from home. The weather is so wonderful in Florida and the evenings are just perfect. My body felt so good in Florida. The sunshine and warm temps are very therapeutic for me. My smile says it all! Loved Day5!

Race Day!  I was so excited to go to the starting line and get some warm miles in.  The morning was muggy and warm, I grabbed ice and held it in my hands and it instantly melted. So crazy! I had so much fun meeting other people before the race. So many were just so thankful that the race hadn't been cancelled and were excited too to be racing.  Once the race began the miles flew by and my body felt amazing the entire race! I felt stronger as the race continued, exactly how I have been training these last 6 months. Fun to experience!  The final 5k of the race I cranked it in at 6min pace miles, feeling worn but still enough energy to pull through until the finish. I knew I was 1st female throughout the race but wasn't sure if the competition was coming up from behind me so I held on strong to keep a good distance between the female behind me. Such a fun morning! I felt great the entire race even when I began the kickin at mile 10!  ...

The sunshine was already warm by 8:30a! I decided to fill up my hydroflask for our biking day and stay well hydrated before my race tomorrow!   We had a blast renting bikes and biking around Sanibel Island for the morning! Beautiful day for it and the boys had so much fun.  We stopped and looked around at a few different spots, this being one of our favorites! The guys had great attitudes and so enjoyed biking.  We were so hungry and ready for a great lunch! Kyle found this awesome spot, Island Cow. They had really good food and they brought out muffins in big baskets before our food came! I had a really good chicken salad wrap.  It was a perfect spot to stop.  Kyle and I showered up, packed a bag and headed out for Marco Island! I was so excited to race in the half marathon the next day and looked forward to racing in the sunshine! We got to Karen and Dan's boat around 7pm and were spoiled rotten by spending the night there just the t...