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

Spring Break 2012 "our adventures without daddy" The boys and I had a great week spending time with grandmas and grandpas over spring break while Kyle was in New Orleans on a mission trip! Here are a few photos of our week!!!  All the boys love helping grandma in the kitchen getting meals ready. Caleb loves helping grandma get things ready for breakfast! Looks like he is by the sink washing fruit!!  Uncle Jesse and Aunt Sarah had us over for a "beach bash" and we had a great time at the party!!!                    Caleb loved his fruity drink!!! We had fun playing Aloha BINGO, beach volleyball, and eating lots of fun summer foods!!!  Nana is having a great time loving on little Jake! I love how Micah is peaking through!!  Mom and Jacob going down the slide!! Wee!!!  GG and Andrew had a great week playing games together when they weren't shooting hoops outside!!! The weather was so nice that we were barely in...

        Lovin' the bath tub!! Look at those goggles!!! Caleb (2) Micah (4)                                                      Basketball Buddies!!                       Hangin' out and loving the sun coming in the house!!!                       Jacob (5 months)                                    Sweet Caleb- 2 1/2 years old

                                            Happy 5th Birthday Micah!!!        We had a great time celebrating Micah's 5th birthday with his friends and family this weekend! It was a Mario celebration!!! Our little Mario and Luigi!!! Lots of fun games!!! Pinata time!!!                                                      Playing in the jumper, relays and dodgeball!! Happy Birthday Micah!!! We love you so much and are so proud of the BIG boy you are becoming!!! We are blessed by your love for all of us and how you can always make us smile!!!

 We had a great time away at the Dells last week!  As you can see the boys loved every minute with their daddy!  We spent a lot of time on the family tubes and I loved watching Caleb get off and instantly start clapping!  Our 3 BIG swimmers!!! So fun to see them take care of each other and love getting wet! Caleb was incredibly insane in the water! Andrew and Micah warmed up to the big water slides in a hurry so we all took turns riding with the boys!  What a treat to have my parents join us on vacation! So many fun memories together! Mom and I even went without the boys on the slides and screamed the whole way! Dad and I loved the lazy river and took Jacob with us :) So blessed to have them come play with us!  Jacob was great! He fell asleep to all the water sounds and loved watching his big brothers go crazy!  This is the Wild West water park and the boys enjoyed running around in here by themselves. Lots to explore! The wave pool was a favori...

 As many of you know Wednesday night is "nacho night" at our house!!! After Awanas and youth night we stay up and enjoy a special snack together. Since daddy is a little worried about messes around here we thought that while daddy was gone in Chicago we would eat nachos under the kitchen table as though it was a "fort." As you can see all participated but clean and tidy Drew man who is still sitting at the table! Ha!                                                  Silly nacho boys!!!

 We enjoyed every minute celebrating our 10 year anniversary in Northern Minnesota along the north shore of lake superior. This is our view right from our room. Just stunning! We loved our time together reflecting on the many blessings God has given to us in the past 10 years. Our top ten blessings that have strengthened our marriage are: 1. Both graduating from Bethel (2003) 2. Anna getting a second grade teaching job in Fridley, MN (2003) 3. The birth of our first born son, Andrew Marvin (2005) 4. The calling from God to serve Him in International Falls, MN (2005-2011) 5. The amazing friendships and mentors in International Falls, MN 6. The birth of our second son, Micah Robert (2007) 7. The birth of our third son, Caleb James (2009) 8. The calling from God to serve Him in Menomonie, WI (2011- present) 9. The new friendships and closeness to family that God has given to us serving here in Menomonie, WI 10. The birth of our fourth son, Jacob Kyle (2011) We have much...

 What a fun Christmas making new memories as a family in Menomonie WI. We enjoyed going to the Christmas Eve service where daddy read a great Christmas story to the kids. Our boys are up front enjoying the story. Caleb is sitting right next to daddy!  Family picture at Cedarbrook. Some are looking, some are not! Classic!  Baby Jacob's first Christmas! He sure loved all his family lovin' on him. He got lots of kisses and snuggles from everyone!  Our boys love playing with their cousins Kaylee and Logan. The house was noisy with all the giggles and laughter. It was so fun to watch them all play together. Of course grandma and grandpa always make us special treats when we are together. We enjoyed eating all the Christmas cookies they baked again this year! Our favorites are the pinwheels, pretzels, spritz, fudge, cut out sugar cookies and candy canes!  Kyle and I love Caleb's smile on this picture. He is such a sweetie! He did great waiting his turn to open pre...