I have high hopes

I have high hopes I’ll be a blogger again. Here’s my first attempt.
For now, I’ll try to share some pictures from our vacation that we just returned from. Only a few have been downloaded. But I’ll try to tell the story with what I have.
We began our extended week by driving to Nashville to do [...]

Happy 4th of July!!!!

Last weekend we went to this great small town celebration. They had a parade, jumper zone, funnel cakes, live music, firetrucks, horses, FIreWorKs, etc, etc, etc. . . it was wonderful! We had a great time!
This weekend we are going to our new town’s 4th of July celebration, then to my parents for a [...]

Mother’s Day

Some thoughts on today.

Until I was 26, I took Mother’s Day for granted. I had mother’s and grandmothers who I loved and would send cards to in the beginning May. I planned on becoming a mother myself, when I felt like it.
For several years Mother’s day was a painful day for me. I wanted [...]

Spring!

I just had to share this picture because I love it!!!!!!!!

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This is a long post. So I’ve put in a couple pictures to liven it up. There’s a reward at the bottom for those of you who make it there.
Here’s a pic to start you off. If you don’t know already, “Jadon Rocks!” It’s gone to his head. He walks around sometimes saying, “I rock!”

Thank [...]

Out goes the winter in the basement-

The month started with sledding at Grandma and Papa’s house. (I was reminded that I just had a just c-section, oops)

Jadon got a “big boy bed” and is doing very well on it. He may like it because of the “Cars” bedding we let him pick out. Whatever works, right?!
Cousin Morgan is in a bit [...]

Beautiful Eliza

This week in Eliza’s life

Went on a walk in mommy’s sling

Dada fell asleep with me

Got measured next to the butterfly Big Bro Jado picked out for me before I was born (man, that thing is BIG)

snuggled with mommy (we snuggle a lot)

Fell asleep with my Dada again
I LOVE MY LIFE

Sweet Eliza

I am going to finally take a moment a post more pictures of Eliza. Her birth pictures seem like they were taken so long ago and already she’s grown, yet thinned out so much. She is such a beautiful baby and we have been very lucky that she sleeps for over 3 hours at night [...]

Eliza Julianne Gunkel…10 lbs 0.4 oz!!!

Well she is finally here after more than 24 hours of labor.  We named our beautiful new angel Eliza Julianne.  Eliza means “God is Bountiful” Julianne is because of her two amazing aunt Julies.
Jessica and Eliza are doing very well.  The C-Section was not fun but we are so thankful that we decided to do [...]