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Christmas Happenings 2013
We had a busy and festive December. Here is a brief (kinda, but not really) photo rundown with caption to sum up our month. Ya know, since it is mid February and I am still talking about December and...
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Christmas Morning 2013
Christmas morning was a fun one this year! Kate was so excited we had to stop her from getting into everything and wait for the boys to wake. Poor Rhett was still passed out and we let him sleep a bit...
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Carson Grant Gunnell
Our fifth and final baby joined our family on Friday, January 3rd, 2014.My pregnancy was uneventful and healthy. It was certainly cumbersome at the end lugging around this belly, my extra weight and...
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Carson's Newborn Session
Carson is 6 days old in these pictures. I miss this itty bitty babe already.Newborn pictures are something I will always cherish, especially an image of me with my baby. So much energy and emotion goes...
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Phil's 36th
Phil had a birthday back in January. Wahoo! He's old enough now that he doesn't remember how old he is and he has to ask me. Funny guy. We make birthdays fun for the kids but take a more low key...
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Carson: 1 Month
Little Man Carson turned 1 month old in February. It is crazy to see how much they change in just a few weeks time. Crazy sad!At his 1 month well visit his stats were:Weight: 9 pounds 7ouncesLength: 22...
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Valentine's 2014
We aren't terribly big on holidays but I like to make it fun for the kids. When I spend too much time on the internet and get sucked into Pinterest then I feel like a slacker mom. I remind myself that...
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Sick Days...
Mid February we got hit hard with some nasty bug that wiped out 3 of the kids. Max and Rhett got hit the hardest. Kate just had a cough which she then gave to Carson.Saturday the 15th Max started...
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Carson: 2 Months
Carson turned 2 months old March 3rd. Yes, very behind over here, story of my blogging life... BUT at least I take the images on their respective time frame, I just don't get a chance to sit down and...
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Carson: 3 Months
Wahoo! Posting in real time here, for this post at least. Last week Carson turned 3 months old. Little love is growing entirely too fast. His little body is filling out nicely and he is getting...
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Carson's Blessing
Sunday, March 23, 2014 we blessed our sweet Carson Grant Gunnell. Phil gave him a nice blessing andafter sacrament meeting we gathered with our immediate family members in our home for a luncheon....
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Match Week
Good gravy. Over 4 months overdue and the details are beginning to fade so I need to get cracking!This is going to be long but important to our family history.The third week of March is dubbed "Match...
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Max & Kate's First Day of School-2014
Wahoo! We have arrived. School.Max and Kate started pre-k this week. Michigan's age cutoff for kindergarten isn't til October 1st, so we did meet the requirement but we felt it was best for our kids to...
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It is FINISHED!
Hooray! Phil officially completed his last rotation for medical school at noon today, April 17th. A.maz.ing!His last rotation was a research/reading rotation with an internal medicine doctor. He read 2...
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Carson's 1st Haircut
Who needs a serious haircut at just 3 months old? This guy. His hair was seriously out of control. It stood up on it's own accord and looking back on these pictures I can't believe we let it go as long...
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First Snow
Thursday morning brought the season's first snow flakes. We arise early in our house and usually breakfast is done by 7:30am. The kids didn't have school and were already downstairs playing after...
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Carson: 10 Months
Someone is growing up! 10 months already and I'm kinda sad about it. He's not though! Mr. Big Stuff.At 10 months Carson is scaling furniture, standing on his own for longer periods or time. He eats...
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Carson: 9 Months
At his 9 month appointment Carson weighed 17 pounds 6 ounces and was 28.5 inches long. That puts him in the 5-10th percentile for weight and 50th percentile for length. Long and lean.He just learned...
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Carson: 11 Months
11 of the fastest months have come and gone. The countdown is on until Carson's birthday and I am simultaneously thrilled and devastated. He continues to grow and learn new things each day.This morning...
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Max loses his first tooth
Waaaaay back in November, before Thanksgiving Max mentioned that his tooth hurt. This caused my hygienist ears to perk up and upon further examination I was relieved (and surprised!) to see that it was...
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Happy 1st Birthday Carson!
Today Carson is ONE. We celebrated with a simple family party primarily consisting of singing, cake and ice cream.The day weather wise has been gray and gloomy so light was not at optimum levels. I...
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Helloooo Michigan!
From the previous Match post we learned that we would be moving 2,000 miles across the country to Michigan. We were simultaneously thrilled and rather terrified of such a big move. Given that the other...
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Carson: 8 Months
8 months! This is such a fun age. I probably say that with every month since babies are just the best. At 8 months Carson is a crawling master, he is just figuring out steps and climbing, which makes...
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Carson's Cake Smash
For Carson's 1st birthday I wanted to do a little cake smash photoshoot and usually I do one on my own, and have for the other kids. Living in AZ I had access to various props and backdrops thanks to...
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Winter Walk
A few days ago we received what is hopefully our last snow of the season. It was wicked cold in the morning and was snowing and freezing rain. The result was ice everywhere. We usually stay indoors but...
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