The Gunnels Family

Oh Christmas Tree

2009-12-01T12:23:00.000-08:00

We decorated our tree last night. Today I found Sadie eating a candy cane that Lacey had taken off the tree. This is an old candy cane from last year! Then I found about half the decorations in Lacey's room and the tree bare, all towards the bottom. Now I think I know who took them.

Halloween 2009

2009-11-01T18:57:00.000-08:00

It was cold on the night of Trunk or Treat, 2 days before Halloween, so Lacey wore her costume from last year which is warmer. It is a sheep outfit. Sadie was a ghost. This is a RARE picture of Sadie because we have never caught her smiling on camera before! Chris had to take the pic so he couldn't be in it, booo!!

We wanted Sadie in this pic but Lacey wouldn't hold her well enough.

Lacey and her best friend Taya

Here is Lacey on Halloween, it was warm so she wore here Snow White costume. She loves being a princess!!

Emergency Essentials

2009-10-20T17:36:00.000-07:00

So I just tried out Emergency Essentials new calculator to see how long my food storage would last. I was shocked that it would only last 93 days - I thought I had at least an 8 month supply! Have you seen how much food storage I have in my basement? I guess my family of four needs 6000 calories a day, based on their ages (the calculator figured it out for me) so then I selected from check boxes the food I had, I didn't even have to type it in, and whoooooaaa! It said 93 days. Guess I am not done yet :( Enter in your family members and select how much of each #10 can or 45 gallon pail of food storage you have for free here:

Christmas Countdown- I Just Finished Painting

2009-09-25T11:38:00.001-07:00

I just finished painting this today - thanks for helping me pick it out Jeannie!

Wrong Soap

2009-09-25T11:37:00.001-07:00

Lacey (2 1/2) Feeding Sadie (6 mths old)

2009-09-25T11:34:00.000-07:00

Idaho Trip

2009-07-31T16:16:00.000-07:00

Lacey has always been a messy eater!

Why is everyone looking in different directions in this picture? This was taken at the Moody cabin at the Wood's family reunion my dad hosted this year (2009)

Lacey's favorite part of the family reunion was the rope swing to nowhere.

Halle and Londyn on the Rexburg Carousal

The rest of the crew on the carousel

Londyn, Halle and Lacey at Tauphus Park Zoo 2009

Canon, Bron, Londyn, Halle, Lacey and Sadie gettin hatched at the zoo

More pics at the Zoo

Everyone loves grandma's house, except maybe Bron in this pic!

4th of July

2009-07-05T17:06:00.000-07:00

Thing 1 & 2 and Daddy at the Provo 4th of July Parade. It was the first parade I've been to where all the missionaries had a float in the parade, and floats were made by Stakes not Corporations!

House is ALMOST done!!!

2009-05-26T12:05:00.001-07:00

Appliances, paint and crown molding on cabinets is all that is left to go!

Memorial Day Weekend 2009

2009-05-26T12:01:00.001-07:00

We had a blast at our parents house this memorial day weekend - Lacey loves 4 wheeling!

House Updates!

2009-05-20T17:31:00.000-07:00

Our future home got painted today!

The entryway

Lacey in the master bedroom

Chris in the family room - I am taking this picture standing in the future kitchen area.

Our house is coming along...

2009-05-14T17:33:00.000-07:00

The Outside

The Basement

Another of The Basement

Stairs

Family Room/Dining Room/Kitchen

Stuck in the potty

2009-01-10T16:08:00.000-08:00

Lacey has a training potty sitting next to the bathtub, and one day when bathing she pulled the potty in the tub with her and was playing with it. She climbed inside it, which was cute at first, but then when I tried to pull her out, she was STUCK!!! I had to call in re-enforcements (Chris) and together we couldn't get her out. Just when we were looking for the saw to cut it off her, we were able to turn her sideways and just yank it out- leaving red marks on her legs. So new moms, word of the wise, training pottys shouldn't be play toys!!!!

Gatorland

2009-01-10T16:04:00.000-08:00

We went to Gatorland - compliments of Chris's work for hooking us up with free passes. They have hundreds of gators, and we got to see a gator wrestling match, which is actually not as cool as it sounds.

Christmas

2008-12-29T18:33:00.000-08:00

Christmas in Florida was definately different -75 Degrees! Lacey got a trike, a bike, and a 4 wheeler! The oldest child syndrome is true - she is definately spoiled! And in two months, she gets a little sister!
Here is Lacey on her for-wheeler - all dressed up in all her jewelry she got, of course! She LOVES playing dress-up.

Thanksgiving

2008-12-10T14:33:00.000-08:00

Here we are sledding in Idaho on man-made snow since there was no real snow yet!

Sun Valley

2008-12-06T10:51:00.001-08:00

Here we (the Shirley family)are ice skating in Sun Valley for Thanksgiving. Also, here are Lacey, Canon, Londyn and Halle going sledding on Dollar mountain on 100% man-made snow since it was too warm for real snow!

Deidre & Chris at Epcot for Chris's Work Party

2008-11-12T08:38:00.000-08:00

Chris's work got us tickets to the Disney Yacht and Beach Club Hotel and we stayed the night there, and also went out to eat at Epcot. The food was too fancy for me - I didn't likeit, but Chris loved it! I am 5 1/2 months pregnant in the photo - thats why I look so huge!

Little Bo Peep and her Sheep

2008-10-31T06:28:00.000-07:00

Chris's Mohawk

2008-10-09T17:48:00.001-07:00

Chris is celebrating Halloween early this year!

More Lacey Pics

2008-10-09T17:45:00.000-07:00

Here's Lacey at the mall playground, wearing Daddy's boots, and trying on her Halloween costume.

Swamp Air Boat Ride

2008-10-09T17:39:00.003-07:00

So we took a swamp boat ride on an air boat, here are some pics! Notice the bald eagle in the tree. We also saw gators, ducks, and another bald eagle.

Lacey's first youtube video

2008-09-04T12:26:00.000-07:00

Lacey got her first video posted on YouTube today. It is of her swimming lessons. They were actually 10 or 15 minutes long, but I edited the video down a lot so it wasn't too boring. But it is fun to see her float, since even I can't hold still and float for 10 minutes!

Couture diaper cakes

2008-04-10T13:23:00.000-07:00

This is the best place to get couture baby diaper cakes: http://TheDiaperBakery.com You can get characters you love, including the Care Bears. Here is a video of the diaper cakes:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=duRZ-4PINaE

Lacey is a walker!

2008-03-04T09:01:00.000-08:00

Lacey started walking at 8 1/2 months!

Christmas time!

2008-03-04T08:57:00.000-08:00

I support Romney for President

2007-12-07T17:14:00.000-08:00

Trip to Boise

2007-11-05T16:13:00.000-08:00

Lacey went with me to Boise for Lacey's first plane trip. Lacey slept the whole time. She had a lot of fun playing with canon, londyn, and halle. Alexis is pregnant, we think it will be a boy. Right now we are trying to decide what to do for thanksgiving. For Christmas we are flying to SLC and my parents are picking us up. I was pregnant last year so I definately will be excited to go skiing and stuff this year. Chris is doing well in college and received a letter in the mail saying he is on the Presidential Achievment list at Griffin Technical College. I am working and staying at home with Lacey. We enjoy our days, but love when daddy gets home from work!

Lacey trying to crawl at 3 months old!

2007-11-05T16:08:00.001-08:00

Lacey started trying to crawl when she was just 2 months old! This footage was when she was three months old. Today is Nov. 5 2007 and she is six months old and can go all over the place, mostly pulling with her arms and pushing with her feet, but not quite up on her knees yet! She started sitting up when she was 5 1/2 months old all by herself. She also started eating rice cereal at about that time. Now she wants to try walking! But we are sure she'll be a crawling pro by christmas of this year!

Lacey's First Teeth!

2007-10-09T20:51:00.000-07:00

Last night, chris saw that Lacey's two bottom teeth were coming in. We knew she had been teething for awhile now, but hadn't actually seen them. Now they are finally here! I already have special plans for when she loses her teeth, but we'll have to wait to tell you what they are since she may read this before then :) Well, in a few days me and Lacey are going to Idaho. We're going to watch Alexis's kids while her and Trent go to Mazatlan. I am excited about that. Also, we just found out that Alexis is pregnant, which is great. I just looked at Lacey, scooting around on the ground. She has always been able to scoot around and get around without actually crawling, it is soooo cute and very smart. Have I mentioned she's a baby genius? She is so smart, we expect great things from her. Chris is doing a javascript and mysql class right now, and I'm helping with his psychology. I think it is quite interesting really. Maybe I should have majored in it instead of marketing. Or a teaching subject. I have always thought I'd be a good teacher. But sometimes kids can be so frustrating. I think I'd have to teach high school, possibly Literature or English or Social Studies, History or Business. Let me know if there are any job openings!!!

Girls Nights Out

2007-09-29T20:15:00.000-07:00

So I went on my first girls night out since I've been married. Chris watched Lacey while I went with Claire Allred and Sarah Gunnels to Johnny Carinos and ate and then we went to the movies. We saw sydney white, which is about a newer version of snow white and I quite liked. It was fun, and really sweet of chris to watch lacey. Today I went to the relief society broadcast and it was good. Only like 9 people came, Claire, michelle periscenni, and a few others. But it was fun. Lacey is doing good, teething, but other than that is a happy girl.

Training Sessions

2007-09-25T16:57:00.000-07:00

Slow Day

2007-09-24T18:02:00.000-07:00

Today was a pretty un-eventful day. Lacey was very hungry or teething, whichever one I don't know, but she was crying for hours! And she usually is a very good girl, I am not sure whats wrong. I worked about three hours and then ran out of stuff to do at our software company. I played Dance Dance Revolution with Chris for our daily exercise. I need to exercise more and eat less! But that is hard to do! Well, now I'll probably just watch more T.V., as there is not much to do around here.

Introducing Deidre and Lacey!

2007-09-24T09:56:00.000-07:00

See live footage of Deidre and Lacey's first webcam appearances. Lacey must be camera shy - she doesn't have much to say yet!

Business Ideas

2007-09-23T14:26:00.001-07:00

Here is where I'll post all business ideas chris, me, or other family members think of:

1. A car seat that doubles as a stroller and lights up if the base is inserted into the seat and the child is not straped in properly.

2. Flipping houses - I think we'd be good at it.

3. Naomi's idea: Much like a sports gym, except for arts and crafts. One room for sewing and knitting and quilting, one for painting, one for sculpting, one for painting ceramics, and one for beading jewely. Maybe even a small secure day-care inside. Next to it is a store selling supplies. Non-member can pay a one-time fee, members pay monthly.

4. Buying a piece of roadside property and having other people put thier for sale cars on it. They pay a one-time fee of $50 and it sits til it sells. Possibly we could help with financing the cars for the buyers.

5. My own Mormon High School in heavily populated Mormon area far from Utah. Strict standards and anyone can enroll - for a heaftly private school fee.

6. Modest prom dresses shop.

7. At-home day care center so I can be a stay at home mommy.

Come on friends and family - list your ideas here!

a little girl

2007-09-23T14:15:00.000-07:00

Ode to a little girl
So precious and adorable
So huggable and fun

This is Lacey
Sweeter than candy
Her smile is contagious
People sit next to me at church just to hold her and who can blame them. She is the pinnacle of all things wonderful and great. She is the best any baby could be.

Today was a good day. We went to church. Chris is the 2nd counciler in the young mens, but noone has told him what to do or whatever so he hasn't really started yet. I don't have a calling, and I quite like it because I get to go to relief society, and I enjoy it. We made Kabobs for lunch and we're having crockpot potatoes, carrots, and ribs for dinner. The ribs were very cheap I hope they end up tasting good. Lacey is currently napping, she needs two naps a day right now. I am going to start the Business section of my blog next.

People in my life

2007-09-22T15:22:00.000-07:00

As today is my first entery, there is much catching up to do. First, I am happily married to my college sweetheart, Chris Cross Applesauce (his nickname. Another nickname: Bear, or Honey, or Sweetie). He is so perfect. I bet he's the hottest man on earth. And he is very sweet to me and our daughter, Lacey. Lacey is the cutest baby on earch. She is also very sweet and wow, everyone can't believe how good of a baby she is. She never cries of gets upset, she just smiles and makes cute gurgly sounds in her throat. She loves playing with her dad. She loves taking baths and sleeping, eating, and crawling. She started trying to crawl at 2 months. She really is just scooting still at 4 1/2 months, but watch out, she gets where she wants to go! She is incredibly smart. When she was 2 months old the doctors thought she was 4 months old she was soooooo smart and could crawl so well! There have been rumors that she could possibly see her deceased Aunt Rozlyn. Although these are unconfirmed, they are something to think about. Well, that is about all I can think of right now to say about Lacey and Chris, the two people I love the most in the universe. And Jesus of course! I also love my dad who is sooooooooooo funny. he will make you laugh or your money back guaranteed. My mom is more quiet, but she is smart and knows exactly what is going on. My sister Alexis and brother J.R. are also both quite smart. I don't know how, but our family has some sort of smart gene and Lacey definately got it. She also got the I-love-everybody-and-I-Am-happy-go-lucky gene, which my brother Colter has. Everyone loves colter and Lacey, they are both sooo nice and fun to be around. Chris is the only true entreprenuer in the bunch. Every week he comes up with a million dollar business idea. I think I'll start a section recording his ideas! He would be a millionaire by now for sure if he wasn't married to me, I am so scared to invest money into anything!!!

Chris is awesome. How did I get sooooooooo lucky?