HAPPY BIRTHDAY REYN!

this is my birthday boy! my star! he is so cute!

Today is Reyn's birthday! Happy Birthday babe! He is at school right now until like 2 pm. Geez, it's his birthday, he should be partying, not going to class. But he is a good boy, and he knows he can't ditch. So yesterday we had a good surprise - we got wheels and tires on our new truck. It was a birthday gift for Reyn. Those that know the Gunnell family know that they can't get a new car with out getting wheels and tires. It just would be crazy to not get them. So thanks to Gunnell's Tires we have a changed vehicle. I didn't think i would ever care to have tires and wheels, but after being at the shop for 3 years, all the sudden it grows on ya. Well again Happy Birthday Reyn! I love you Reyn!

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Well i suck at keeping this blog updated. I didn't even write about Valentine's Day! We went to the doc that day and we got to hear the heart beat of our baby! It was so neat, it just made this whole pregnancy so real. Lately i have just felt like im sick, and it sucks, but after hearing the heart beat! It just really made me excited and made me realize that i have a tiny baby inside me . Pretty cool! Reyn is very excited too! He was so cute to watch when we were listening to the heart beat, it was beating so fast. He had an ear to ear grin on his face. It was just very special! We are very excited.

My day off

Well it's Tuesday again, which means it's my day off. So i have time to post on the blog. Last week was a terrible week in the world of Heidi. I had a case of the flu didn't eat or drink for 24 hours straight. Doing good though now today. And so far this week is better. This morning Reyn and i did 3 loads of laundry. And i still have possibly another one to go. Who knew that 2 people could use up so many clothes in a weeks time. I can only imagine it will be worse once i add a baby into the laundry picture. I went for a walk this morning in our neighborhood, it's a nice neighborhood. The weather is so nice down here right now. It is supposed to get up to 78 degrees today, which is a little warm for Feb. But oh well, it's the valley, it's expected. Reyn is on his way home from school right now. I better go, so we can go get lunch. Have a fabulous week if i don't post again til next week. - oh yeah hey p.s. our first dr appt is this thursday! probably won't be an appt to speak of, but it's this thursday.
adios~

YES! IT IS WHAT YOU THINK IT IS!

Happy new year!

Hey ShiSHta! I just wanted to tell you I love you with all of my heart. And I hope you and reyn are doing well.

I LoVE you!

Hello, I just wanted to share this with you...

"One of the remarkable qualities about God's love for us is that not only do we experience it as validating and affirming but it also produces growth and change in us. It literally moves us forward, toward Him and our own eventual exaltation. It is a sculpting, correcting, and purposeful kind of love."

I thought that quote was great, it came from my book that Kolton's parents gave me. I recommend buying it, it is called..."A HEART LIKE HIS. MAKING SPACE FOR GOD'S LOVE IN YOUR LIFE." By Virginia H. Pearce.

I cannot put that book down, it really makes you think and just makes you want to be better. I love it. It honestly is one of my new favorite books besides the Book of Mormon. I think they bought it at book barn? So I think you should look into buying it. :) I love you with all my heart. Both of you. Have a good day!
Love ya!

Life

Here is the beautiful ocean in San Diego. The waves were 15 foot waves this last trip. Not in this picture obviously. But it's just so pretty. the waves are very soothing. I love the ocean. we weren't able to even walk along the beach because the tide was so high. It was nice though.

Well these last few weeks really have been so draining. IT has been emotional, eventful, sorrowful, spiritual, um well a lot of feelings. I just hope my family knows how much i love them. they are great. I have a great dad he is my hero. and my mom she is just so amazing. my siblings wow they have grown so much! I am so proud of them. Aubrey is becoming such an amazing woman. Amanda is growing so much spiritually she too is becoming quite the woman. i am so proud of both of them. Keep up the good work girls! Donny what a stud! I have such a great little brother, what a brave kid he is. i just love him. And last but not least my little Hannah! I love Hannah so much. She is such a good girl, very smart. and beautiful. I am just so proud of my family! They are amazing, we have all been through so much these last few weeks. But we were raised right, to follow the right path. To turn to our Heavenly Father. He is our only way to eternal happiness. I am so grateful to be a member of this wonderful gospel. With out it things wouldn't be as easy to get through. And it isn't that it is soooo easy to get through things, we just have Heavenly Father and our families every step of the way. As long as we allow them. Well enough of this mushie stuff.

On Thursday December 6th Reyn and I went to San Diego. Every year on Dec. 7th we all get together for Stephanie's birthday. She is Reyn's oldest sister, she passed away 18 years ago. So i never met her, but from the sounds of it she was absolutely amazing! i wish i could have met her. But this year the whole family from Reyn's side went to San Diego to celebrate her birthday. There were 15 of us all together. It was a good trip. We were there til Sunday. The 2nd Sunday in a row I have missed. My poor Sunbeams. I love them. Hehe. But yes we all got together, went to the mall, went to a parade. hung out ate a lot. it was good. we all did enjoy our time together. Thanks Doug and Ellen for making it another amazing trip to San Diego.

Today I have the day off. I get to make dinner for the elders and we are having a neat lady come over for dinner too. I am making crockpot enchiladas. I love the crockpot, it makes cooking so easy! Reyn has a huge final today so he has been studying like crazy the last few nights. He is such a good boy, i really am so grateful for Reyn. He works so hard. I love my Reyn! Well I am getting hungry, i think i need to go eat something now. Goodbye for now.