Gunnar is Nine!!

Gunnar’s nine and he’s feeling…….FINE!  That’s not just a rhyme but the truth.  Gunnar has been out of school and quarantined this week because he had Covid.  Actually both of us did.  Unfortunately there was an outbreak amongst the 3rd graders at school which turned into us getting it.  We even hosted a Mother’s Day brunch (before realizing we had Covid of course) which turned out to be a super spreader!  Now we have passed it to Rich, Nana and our friend, Ted so far.  Yikes!

Wait, let’s get back on track.  Gunnar is 9 today!!  For his birthday he simply wanted to stay home (even before he had Covid) so that’s what we did for the most part.  We did take a mid day break to go hit some balls at the driving range but otherwise we stayed home, played video games, shot some hoops, had a birthday steak dinner, a mint chocolate birthday dessert and watched his movie of choice.  Gunnar seems pretty happy to be 9 and we are still in a little bit of disbelief that he is this old already.  

Gunnar loves to laugh and be a complete goofball.  He is a great Cub Scout!  He still really likes playing baseball and has added golf to his list of sports he loves.  A Lego set will keep him happily occupied and a graphic novel is his reading material of choice.   Video games and movies, well the boy loves some screen time!

I don’t know what it like to be a middle child but I think it’s probably a challenge.  Gunnar handles it pretty well most days but sometimes it’s obvious that he can’t quite decide if he wants to be big or little and he meshes well with both age groups of his siblings.  I hear him play pretend games with Hazel and the girls next door but then I’ll turn around and find him skateboarding down the street or playing ball with Zach and the neighbors.  Gunnar is still sweet, tender, loving, loves to help and actually is quite thoughtful which always surprises me but shouldn’t at this point.   We can’t wait to see what life has planned for this boy but I know he makes this world a better place.

Happy birthday Gunnar!  You have our hearts!

This is from his 3rd birthday.  It’s one of my favorite pictures.

His birthday with friends last week (which led to Covid 😩)

And today….










Another year of fun, learning and adventure awaits!

Wild Wild West!

I finally took my family west to Colorado!  We took the kids out of school and spent a long Easter weekend visiting Boulder, Breckenridge and the Denver area.   I drug them all over to see places I had lived, experience different adventures and see a few great friends.  They were all great sports and had as much fun as I did!

Check out our rental car!  Gunnar was pretty excited.

Boulder was our first stop.












Next we headed up to Breckenridge where we had fun with friends and got everyone on skis for a day.  First time skiing for all three kiddos!


















Easter Sunday we headed to Denver to spend the sunny day with friends.










We capped off our trip with a couple of nights at a resort.  I wasn’t sure how the tour de Colorado would go so I made sure to end the trip with a great pool!








And of course a milkshake for breakfast before we headed back home.

I’m excited to report that everyone had so much fun that we will have to plan to return.  Annual ski trip?!  Maybe!!