Bianca Cracking up! its contagious! haha!

i really needed to hear this laugh! it always cheers me up! :)

Scott has Started his Journey...

Yesterday had to be THE hardest day of my life! I had to drop Scott off at the Navy Recruiters office and say good-bye to him for 9 weeks! He left for Chicago today and just called me to say he landed safely and will be getting on a train to Great Lakes! He will be starting boot camp tonight! The kids are handling this OK... they haven't really cried much... me on the other hand.... I'm a COMPLETE mess and I cant stop crying! I know things will get a little easier with time... i just miss him so much right now and I'm definitely counting down the days until his graduation so I can put my arms around him and see his handsome face and feel his arms around me!
I will email everyone as soon as I get an address from him so that if you would like to write him a letter you can... the only thing is we CANNOT send photos. Scott says he will get in a lot of trouble if he gets any pictures from home. I don't understand why, but i promised to pass on the message to the family.
I know his parents Bruce and Nancy are taking this a little hard right now too so Prayers for us are greatly appreciated!
I hope to find out later this week exactly when I can move to Florida and get our new lives started over there.
I will be posting often when I hear from Scott.
I love you all and Thank you for all your support!
God Bless!
Jen

An update from Jen!

So today I talked with Scott's Recruiter and got lots of my questions answered. it seems that we will be moving to Eglin AFB in Florida in Aug! Not certain yet what day yet, but we know its in Aug!

Also, I had some concerns about how many guests can go to the Graduation after bootcamp and she told me that anyone in the family can go as long as we all fit into one car... she suggested renting a 16 passenger van for us to all fit... they are only allowing 1 carload of people in. So if you are interested at all in going to Scott's Graduation the last week of July then I need to know so that we can put your names on the list and also so i can plan on renting a large enough vehicle to accomodate us all. I will know exactly what day graduation is once scott gets to bootcamp but please keep your calendar clear for the last week of July to the 1st week of Aug.

I will keep you guys updated as often as I can so please check back often! Thanks and We love you all for all your support! ♥

Our Family Vacation to Florida!

We just got back from taking our last family vacation as a civilian family! We had SO much fun... We took the kids to florida and we went to Disney World! we have lots of videos on our Youtube Channel and lots of pics on our Facebook page!
Im posting some on here for those of our family members who dont have a facebook page.
I'm so happy we took this trip... enjoy our pics! :)

Today is Julian's 11th Birthday!!!

Happy birthday to our big boy Julian who turns 11 today!!! I cant believe how fast time has gone by!

I'm so proud of the handsome young man he is becoming.... Happy Birthday Julian!
We love you!

Keeping up with the Gundlach's!

We've had a pretty crazy month around here! We decided to put Bianca into modeling/acting and she got signed up with OneSource Talent Agency. in her 1st week of being signed she got to appear as an Extra in a Feature Film called "Language of a Broken Heart". She also got to attend an Acting Workshop for Kids to help prepare her for the Acting industry.
Jen also got a chance to play as an Extra in the movie and she liked it so much that she too is going to pursue the same dream as Bianca. We hope to get them both signed up with a local talent agency that can really get them into the industry. One Source is a good agency, but it doesnt hurt to get some extra help with another well known agency.
To add to the craziness in the house, We got Julian signed up in Karate! he's been doing it for 2 weeks now and he absolutely loves it! I know this will be good for Julian in so many different ways.
Jen and the kids will be keeping themselves busy while Scott is embarking in his new life as a Navy EOD Sailor! It's hard to believe that in just 3 short months Scott will be shipping off to Bootcamp! He leaves June 7th and we are all excited and nervous all at the same time!
Stay tuned for another update shortly!

Here are some pics of Bianca's photoshoot and Jen's photoshoot. There is also a pic from Jen's phone of Julian in action during his karate class!
We love you all!

Scott got a promotion!!!

Here is an update on Scott and the Navy. As of Feb. 6, 2010 Scott was promoted from an E-2 to an E-3! Completion of EOD Training he will be promoted to an E-4. To better under stand the Rankings, click here.

His Recruiter felt that since Scott is so dedicated to the Navy and has shown how committed he is that she put in the paperwork for a promotion to an E-3. This is a huge accomplishment for him as he is still in the Delayed Entry Program (DEP) most of the recruits enter boot camp as an E-1! So for Scott to be an E-3 is a BIG deal! I'm SO very proud of my husband and wanted to share the GREAT NEWS! God continues to Bless us in so many ways and we are excited to start this adventure!