The Shelley Family: September 2009

Finally an update!!!

It has been a really long time since I have updated my blog and I am officially a blogging slacker! Life has been crazy busy here! As you can see from my previous posts, Brynn and I spent a week in North Carolina, were home for a week and then we all headed to Pennsylvania, came home for a week and then headed to Canada! I would say we are all traveled out...but we are actually going to California in two and a half weeks with Jesse's dad and sister Adrienne. We are going to Six Flags and to see Wicked. I can't wait!!! Not to mention we are also remodeling the upstairs bathroom so our house is currently a construction zone! We hate the bathrooms in this house, so we decided to gut the upstairs bathroom and start from scratch! And the shower downstairs is leaking into the wall which is causing a mold problem so that one is next. It is such a huge project...but will be so nice when it is all done. Jesse has been working on it with his friend's dad and they are doing a great job!

We are also busy these days chasing Brynn around. She is such a wild woman, and is so much fun! She is almost 17 months old, and is getting smarter everyday! She is talking so much more, and also knows a lot of sign language which makes life so much easier when we can communicate! She is really into eating with a fork and spoon, and loves being around animals and being in the water. I can't believe how quickly she is growing up. It is going way too fast!!

Well, there is a little update on or lives. I will try and do better at keeping my blog updated!!

Oh Canada.....

We have been quite the busy travelers! We came home from PA, were home for a week, and then left for Canada! Jesse served his mission in Edmonton, Alberta, so we went up there for a few days to visit some friends. His friend Jarid came with us too. I forgot how long that drive is! It was 16 hours each way. But thankfully, Brynn did VERY well on the drive. She watched lots of movies and lots of treats and did just fine! We had a great time seeing people from Jesse's mission, shopping at the West Edmonton Mall, drinking slurpees (they are soooooo much better in Canada), and buying lots of candy and popcorn flavorings! The picture above is of Jesse, Jarid and Brenda (A.k.a. Momma B. She is who we stayed with while we were there).

Here are a couple pictures of Brynn just looking cute!

Here we are with the Prince family at their ward corn bust!

Jesse, Brynn , and I inside a whale at the West Ed Mall.

Here we are with another family Jesse knows from his mission. I forget their last name...but they are really awesome and it was so fun to get to know them!! I always meet LOTS of new people when we go to Canada so it is hard to remember names!

Pennsylvania trip

Jesse, Brynn, and I all went to Pennsylvania for a week over Labor Day to visit my family. It was so much fun to see all of them, and for everyone to see how much Brynn is changing!!! We were very lucky to be there for my sister in law Amy's baptism where she became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. We felt so honored that she planned this special event for when we would be in town visiting... it was the highlight of our trip :) My brother Zach baptized her, and it was just so neat to witness all of it! I was also thrilled to have my friend Miti in town! She lives in France, and I haven't seen her in 5 years! I was thrilled that she just happened to be in town the same time as me so that I could spend a day with her. It was great introducing Jesse and Brynn to her. Over all we had a great trip! The only downfall was that Brynn and I both had really bad colds while we were there, and Brynn ended up with an ear infection. That made for a painful flight home for her!! She is actually getting tubes in her ears on Thursday because she gets ear infections so often so I am hoping that helps!!