Our New Niece!

Here are some pictures of our new little niece that we got to go see last night. She is so sweet and TINY!! She made my little Brynn look so big and grown up. It sure was fun holding a newborn again though.


The 3 Shelley cousins... AKA, future trouble makers!!

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

I meant to write (or vent) about this last night, but there was just no time so I am doing it a day late. I just needed to let everyone know how much I hate the first day of fall semester at UVU! This is something I will not miss! I feel like I am automatically in a bad mood when I pull into the parking lot and find that all of the students are parking in employee parking (which there already isn't enough of), and it takes 20-30 minutes to search (or fight) for a parking space. Then I had a constant line outside my door, mostly of students who just couldn't understand why all the classes were full if you wait until the day before school starts to register. It was also my first day of school because I am taking 2 classes this semester. Kind of for fun, but mostly to go towards renewing my school counseling lisence in a few years. Many people have told me that I am crazy, but I am actually looking forward to it since I will just be at home in a few weeks. It will give me something to do for "me".

On a much happier note about yesterday, my new niece was born! She was 6 days late, 6 lbs 12 oz and 20 inches long. She doesn't have a name yet, but I will post more info and pictures after we see her. I am sure Brynn will love having a cousin so close in age, and in her same grade in school!

Naked Baby!

Here are a few pictures of Brynn from last Sunday after two blowouts! She had one during sacrament meeting, so bad that Jesse had to take her home and put her in a new dress, and then she had another one as soon as we got home from church. Maybe it was just her way of telling us she didn't want to wear a dress. As you can see, she sure was happy after all of her clothes were off! She is growing so fast and Jesse and I just love having her around. She certainly does liven up our lives.

It's Official!

In just a few weeks, I will officially be a stay at home mom! I just gave my notice yesterday to quit my job, and September 30 will be my last day. I have worked at UVSC (now UVU) for 6 1/2 years now, and love my job so this is kind of sad for me. But Brynn comes first and I can't wait to just be home with her and hopefully become more domestic! I think the scariest part of all of this is the fact that we will be taking a big financial cut and losing half of our income. But as Jesse and I have experienced in the past, when we do what's right for our family, the finances somehow seem to work out. We'll see how it goes!!

Heart Breaking News

Brynn and I have gotten into a pretty good routine this summer of going walking every morning with my friend Michelle and her adorable son Gavin. Michelle and I were roomates back in the day (she's was the longest roomate I ever had), and she is one of my very best friends. We are now lucky enough to live pretty close to each other, and these walks honestly became the highlight of my day (besides Jesse coming home of course). I love being able to talk about anything under the sun, and loved seeing little Gavin!

On Sunday night, Michelle's husband Jaron called me and told me that Michelle wouldn't be able to go walking that next morning because Gavin had passed away a few hours earlier. I wanted so badly to wake up and have that phone call be a dream, but it wasn't. My heart just broke... it just doesn't seem fair that such wonderful parents should lose their baby who was just a little over a year old!!

I feel like all of my thoughts since that phone call have been geared towards Michelle, Jaron, and little Gavin. I am so sad for them, and am so worried about Michelle right now. I just wish there was something I could do to make everything better... but there isn't. So to Michelle and Jaron, our thoughts and prayers are with you... and to the rest of you who are reading, please keep this wonderful family in your prayers!

I guess Gavin was just too pure and perfect to stay in this cruel world, but it still doesn't seem fair that he is gone. But how lucky he was to have such wonderful parents here who loved him more than anything! I am so thankful for the time that I was able to spend with him. My mornings will not be the same without seeing his smiling face. It is just so amazing how someone so little can have such a huge impact on everyone around them.

Another Trip and a busy week!

Well, we have now been on 3 trips in the past few weeks and are all exhausted! First it was PA, then less than a week later we went to Yellowstone, and the next weekend headed to Twin Falls to visit Jesse's friend and go to the open house for the new temple there. Oh, and I also had to go back to work the day after we got back from Yellowstone. So needless to say, life has been pretty crazy. I am only back at work part time, and Brynn has been coming with me so it could be worse. But it has been so hard to adjust to this schedule after 3 months off! Here are a few pictures from the trip to Twin Falls.Kung Fu Baby!!!

Strike a pose!

Daddy thought it would be funny to give me a wig

Our Yellowstone Trip