Have you wondered where we have been lately?

Well........... we have been changing diapers, feeding, trying to take naps, playing, and loving every minute of it! Well maybe the not sleeping part not so much:) We have really loved going from a family of three to a family of four! Addison has made the transition really well. We still have moments of "I want it know mom" but that is also being two. She loves her sister very much and at times almost to much.

I had Brynn on the table in her swing (not buckled in mind you) while I was making supper and Addison said "mom I will watch Brynn for you" so she climbed on the table and the next thing I knew she was swinging her almost out of the swing:) I ran over and she smiled at me and said "mom I am just giving her a ride so she will not cry". Apparantly she cries alot in Addison's mind. I had to remind her that we don't push Brynn that fast in the swing:)

I have loved being home with the girls and feel so blessed to be able to spend the whole summer home as well. By the time I have to go back to work Brynn will be over 6 months old.

For the past two weeks Brynn has been sleeping through the night which is amazing. You kind of forget what it is like to get a full night of sleep. She is a good baby and has started smiling which melts my heart. I can't believe that in a couple of weeks she will be 3 months. Where has the time gone. It is defanantly busier with two.

Addison has loved going up to her Grandpa and Grandma's on Tuesday's. They are really busy with flowers so she loves following my mom around in the greenhouses. The neighbor just got horses and she loves to ride the gator to see them about every hour if she can find someone to take her. She loves them but she makes sure to tell people only to watch not to touch or ride

We also just had Brynn baptized two weeks ago on mother's day which was such a special day!

I will post more pictures of the girls soon but thought that it was time for an update! Here is a current one of the girls. I also have to say that Addison looks just like Scott and I think Brynn looks much more like her mother!

A New Addition

By now most of you have probably heard that we have expanded our family. On Wednesday, March 10 at 12:17pm, Brynn Jillaine Pell arrived, weighing 8 lbs 2 oz, and 19 1/2 inches. We are very excited, and are trying to adjust to being new parents again. Though I must say, so far, the second time around is much easier. Addison is also adjusting well to being a big sister and has enjoyed having a "real" baby in the house.

What a cutie!!!

We were both a little tried after everything, as we had to be to the hospital at 4am, and neither of us sleep much the night before.

Scott and Addison came to pick us up from the hospital.

Sleeping beauty...although she has a mild case of jaundice, so we haven't been able to stretch out the night feedings yet!

Addison with her new baby sister!!!

Happy Birthday!!!

So January and February are the birthday months for the Pell's and Plakmeyer's. We celebrate all but a couple birthdays in these two months. In fact we joke that if baby #2 comes early, it will only add to the two month celebration. That said, this year will be a little different, as we celebrate my dad's birthday tomorrow(10th) for the first time without him here on earth. I know that he is watching down on us and enjoying a piece heavenly birthday cake. We continue to be so blessed by the many friends and family who have shown us their love and support over the past couple of months. While it is hard to let go of the past, we need to look ahead and be thankful for each day God blesses us with here on earth! Yet we can cherish the memories we enjoyed together and be encouraged by the legacy my dad leaves behind.

Here are a couple of our favorite birthday memories we shared together this past year:

Last year my dad turned 51 and over the past year and a half, his 20/20 vision turned into more like 10/20 vision. It got so bad that he even splurged for a pair of reading glasses....which he always was loosing or misplacing. So my sister(Kristin) decided that we should make him a LARGE PRINT cake for his birthday so he wouldn't have any issues reading it!!!

Here is Dad/Grandpa helping out with a one year birthday photo of Addison. She really didn't like the hat, as you can tell.


Ok so I can't get this picture to work, but if you want to see it you can go to the below blog and scroll to the bottom of the page!!! http://jerrypellridetoremember.blogspot.com/


This is a picture of my dad and I overlooking the "Lake of the Clouds" located along the northwest part of the upper peninsula. One of our favorite this to do together was snowmobiling among other things. Of all the trips we took to the U.P. and Canada, we had never been to this place until last year! It is one of the most breathtaking spots I have ever seen, and I intend to go back someday with my family in the summer, as I hear it is only more beautiful. Snowmobiling was a favorite past time of my dad's and in remembrance of him 25+ guys will be loading up their sleds early this Friday morning and heading to Baldwin for a ride to remember my dad!!!