Brinnley is One Week Old

I can't believe it's already been a week. I love this little girl so much. She reminds me a lot of Jack. She's so tiny and snuggly. I love holding her, even though I think Jack would prefer to keep me all to himself. He's been really needy lately and I don't know if it's the new babe or that he's been sick or both. Well we are a real live family with kids, plural. Crazy. It's so busy but so fun. I'm glad to have help and I'm nervous for when I'm on my own. Guess that's life. Thanks for all the sweet comments and congratulations. It means a lot to me.


Jack really likes his baby sis



Jared took Jack to a Trunk or Treat in our ward on Saturday. He was a fat little elephant. He was so excited to fill his pumpkin, which he pronounces "ka poo." I think he's really going to like this Halloween thing.






Snow day!!

pre and post baby pics:)

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The thursday before Brinnley was born my friend Brenna threw me a baby shower. Just in time! Here are my three pregnant friends who came to the shower. It was so dang fun!

Me and Brenna


Me at the hospital right before we went in.



The day before Brinnley came Jared took some 9 month maternity pics

Ready to leave the hospital.

Brinnley meeting her big brother, Jack

Jack was so soft and sweet with his new sister

Her cute little crib. We love our baby girl!!!

She's here! Brinnley Nicole Gillespie

Here are a few pics. We'll get more up soon when we get home from the hospital. Love you all!

Brinnley. 5 lbs, 12 oz, 19 inches. We are in love!

Jase, Johnny, Jared, Jess, Brinnley, Mom, Jill, Ross

Learning to water paint

Jack found Johnny's drum set in our basement

End of Summer Sight Seeing

We saw so many sweet things before we took off back to Utah so here are a few pics of Bunker Hill, Plymouth, Salem, and NYC.


This is my family at Bunker Hill with my bro John & his wife Sierra and my sis Becca with her hubby Jeremy & their cute kids.

Jack with his cousin Travis. They are such twins! I love it!


Us at Plymouth Rock

We visited a replica of the Mayflower


At Plymouth Plantation

Me & Jack inside a wigwam on the Native American side of the Plantation

Us in a cool hand made canoe:)

Us in Salem, MA. Probably the weirdest town in the world.




Me and Jack in Central Park



Jack loved chasing the pigeons:)

Statue of Liberty



Wall Street



For our FOUR year Anniversary we went to dinner in New York and saw a Broadway Musical called "In the Heights." It was amazing and even Jared liked it! :)

Bye Bye Boston

We wrapped up our summer in Boston with a fun photo shoot on the beach with our friends the Averys. It's been a great four months back east. I will miss it. The green trees, the history, the witty and blunt people, the wonderful friends, the beach... but I'm glad to have my sweet Jared back and to spend more time together as a family.


















7 1/2 months along

Lake Powell and Baby Shower

Lake Powell was incredible this summer! I had such a blast with my wonderful Litster Clan!

I'm wake surfing:) I love it because you go really slow but you still feel the rush of cruisin on the water with a board.

This is my little Bro. Jonnie doing some freakin cool wake tricks

My sis Jennie and my cuz Carol Ann in Lake Powell Heaven

Tube Wars 2009






Sandy, Dave, Dad, Jennie, Jonnie & Me

Rainbow bridge

Mike, Erin, Me, Lauren, Kiera


Me and Jeremy's new babe Braxon


Crazy Cliff Jumpin



These pics are from the Quadruple Baby Shower Erin Colby threw for Me, Staci, Rachel, and Shauna. Thank you Erin, you are my favorite! So cute and crafty!

Erin, Me, Brooke, and Jen






Staci and her cute prego self

Little Olive. Jack's summer girl. Ha ha!




Jack just smiling at little Olive

Rachel, Me, Staci, and Shauna. The Fantastic Four.

Last Month of Selling!!!

This summer has been flying by! It's crazy that we will only be here for another month. I'm going to miss all the fun things about Boston and all the awesome people we have met. I think that's what has really made this summer for me!!

One morning we decided to go to Harvard to look around before Jared went to work and I put in Harvard Gardens in our GPS thinking we would see a cool garden on campus but it turned out to be a bar in Downtown Boston instead! Ha Ha! We ended up wandering around and finding a beautiful park on the Harbor as an alternative. Either way we had lots of fun!





Last weekend I went to Charlottesville, Virginia to see my sister play Barbarina in the Marriage of Figaro. I love that our family is so involved and talented! She was amazing!


We also got to go to Monticello and tour where Thomas Jefferson lived. It is the most gorgeous place! I wish Jared could have come with me to see it! Someday we will have to bring our little family back there.


They had this quill and ink station where you could write a little note :)

T.J. and Me