I got back late last night from a little family road trip. My brother, Aaron, and I traveled out to Hutchinson together to meet up with my parents and watch my sister’s volleyball team play.
My sister, Amy, is the head coach at Seminole State, a community college located in Seminole, Oklahoma. It’s about four or five hours away from Topeka, so I haven’t had the opportunity to go down and watch her team yet. But this weekend they were playing in a highly competitive tournament in Hutchinson, a reasonable 3-hour trip from Topeka.
Unfortunately, Amy’s girls didn’t win any of the games I got to watch (I missed their first win against Barton County). I know Amy was disappointed with that, but I was still very proud of her and the way her team played. I mean, the teams they lost to were nationally ranked in the top 20 in the [...]

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According to the books, my baby is as long as a large banana right now. Seems kind of weird, but at least it gives some perspective … I guess.
My Old Navy order for tall maternity pants was a success! I got three pair of pants, a few dresses and shirts. Hopefully, I won’t have to buy much more … because it’s about time to start buying baby stuff.
My first sonogram is on the 30th. With any luck, we’ll have another healthy check-up and get to find out the sex of the baby. I’m excited about the opportunity to see the baby, but a little afraid that I’m not really going to be able to see it. I’ve never been able to decipher the sonograms that I’ve seen previously, with the exception of the 3-D ones (they kind of creep me out).

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Tons of things have happened since I last updated. Too many to list … sorry about that … so I’m making up for it by debuting my acting career in the Topeka United Way video. It’s just a short little spot, but I’m pretty sure I need to be packing my bags for L.A. : )
Oh yeah, Brandon’s in it too. See if you can spot him!

I actually helped with the production of the video too. It was a Gimzo Pictures and jhP collaboration for this year’s local United Way campaign.

Original post by alissa

Alissa and I went out to Scott City 2 weeks ago for a Sheley family reunion. Hopefully I’ll get some of the pictures up, I have 120 or so of them, but I wouldn’t want to post all of them for the world to see.
It was really good to see everyone, Scott City was real windy, I mean REAL windy.. It’s crazy how windy it was.
Life has been good at the house, we are just about ready for a cookout that all our friends can come over and see the place. It’s been raining a lot the last couple days, so I’ll need to wait for the grass to dry to get the yard in shape.
We are heading off to a wedding tonight, I might have a drink or two, but I’ll have to drive home so not many for me.
I still haven’t had time to get the twitter application [...]

Original post by Brandon

My belly is growing and my clothing options are all officially “maternity wear.” I’m in the process of packing up my old clothes, as they are a nagging reminder of how limited my new wardrobe is.
Now each morning is like a clothing adventure … what’s gonna fit? What will look okay together? Hopefully I will be expanding my wardrobe soon … I am expecting a package from Old Navy. I’ve found they sell tall maternity pants, but they’re only available online so finding the correct sizes has taken more time than usual.

Original post by alissa

Hey everyone,
I’m going to disable the twitter post, it’s taken over my blog!
I just don’t post in the blog enough, but I do post a few twitter post a day.
If you want to follow me, check this out
http://twitter.com/vBSetup
I’ll see if I can get a widget on the sidebar so you can follow, but it wont overtake my blog. If it all works out, I’ll do the same for Alissa’s

Original post by Brandon

Is heading to bed after working on a slooow server #
Wondering if my contractor ail ever show up #
All that work on the ad sever down the dran #

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