Aubrey Rose turned 1!!

So I thought Sheri did a wonderful job at rejuvenating our blog. Her work inspired me to do an update as well. We have been having fun in Cali. The weather has been absolutely beautiful here. I am in shorts and short sleeve and it feels nice! Is there still snow up in Canada?! The biggest news around our house is Aubrey Rose turned ONE! You don't think those milestones are as big of a deal until you have your own child. Or at least that was my take on it. :) We had a fun party at our house to celebrate. I sent an email to a bunch of you with more pictures. If you did not get the email...believe me I am not about leaving anyone out ever...you can email me at cherie@smittcamp.com. So just let me know! I try to send updates regularly. Or you can keep updated with Blake, Aubrey Rose and I on our blog at smittcamp.blogspot.com. Here are a couple of pics from Fresno...

Chelsey and I love to spend as much time together as possible. She is nanny for two different families, one on Monday and one on Wednesday. We love to have playdates because than Chelsey and I can have our own playdate! We love it! One of our playdates, we took her two boys to a place called PumpItUp. The boys loved it. Aubrey Rose...not so much! She preferred the solid ground rather than the blown up fun houses. Chelsey and I were so hot and sweating after trying to keep up with the boys. It was so fun!

Penner's in Sedona!

Hi Y'all! The Ontario Penner's (except Whitby) have just returned from an amazing, fun filled week in Sedona, Arizona! For those of you that haven't been there, we all recommend that you go - even those of us that were initially skeptics are now HUGE FANS. The setting is absolutely gorgeous and the weather (for us anyway) was perfect - no rain and 75 degrees. The whole Dave Penner clan was there except for Drew and Pete, who we missed very much (but were still happy it was them and not us). We spent our days hiking, shopping and lounging by the pool. Is that what living in California is like? We also went to the Grand Canyon which truly is Grand and clearly proof that God exists. We did some Old West sight seeing and picked up some darn tootin cowboy hats and boots (note me, Chris & Maddie in the picture wearing our new duds). The condo we stayed at was perfect for us - 3 separate units beside each other, right beside an Arizona garden where the kiddies played with Papa, Jessi, Uncle Brian...whoever they could conn into it for hours every day. By day two Maddie (who is still only two) learned that she could get up in the morning and just walk outside to Papa and Gramma's condo without telling anyone. Luckily their door was always open. Thanks to Mom and Dad for planning this awesome vacation! -Sheri