The Brown's Blog

Monday, January 25, 2010

Hunting with cousin Weldon

In just a few short days, our cousin Weldon will be sent off for training in the Army. After 15 weeks of intense training he will go overseas into battle. This is the first time this war has affected my family so closely, and we are afraid. We all love Weldon so very much and will miss him terribly while he is gone. He is very excited and very proud of his decision. As a part of the family I can say we all wish him the best. We ask that everyone pray for his safety and wisdom. He is braver than I, for I can't fathom the challenges he will face.

This past weekend, Weldon, Uncle Edwin, Bop, D and Hey all went hunting. They had so much fun and I am sure Heyward learned a lot from all the wise men he was with. Here are a few snapshots from the day.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

I can't figure this out...

We have lots of fun, stimulating toys for our children to play with. We have walkers, bicycles, john deere tractors....

yet, we spend all Sunday afternoon playing with this.....

Laurie Beth's first bubble bath

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

life as it is....

Lately, D and I are experiencing lots of the peace we have prayed for. We go to work, come home, take care of children, clean, laundry, bath time, late night snack (a must for Mr. Heyward) and bed. It is so nice. No big obligations coming up, no major stressors in our lives, just living. God has already blessed us! I have to mention though that I am going to spend the weekend with ONLY my husband! We are going to do all things relaxing this weekend together, no children...in PINEHURST! I can't imagine being without the children for two nights...its been a while since I have done that, but I am very excited! Thank you God for listening to our prayers. This year has started off fantastic! I love you D, you and I have something great! I love you Hey and LB, I would give my life for each of you!

Saturday, January 9, 2010

The Girl's Christmas!

Every year "The Girls" get together for good food and a gift exchange at Christmas. This year we met up in Columbia dinner. We had so much fun, I can't wait for the next get together!

2010 will be a Sweet year!

D and I married in 2005 and our life took off like a rocket. We have had exciting event after exciting event happen. We are so grateful for all of it. As I welcome in the new year I have a simple request from life and that is peace, patience and contentment. I hope that my little family of four will have a year to enjoy the many blessings we have been given. I pray for peace, so that are able to show appreciation for the small things. I ask for patience so that we can fully let God mold us into who he wants us to be. I pray for contentment as we encounter troubling times and anxieties. Happy 2010!

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Christmas

Christmas was extra magical this year because of our children. Heyward understood more of what was going on and was soooooo excited the whole season. He even did a little shopping of his own and I was really impressed at the good job he did selecting his gifts. He asked Santa for a Rocket Ship. Santa was stumped for a few days, but finally was able to fill the request last minute! Laurie Beth was her usual cheerful, smiley self. She and Heyward are two lucky kids. They were showered with nice gifts from everyone! We are still recovering from all the excitement. I am overwhelmed by the amount of love we received from our friends and family this season. I am grateful we got to see everyone and share in the joy of Christmas with them. I hope our families truly understand how much we appreciate them and all they do to help our little family of four survive this thing called life.