Family Update

Lots of things have changed for our family since I "faithfully blogged". To be completely honest, life at this Brown house has been nothing but HECTIC. Seth finished at William Carey and is now taking seminary classes online. He also has an 8-5 job delivering medical equipment and a part-time job as a youth pastor at a local church. I've been teaching 4 year old preschool this past school year and Audrey Claire is now a BIG SISTER to this sweet little fella~

Our sweet Micah Seth was born Friday April 15th at 5:45. He was 7 lbs. 2 oz. and 20 inches long. We have loved every second of having him home and can't wait to see him grow! Here are some of my favorite pics we've taken since he was born~

Not too sure about the diaper change!

Getting more interested...

Bringing our sweet baby home!

Audrey Claire met us outside when we got home. She couldn't wait to have Micah at her house!

Helping Daddy bring him inside

She immediately wanted to hold him.

She loved it!!

Life at the Brown house continues to be hectic. Micah is 5 days old and has already had his first sleep over. We brought him home Sunday and by Monday morning, Audrey Claire had fever and had to be taken to the doctor. She had an upper respiratory infection and croup. We were basically told she and Micah should not be in the same house. So... Micah, Mommy and ReRe packed up and went to LiLi and Brian's house for a night. Once she was fever free for 24 hours, we came home to settle for good we hope:) She's now feeling much better and we are all adjusting to this new chapter in our life!

Morning Diva

Part of Audrey Claire's morning routine is having her sippy cup of milk right after she wakes up. It's like coffee for adults, you don't want to mess with her until she's had it and she wants it immediately. If she wakes up before I'm ready to get up, she'll lay in bed with me and drink it. Several days ago, she slept late and had to sit with Seth while he was reading. In the living room. Where apparently it was too bright for her. Right after I took her in there she said "I need my gasses (glasses). It's bright." So... Here's my little diva having her morning milk~

And yes, she kept them on the entire time!

Fun Day With Madison

The week before last when ReRe and Pops came to visit, they brought Madison to play with Audrey Claire. Those two love playing with each other. They enjoyed Chuck-E-Cheese (AC is now a HUGE fan), the park and the Hattiesburg Zoo. Needless to say, the girls had a BLAST and ReRe and Pops were a little tired from chasing both of them around.

While they were out enjoying the day, I was enjoying some quiet time at home until I heard a little commotion outside. I looked out the front door and saw this~

Michelle remembered that AC and Madison had matching shirts so she sent Madison with hers and ReRe dressed both girls alike. It's times like these I secretly wish we were having another girl so I could do this more often.

I told you these two LOVE each other!

If I can say so myself, this has got to be one of the best pictures I've taken of AC lately. She, like her mother, is not a fan of the camera. It's so hard to get her to be still and smile!
It wasn't too long before things got silly...

Her "Happy To You"

So this post is REALLY late but I figured, better late than never right? I've been meaning to sit down at the computer about 152 times but always found myself doing something else. Also, you may have already figured this out, but I'm no longer a daily blogger :( I wish I had the time to record something fun or funny from each day and sit down to share it but I just don't seem to have that time anymore. I wish I did and hope to again one day though! Until then, I'm going to try my best to share the most important happenings in our life! Like my monkey's birthday!

This past month our monkey turned a whole 2 years old! I can't believe how fast time is going by! The week started out by getting a card from Mawmaw June in the mail. She LOVES getting mail and gets it daily. (Or so she thinks- we always give her the junk mail so she thinks she's important too.)

I had to work on the morning of her birthday but I still wanted to give her a "happy" before I left. She wanted paint so that's what she got!
Seth was in Louisville, KY the week of her birthday so it was up to me and grandparents to make it special! Memaw and I took her to Chuck-E-Cheese for her birthday lunch. (FYI, lunchtime during the week is the PERFECT time to go there. We were the only people most of the time we were there!) Here's the best "smiling" picture I could get of her there. Have you ever tried to get a 2 year old's attention at a place like that???
After our pizza, it was time for games!
And after games, it was time for her "Happy To You" cake. That's what she said instead of birthday. I guess she got it from hearing "Happy Birthday to you" sang to someone. Wherever she got it from, it's cute:)
She got lots of tickets and turned them in for "slip goff" (lip gloss). This child loves her some "slip goff" and puts it on ALL the time!

Here she is before going to eat supper with some of Memaw's family who came to town. She is telling me that she's 2! Do you see the sassiness? Don't know where she gets it from.

Later in the week she had visits from ReRe and Pops, Popa and Tucker. She got a new kitchen (which she LOVES) some "pay-loh" (play-doh), books, and a scooter. Have I mentioned she is a little spoiled??

2 years old

2 years ago today our lives were forever changed when we got to meet this beautiful little monkey! Happy Birthday to my sweet Audrey Claire!

Bedtime for the Babies

Our new bedtime routine has been working really well here lately. Audrey Claire is going to sleep great and still sleeping all night. Earlier this week while we were cleaning her room, we put all her "babies" down for a nap. She picked up a book and decided to read to them like Mommy and Daddy read to her when it's bedtime. I left her alone to see what she would do but snuck in for a few pictures.

She was pointing to each picture and telling them what it was.
I think somebody's ready to be a big sister:)

Christmas 2010

So I'm a little late with this post but I've been sick with a terrible cold lately and haven't felt like doing much of anything. I am finally feeling better (perfect timing since school starts tomorrow!) and ready to catch you up on our Christmas.

We are very blessed with lots of family which always makes holidays CRAZY! We started our "Christmas rounds" on Christmas Eve with Seth's mom's family. While there, we enjoyed lunch and spending time with some of his family who we don't get to see often. Since Audrey Claire had already opened a few presents earlier in the week, she knew exactly what was going on when we got to Gigi's house and she saw presents. It didn't take her long before she took a present to Mawmaw as if she were saying "Come on, let's get this started".

Somebody had fun opening her presents, my presents, and anyone else's who would let her.

Here she is with Daddy playing with her new monster feet!

Next we were on to Mawmaw June's house in Jackson. We enjoyed more food and visiting with more of Seth's family!

She loved the miniature ornaments on the tree!

She really enjoyed showing Cameron that she knew how to color.

After spending the night at Mawmaw June's house and sleeping late the next morning (Hallelujah!), we were off to Crystal Springs. We went straight to Madison's house which is where my family was gathering. Madison immediately started showing AC her new toys. One of which was this new remote control puppy. Audrey Claire decided to take a turn "walking" it.

And when the puppy didn't move quick enough for her, she started pulling him!

After a wonderful lunch, we opened more presents. Have I mentioned that our child is a little spoiled? April will be an interesting month for us when we add another child to the mix.

Madison also got a trampoline which was a big hit among all the kids!

I mean kids and adults:)

After lunch and spending time with my family, we were headed to Wesson for more of Seth's family. Told you we had lots of family! Here, there was even more food, family and presents.

Somebody was worn out by this time!

I love this picture!

Audrey Claire really loves her Uncle Hunter. She followed him everywhere.

After picking out pictures for this post, I realized I didn't take that many pictures of family members. We really did enjoy spending lots of time with not only family but friends too. Usually when we visit for holidays, we don't get to stay long but this time we stayed several days. I guess we were just too busy enjoying ourselves to stop and take pictures!