BrownTown

First Day of School 2011

lesbrown — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:41:34 +0000

There was a lot of excitement around BrownTown this morning as Sweet AbbieGirl had her first day of school. Yep. I know. I can’t believe it either. I feel like she’s still way too little to be doing something like that, but she’s not. She’s a big school-going girl now. Crazy.

We did a few fun things this morning to celebrate – starting off with donuts for Breakfast. Joshua really appreciated that surprise.

Paul liked them a little bit, too.

Desi made Abbie a special crown to wear today, and she did – all day long. Really cute.

We took the obligatory First Day of School, standing on the front porch pic.

And then a few with the boys. Paul got into the spirit of things.

Luke did not.

Mommy did really great. No tears or anything. This was one of my favorite pics of the whole morning.

All in all, it was a really special morning. I think Abbie felt celebrated, and the boys, especially Paul, did a great job of encouraging her and allowing her to have the limelight. Not an easy thing for a four year old boy to do.

Desi and I are still having a hard time believing that she’s really old enough to be starting kindergarten. It’s an amazing thing really. Seems like only yesterday that she arrived and made BrownTown such a special place to be. We’re thankful for our AbbieGirl, and wishing we could slow down time just a little.

Quiver Full

lesbrown — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:51:54 +0000

I stumbled across a friend’s blog today. She had a guest poster asking the question, “Are Children a Blessing from God?.” As this comes up with us quite a bit and we have some fairly definite views on the subject, I added this comment to the mix:

There’s no question. Desi, my wife, and I have been so incredibly blessed by our kids and are so thankful that God substituted his plan for our own. We have four and one on the way. Often we are jokingly asked if we know how this happens or how to prevent it. I get the humor, but immediately think, “Why would I want to prevent God’s blessing on my life?” Selfish being that I am, I want any blessing God will give me. I think most folks do. In fact, I find it strange that people will ask God to bless them in so many other ways – good health, finances, relationships, etc., but in this one area, they will attempt to actively prevent God’s blessing from occurring. Personally, I don’t want to do anything to block God’s blessing from any part of my life, or my marriage. If he’ll bless us with more kids, bring them on. I’ll take a quiver full.

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A Trip to the Spray Park

lesbrown — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 01:16:54 +0000

A few weeks ago we spent the afternoon at the local spray park. Here’s some pics.

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Trip to Amarillo

lesbrown — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:22:03 +0000

We went to Amarillo to see family up there for a few days recently. Here’s some pics from our journey.

Desi’s Mothers’ Day Present

lesbrown — Mon, 09 May 2011 01:37:49 +0000

We Start Em Young

DesiBrown — Thu, 05 May 2011 18:44:45 +0000

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Easter Pics

lesbrown — Tue, 03 May 2011 21:15:43 +0000

Okay, so we didn’t actually take these on Easter, but they were the clothes the kids wore on Easter. We took these in a field of wildflowers next to the Richardson Library. Really close to our house and a great little spot for this kind of thing.

Party Pics

lesbrown — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 02:21:58 +0000

We got to go to a birthday party for our buddy Chase this past weekend. Here are few pics:

Back Up and Running

lesbrown — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:23:32 +0000

Sorry we were down for a few days there. We had some trouble with our hosting provider and it took that long to sort out. Part my fault and part theirs, but we got it all worked out today. Thanks for hanging with us.