The festivities continue....

OK folks....the fun hasn't stopped! Here are some photos from the most recent celebration!!! ENJOY -- check back soon for her birthday party pics - its tomorrow! We will post more soon.

More fun photos....

It was Circus day at school and Mr. b was a lion. Check out the

cute photos below! MB and I attended, along with like two other parents...but it was great fun and he was really a good lion. MB overheard Mr. B's teachers cracking up because Mr. B had some good moves in the back row. I have a video too...gonna post it. It's horrible. But you can see in the back this big lion head. It is short only a few seconds....

Birthday festivities!

Well, I would say BG has had a pretty great birthday! She got a cupcake at school yesterday and they said that she was very dainty with it and got just a wee bit upset when she licked all the icing off!!! Funny girl!

Gram was in town and she stopped by for a visit and to deliver BG's birthday gifts (a great loot of Eric Carle books) and took us Chick Fil A where BG was sung to, got a balloon and a cow! HA!! Funny! We had a great time! Here are some photos....

Not sure why this was a big deal to Mr. B last night, but he wanted me to take his photo with his Mickey ears on!!!!

Happy Birthday Sweet Girl

Happy Birthday Queenie!

-SIGH-

My dearest Carleigh -

I can't believe a year has gone.... July 23, 2007 seems like yesterday...

You are a sweet little girl who is the apple of mommy's eye.

I have loved watching you learn new things this year.

I love that you are my fabulous dancing buddy and

that you laugh hysterically at mommy, daddy and your brother.

I love that you are a lot like your brother and in many ways so different.

I love that you have come into the family like a bolt of lightening

and never cease to let everyone know it!

I love that silly smile with only half teeth coming in.

I love waving at you in the mornings while I make your ba-bee (bottle).

I love that you sing along with me "Dah -tee, da da da, dah - tee", when I sing your name.

I love that you are a tried and true Daddy's girl through and through,

just the way you should be.

I love the way you eat blueberries.

I love that you take your shoes off as soon as I put them on you.

I love that you look like me when I was little,

but have your Daddy's blonde hair and steel blue eyes.

I love the fact that you have hair!

I love the way Bryson sings you to sleep in the back of the car.

I love the way you needed to be a part of the "girls" at the beach in your own beach chair.

But most of all I am in love with the fact that you are mine...mine,

my sweet baby girl who I have long awaited for and am so happy to show the world to.

I love you, Mommy

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday COUSINS

Lucky for us, we have twins in the family...and they are 12 today! Happy Bithday W and D! I know you are wondering which of these two are the twins...they really don't look alike. Here's a hint...The fella in the middle isn't 12...alas, we sometimes all wish we were. That's Uncle R!

Happy Birthday Boys! Have a great day!!!! XOXOXO

Back in the saddle...

Hey all! The fam has been on vacation this week with my family. We had a great time, even played hookey a couple days once we came home. Will get some photos posted soon.

Mixed emotions about the coming week...BG is turning O.N.E. 1, ONE YEAR OLD! Can you believe it? I am just shocked that it has gone so fast. Both rugrats are tucked in their beds after a fun day at the swimming pool. I myself am gonna hit the sack early.

Have a great day!

kb

I got tagged....

Stacey tagged me so I am going to tag four people I know: Random Ramblings; 5Rings; A Sophisticated Mess; and my friend tiff who has a blog but I don't know what the address is! OMG and if you have the time you have to look at the pics at 5Rings blog...they have one crazy cul-de-sac over there! TOO MUCH FUN FOR WORDS!!!!

Rules: You must answer the questions using only one word. Then tag four others.

1. Where is your cell phone? home
2. Your significant other? busy
3. Your hair? wet
4. Your mother? working
5. Your father? flying
6. Your favorite thing? kids
7. Your dream last night? none
8 Your favorite drink? coffee
9. Your dream/goal? simplify
10. The room you’re in? office
11. Your hobby? WHAT?
12. Your fear? death
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? further
14. What you’re not? evil
15. Muffins? blueberry
16. One of your wish list items? debtfree
17. Where you grew up? here
18. The last thing you did? print
19. What are you wearing? capris
20. Favorite gadget? treo
21. Your pets? stinky
22. Your computer? dell
23. Your mood? excited
24. Missing someone? Two
25. Your car? big
26. Something you’re not wearing? bracelet
27. Favorite store? gymboree
28. Like someone? everyone
29. Your favorite color? red
30. When is the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? forget

Back to reality....work tomorrow...

So here are the pictures that I promised you. We have a ton...so I am not sure how this is going to work, but you can see them here.

I hope all of you had an excellent 4th of July with your family and friends. We sure did. We are leaving for the beach this week with my family! CAN'T WAIT! We are soooo excited to get some sun and be lazzzzeeeeee bums! I can't wait to report on BG's newest escapades with the sand!

Here also is a video that shows BG's mad dancing skills...she's a character! Sorry for no sound but this was with our digital camera!

Just call us lazy bones...

Well after a crazy but fun-filled holiday, the Brown clan (minus dad) slept LAAAATE and laid around all day today. What a day! Both kids woke up by 8:3o and were back asleep till well past 11:30 -- MAMA WAS HAPPY!!! That never happens anymore with BG who is our little morning glory! She's up between 6:45 -8:00 like clockwork.

I hope to post pics from our day yesterday, but I have to get them from the grands...We started the day off at the great-grands picking beautiful juicy blackberries from their patch. What fun! Even BG got in on the action! Mr. B had a blast and is going to take some of the pictures on his share day this week for people to see. He was very proud of himself.

BG was a trooper. Dinnertime is always tricky, obviously because the kiddos don't have patience to sit as long as us. But other than that, she was wide awake until we got to the car after the fireworks. HOLY COW -- could the OR fireworks have taken any longer?! We were cracking up because we know the guys who was shooting them off...and literally there was so much delay between them, he must be exhausted today because it seemed like he had to run for place to place to light them all...but we had fun. SO ANYWAY, BG was my biggest worry all week long. I was pretty tempted to keep her at home because I was afraid that it would be too loud or that it would scare her... she sat mesmorized the entire time, until the very end finale when everything went off at once.

So -- I am wide awake at well past midnight because I have had too much sleep..and been on laundry duty all day...yuck. It's rare that I feel so rested, but I do! YEA FOR ME!

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed the fireworks if you got to see them!

XOXO!