Still kickin'...

So we are still here, still kickin'.... literally.  A lot has happened in Brown world since the last post (I will blame the lack of Internet at our house)!!  Baby Brown has now grown into Kathryn "Yates" Brown.  That's right... IT'S A GIRL!!  She is growing by leaps and bounds, kicking and squirming and making us very anxious for her arrival!  She is currently on track for a mid-August birth.  We have slowly started to put together her room, still need to order furniture, but that should taken care of this week.  So things are coming along nicely.  I continue to have good reports on her and me, from the endocrinologist, which is always a good thing.  I am going monthly for endo appointments and bi-weekly for baby appointments.  I am sure that she will be here before we know it!!

Other happenings in Brown world:

• The wretched murals are still on the wall:( 
• Stuart has 10 days left of school, so the above, said murals should be going in a matter of weeks.
• Memorial Day beach trip is quickly approaching, so that definitely provides something for us to look forward to!
• June 20 is my next favorite day of the whole year.... since we will be going to the NKOTB/Boys II Men/98 degrees concert!!  I feel certain that I will be as big as a house and may not be very comfortable, but it is all about making memories and exposing Yates to NKOTB early on in life.
• Baby showers have put us on the road, but it is kind of nice catching up with family and celebrating our newest blessing:)

So as you can see, we have not been total slackers, just busy.  It truly does put a damper on my blogging abilities not having the Internet at home, but one day....

So until next time (I promise it will be prior to Yates birth)... HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!

The Past in Pictures

Since I have been such a slacker, I decided just to catch everyone up on our past few months with pictures.  So here you go!!

Girls Weekend for Emily's Wedding!! 

Ballin'

Home for Mary's Wedding!!

Sweet Jack:)

Mary's Wedding

John Michael and Lainey

My new dance partner

Reunion!!

SJB's new boo:)

Halloween 2012

Heroes in a half shell....

Hope you have enjoyed sneaking a peek at our lives' most recent adventures.  Next up... a HOUSE UPDATE!!

Quite the weekend...

What do you get when you add a wedding, a football game (1st of the season, in fact) and a holiday?!?  You get an A-mazing weekend of fun. 

Friday night we went to a wedding with great friends and had good times!!  The setting was perfect, the food was fantastic and the friends were the perfect start to the weekend-o-fun.  We kicked off our Saturday pretty early, making our way to Atlanta for the season opener for Auburn and Clemson.  Once again, we had amazing food, fun memories with friends and plenty of laughs... which included Auburn's performance against the Clemson Tigers.  While I am no way a fair weather fan of the Auburn University Tigers,  it was a disappointing loss at the Georgia Dome and made it a not-so-fun time.  That is until we were on our 3 hour tour home on the Marta.  What we didn't know was the dragon-con convention was also being held in Atlanta.  So as forged our way back to our hotel, we got to experience Atlanta's public transportation system with 30,000 tiger (Auburn and Clemson) fans as well as animals, creatures and people who work in the zoo.  While wrong trains and long waits made the trip ridiculous, we definitely had many laughs.

To top the weekend off, we were able to make our way home from Atlanta and do....NOTHING!!  Since yesterday was Labor Day, SJB and I both had off and it was wonderful.  We were able to get things done that during the week, we can't seem to fit it in the schedule.  SJB also got to get a round of golf in before the busy week kicks back up.  We have been narrowing down some more house choices that we will hopefully see this week, so all in all, it was a great (long) weekend. 

Oh... and bulldogs in Mississippi.... get ready!!  The tigers got their loss out of the way and are headed to Starkville!! 

                                
                                                                WAR EAGLE!!

House Hunting 101

Little did I know just how stressful house hunting would be.  We put a contract on a house that SJB and I both fell in love with and were riding on cloud nine until the inspection.  Inspection is now a word that I will be terrified of.  While we felt that our house would be perfect for us, the wall's insides and wiring had a different plan.  I am very thankful and relieved that we discovered this while we could still get out, but disappointed as I had my hopes placed on a pedestal and then knocked off with a bang.  I guess it's back to the drawing board for us!!

In the meantime, SJB and I have stayed super busy, getting back in the "school" swing of things (SJB, not I) and staying pretty busy.  We are both very excited to see the Auburn tigers kick off the season in Atlanta.  Also, I just returned from a trip from Chicago, helping host a DTreat Conference.  It was a great time and very exciting meeting new Dfriends and catching up with the old ones.  I am already excited for the future of our programs and feel proud to be on a team with such great friends!!  I also got to go to Huntsville for less than 48 hours to help my mom get out of the house (for the 2nd time since July 12).  While it was no easy feat, we were successful in our outing and even started some Christmas shopping!!

While this weekend doesn't include much, it will allow me time to dive back into the world of house hunting and hopefully find a few more appropriate prospects for us to peek at.  Cross your fingers and wish us luck!!

What DTreat means...

DLeaders at "The Bean"

The whole group.... by our school bus, on the way downtown!!

Just pecking away...

Let's just say that I have never been more thankful for my seventh grade typing class.  Let me explain as I peck my story away...I recently had surgery on my right hand (my VERY dominant right hand) to correct my "trigger finger."  I have definitely had to rely on SJB to do everything from household chores to cooking and even playing beauty shop to help me wash and fix my hair.  None the less, I am thankful it is over and I am looking forward to a complete recovery and better use of my hands and fingers.

But to fill you in on the past few weeks of the Browns.... I will provide you a bulleted list of the high points.

SJB finished up his tenth week at Camp ASCCA. Thankfully, he was able to make it home in time to play nurse/babysitter for my surgery.

I was able to go to camp and help out with Prom, which was amazing. I was able to channel my inner "Ms. Gaye" (of course with the help of Mollie and Big E) to help with decorations and flower arranging. Stuart and I got to experience another prom at the greatest place on earth!! It was fantastic!!

Our traditional prom photo:)

Zoe & Andie!!

The  cutest Eli ever!!

 

• SJB, my dad and I attended the Neshoba County Fair in Mississippi.  While it was my first trip back to the fair in 20+ years, SJB and my dad were able to show me the ropes.  It was incredibly hot, but a good chance to see family I haven't seen in ages and have a nice little vacation.
• SJB and I celebrated 2 years of marriage!!  (can't remember if I already blogged about this or not...)
• We have gotten ourselves knee-deep in house hunting.  Now that he is home from camp, we are planning to buckle down on our search and hopefully the perfect abode will fall in our laps!!

While I know we have had much more going on... my mind is blank.  It is hard for me to think about the past when football season starts 4 weeks from yesterday!!  Yahoo!!  We are very excited about the upcoming season and crossing our fingers for the best!!  Until then....WAR EAGLE!!

For Real This Time!!

Ok... I know what you are thinking.  But I promise, I'm for real this time.  My blogging bug has bitten me once again and I am back.  I know there are no real excuses, but I will say that my summer vacation the past few/many weeks have been all work AND all play!!  I was able to get a bit of time in at CSH (my home away from home), trips to the pool, trips to the lake, Fort Rutger graduations, endless nights with friends, fun days at work and many more.  It's hard to think that the summer is half way over, but that only inspires me to enjoy it even more!!  SJB has been at Camp ASCCA since Memorial Day, so I have hated enjoyed having a quiet, empty house to come home to where I haven't had to cook a soul dinner or do absolutely anything.  He gets to come home every Friday-Sunday, so I definitely enjoy my weekends with him!  In the next few weeks, we will be enjoying:  our 2nd anniversary, trip to Birmingham, trip to Monroeville (just me:)), trip to the Neshoba County Fair and much, much more!!  I will have plenty to share over the next few weeks... I can only hope I have time to share it!!

Here are a few pictures from our past few weeks...

Olympic night at CSH

Zula's (& Joe's) Hug Booth

David's Helicopter School Graduation/Pinning

The 4th at the Lake

Liam or Langston....

4 kids under 8 months

The whole gang:)

Andie was a GREAT entertainer!!

Me and the sweet Suzanne:)

So... as you can see I have not just been sitting at home, choosing not to blog.  Well, maybe I have, but needless to say.... I'm back.... again!!

I have a lot coming up in the next few weeks, so stay tuned for a lot more fun!!

Better late than never....

A few weeks ago (yes, I know I am behind...) my niece and nephew got to spend a couple of weeks with their GG. I was lucky enough to get to spend a few days with them at my parents' house and in Mississippi for my cousin's baby shower. We had a great time hanging out, doing our nails, building legos, getting haircuts, bubble baths, going to a "girl party," hotel parties and much, much more. Here are a few pictures to show some of our good times!!

Playing with Miriam

Our new legos!!

Hop scotch with the Suse!!

Posing for the camera!!



Ninja moves:)

Granddaddy and J & S

Using the remote:)

Susan helping at Ashley's "Girl Party"

GG & the Suse:)

Sleeping Susan

DJ, Samuel, Josiah, Susan and Bo 

Can't wait til they make their way back down south!!