tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34540270777500523762024-02-21T07:39:03.058-08:00The Brown FamilyKatie M. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909924527364294888noreply@blogger.comBlogger134125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454027077750052376.post-55176517121038031122014-10-18T14:49:00.001-07:002014-10-18T14:49:56.466-07:00a little behind...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I know that I haven't blogged since we moved here. I have been pretty busy.</div>
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Here is a quick update. Olivia started school. She is currently in Pre-K because of her birthday being in October. Kind of lame, but I am pretty confident that I will be moving her up into Kinder when she turns 5 in another week or so. I started school again this semester. I am going to be taking a break for a while. It is quite a lot of work with school and kids and all.</div>
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In August, I got to see these beautiful ladies and their kiddos. I miss them. Beth is just too busy in Germany and I am so happy that I only live about an hour away from Courtney. We have already gotten to see her last month and I am hoping that we can do it again soon.</div>
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We bought a BBQ. I am so happy about this. Ben is too. We haven't had one since we moved from Chico. We got rid of ours because we had one built in our deck in the apts. Then when we moved, it was just too expensive for BBQ food in Fort Bragg. We are happy about this and have used it quite a bit already.<br />
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Braxton did some potty training. We still have to remind him to go about every hour and stuff, but he is in big boy pants and he can take his nap without wetting the bed. HOORAY!<br />
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During Potty training, Ben took Olivia for a daddy/daughter day. They did all sorts of stuff.<br />
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We got a year pass to the kids museum. That is a hit everytime we go! I am happy about that.<br />
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One Saturday, we were in need of a break, and headed to the Jelly Belly Factory. The kids loved it.<br />
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October hit and we headed to the Pumpkin Patch. It was on a Wed., so it wasn't that great since most of the amenities are available on the weekends, but it was still fun. Even though it was HOT! Like 97 hot.<br />
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Our Hay ride.<br />
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Olivia on the pony<br />
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Braxton on his pony too.<br />
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Kids love it when daddy comes home.<br />
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Olivia's school picture. She LOVES school and she is so smart.<br />
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On other news, we got three foster kids. They are 7,6,1 yrs old. It is quite a lot of work. I am glad we bought a van last year. It is nice that the older two are in school. During the day there are only two kids and me, then lunch time 4 and then the oldest is back by 3. It is fun. It definitely keeps us busy.Katie M. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909924527364294888noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454027077750052376.post-42789611816018042812014-07-17T20:31:00.003-07:002014-07-17T20:31:44.922-07:00Moved in and moved on...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We have finally moved into our home in Lodi. It was a crazy few months. It seemed that it would never end and that Ben would never get another job. But it all worked out in the end and we are here in Lodi. I love it. </div>
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This is the last week that we were in Fort Bragg. This might be one of the things I might miss the most about it. We had two families of deer in our back yard area. Each had two fauns. They were SO cute! I loved watching them just prance around and play with each other.</div>
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This is our cute little house. I LOVE IT!!! It is a 3 bd 2ba. It has a small back yard, but it had a back yard. Our last house was a town home and it didn't have any back yard. This had a back yard and a 2 car garage. We have great neighbors. They are all so nice. We got here right before the 4th of July and I was a little nervous. But it was So fun! Our neighbors and pretty much the whole town was out until 10pm just shooting off fireworks and having fun. There were tons of kids and it was just a great atmosphere. Plus the town was giving a firework show down at the lake as well. My mom came up for the night, so it was really fun to hang out and just relax. <br />
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The kids enjoying the heat and their pool from grandma Brown.</div>
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This is the inside. This house was built in the 1940s and the owners bought it in November of last year and remodeled the entire house. It is great. We are the first to live in it after the remodel and everything is new. Well... the floors are original, but the paint, new heating and air, new kitchen, new tiling in the kitchen and bathrooms, walk in closets in all rooms... it is so nice.<br />
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This is Olivia's room....so spacious!<br />
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Her closet.</div>
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Braxtons room... He loves his new rug. We aren't sure where we are going to put that toddler bed just yet.</div>
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Our LARGE pantry!</div>
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I am so happy that we are here now. It feels so good and we are very happy with our ward.<br />
Tonight we made a pizza. I loved it. I tried to do the D'Aurillio's thing with the extra cheese on top. I must say, it worked out nicely! BBQ Chicken, pineapple pizza. The kids loved it too....well.... Braxton did. Olivia hates pizza.<br />
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Olivia started T-ball. It is quite fun. It has actually been so long since I have posted that she started and had her last game this last monday. She should be having an awards ceremony soon, and I can't wait to get her pictures. She did very well with instruction. She loved it.</div>
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Mother's day was great this year. With the exception that Ben took a nap when I should have been taking one. Maybe next year. These two little kids are the greatest. I love them. Olivia is finally old enough for me to curl her hair. She was really good while I curled. She stood very still.<br />
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Easter was good. Very low key. We went to church, and had a small Easter dinner. It was just us, so that was fun. We hid some plastic eggs outside for these two and they had a lot of fun.<br />
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In April, we all got together in Oroville and Chico. It was a lot of fun to see all the Brown's except Caleb. Oh well, that is what happens when you go on a mission. I am sure we will get together again...maybe.. ;)<br />
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One day, it was about 80 degrees outside... VERY unusual for here. It is NEVER that warm. So we ate lunch outside on the patio. The kids loved it.<br />
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Olivia and her cute dress that I bought her about 2 years ago, and it finally fits her just right.</div>
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Braxton REALLY enjoyed finding the eggs. He did so well. I can't believe he is getting so big. <br />
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Overall, we are doing well. Hoping that big things will happen for us this summer. We are still wanting to do foster care, just in between kids. It has been such an eye opening experience. Olivia will start Kindergarten this fall. It is so exciting. I am very happy for her and all that she will encounter. She is excited for school. She talks about it on a daily basis.</div>
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Holy Smokes!! I didn't know how many pictures were on my camera until I looked today. We have been busy. These two extra kids keep it that way. Elissa is in school every day, Olivia 3 days a week, and Richie 1 day a week. It is fun, but busy. I can't believe how it will be when they are gone. I am not sure when that will be, but it sure is quiet when they go for visits with their family. Although my bio kids sure do love the alone time.</div>
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Every day during the boys nap time, we do quiet time. Sometimes if I am tired, I just put on a movie for them. Most days, though, we do quiet activities. Elissa couldn't do a puzzle when she came to us in Dec. Now she is working on 100 piece puzzle and can do a 48 piece all by herself. It is great!</div>
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Olivia has decided she doesn't really like puzzles anymore(at least today) and she usually plays games.<br />
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Braxton is getting so big. I can't believe he is in nursery at church and in just a few months he will be 2. He is such a BOY! He climbs, throws, hits, kicks, and smashes everything. His cheese face!<br />
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Elissa turned 5 in January, and we decided to have her a cake. She was happy about that.<br />
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Elissa got a dress up kit for Christmas, and the girls played one day. They enjoyed that, but there were stickers all over the house afterwards. Not a good idea.<br />
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In Feb. I turned 31. That was kind of weird to think about. Ben and i were on our trip for my birthday and the girls were talking about my bday constantly. We decided to get an ice cream cake, so they could sing to me and let things go... i wasn't all that impressed with the cake. Oh well.<br />
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Valentines day was interesting. This school district, and maybe others, have gone a little crazy if you ask me. I got a flyer for valentines day saying that they didn't want any candy or treats for the kids. If we wanted, we could bring healthy snacks and other alternatives. Isn't that is what Valentines day is about??!! Since Olivia goes to a private Preschool, she got all sorts of candy, and Elissa didn't. SO, I had a talk with Olivia about sharing with Elissa, and it all worked out. I mean, for goodness sake!!! I rarely let the kids have candy any other time, can't we have some fun on Valentines day?<br />
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Kids going crazy after candy from Valentines day...</div>
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Braxton's other cheese face!</div>
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Today is the first day of softball. I will take some more pictures. That should be fun. Hopefully the wind goes away.Katie M. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909924527364294888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454027077750052376.post-50162860531748244152014-02-21T18:33:00.003-08:002014-02-21T18:33:43.543-08:00Beach and a vacation.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Ben and I took a wonderful vacation. It was really needed. We went down to Santa Rosa and stayed in a hotel. Ben's parents came and watched the kids for us so we could go alone. It was so nice. We haven't done anything like that since before we had kids. We stayed in Santa Rosa for Monday and just shopped around. It was nice to just hang out and not have a time limit. Then we drove down to Corte Madera and went to the Cheesecake Factory. That is the closest one, and we had dinner and enjoyed the wonderful cheesecake they have. We got the White Chocolate Caramel Macadamia Nut, Mango Key Lime, White Chocolate Raspberry Swirl, and Red Velvet cake cheese cake. They were all great! The next day was my birthday. I turned 31. It was the best birthday we have had together yet. We drove to the temple and did sealings. Then drove to San Francisco and went to Bubba Gumps on Pier 39 and then walked around a little bit. We walked over to the other side of the pier and evidently they have two WW 2 ships. One a sub and the other a ship. We were able to take a tour of the sub, and it was really cool. Then went and got ice cream. Usually the tradition is that we walk down to Ghirardelli Square and get it there, but I promised Ben that we could watch the Hobbit 2 and we were running low on time. So we headed back to Santa Rosa and caught that movie at the 8pm showing. It was $3.50 each. Can't beat that! It was an intense movie. Headed home, and went to bed, slept in. It was so nice to sleep in every day. Wednesday, we just went shopping in Santa Rosa. It has been so long since we have been to a mall. I miss it! Then did our regular shopping, Costco, and Wal Mart. We had to utilize the trip. It was really nice. Can you believe that I didn't get a SINGLE picture. So today we headed to the beach and I took the phone.</div>
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This picture is from a few weeks ago. Ben had a basketball tournament in Anderson valley and it was all day. So he decided to take Olivia and she LOVED it! She was happy to go with Daddy, and Ben was happy to have some one on one time with her.<br />
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This is today playing in the sand. It was almost 75 degrees this morning in the sun. It was so nice, so we went to the beach. The kids LOVED it so much.<br />
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Bubba is trying to hard to keep up with the girls. He really enjoys playing with them.<br />
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Katie M. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909924527364294888noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454027077750052376.post-78008685070379086512014-02-09T17:17:00.000-08:002014-02-09T17:17:04.173-08:00A much needed break.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
These last few weeks have been trying. This time of year is always hard as it is with the cold, rainy weather, and the not much to do atmosphere. I got sick of it. We just got our tax return, and I decided we needed to use some of that to enjoy ourselves. Although almost all of the return is going to pay off credit cards that we enjoyed ourselves with last summer. But with having two extra kids around here, we deserve a break. I DESERVE A BREAK! So, Ben and I are going on a trip. We are so excited about it. We will be heading to the bay area for three days. We are going to stay in Santa Rosa since it is cheaper for the hotel, but we are going to SF, Oakland for the temple, and we are going to have fun. Kid free. Did I mention that we are not going to have the kids. Well that just makes the trip. :)</div>
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This picture is of Olivia. She passed her 2nd level within her preschool section of ABCmouse. She is doing so well. Every day that she comes home from preschool, she has learned a new letter and is associating them with objects that start with that letter. It makes me so happy to know that she is learning and loves to learn. It will help her tremendously as she gets older. </div>
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This picture is of Ben and Olivia. He had his last tournament for basketball this season, and he decided to take Olivia with him. It was in Anderson Valley, or Booneville. It is about an hour away from here and she loved it. Her comment at the end was Daddy, next time let's not make the day so long. She was pooped when they got home. But she did well, and had fun. I think Ben had more fun than she did. He really enjoyed spending one on one time with her. <br />
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School is still going, and not too bad this semester. There is a lot of reading, but nothing too hard. It is nice to have a reminder of things too. My Child Development class is reminding me of what needs to happen and how to be patient. Computers is helping me remember things as well. I will be happy when Ben is home after school to help with the kids and dinner so that I can do HW after school and not at night. <br />
My running is coming right along. I have increased the timing to 1 mile straight. I run that without stopping, and I love it. I will do that again this week, and hopefully next week I can increase it again. I am noticing a change in my body and love it. I feel healthy and like i have more energy when I run in the mornings.<br />
Ben is still looking for a job for this summer. A few have come up, but nothing solid yet. I am still praying that we can get all the things that we want in this job. It all comes down to what Heavenly Father wants. We will just see what happens.<br />
Elissa and Richie are doing much better. Richie was tested for hearing and vision, and he failed the hearing and didn't do so well at the vision. So I know they will be working with him on that. I think he will be going to a preschool soon. I am not too sure on the details, but it will be nice for him to get some help. Elissa will also be tested this week hopefully for some learning disabilities. She is lagging on catching on things for her age. So hopefully, she will get that done and some help there too. It seems that things are coming together for us. I am pretty happy right now as things lay. Now for this vacation to help rejuvenate me.<br />
<br />Katie M. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909924527364294888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454027077750052376.post-20430427862773869392014-01-09T09:24:00.001-08:002014-01-09T09:24:06.980-08:00whine whine, moan moan.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today I am feeling the winter depression come on. Even though this winter has barely rained, I am still feeling that ugly feeling. And it isn't even Spring. I know I have a long way to go. I miss the sun. This is Lake Oroville. I didn't make it to this lake a whole lot, but it is a nice picture to depict the valley weather. I miss being able to get a tan. That just isn't available here. We are hoping that Ben will get a job this summer where we can settle down and buy a house. I am tired of not owning a home with a yard and a garage. That we can't go outside and play because there is no fence, and it is freezing outside all year long! I am tired of not living closer to civilization. Ben and I both agreed on these things. WE MISS THE SUN!! It was easy to become nostalgic last night as we reminisced about old times in Chico and Oroville. When Spring came and it was so fun to be outside. Summer comes, and it is so fun to be at the pool everyday. I miss being able to swim. No one person owns a pool here. NOT ONE! It makes sense since we live so close to the ocean....but who wants to swim in the ocean? NOT ME! <br />
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That't it! just a little complain session.Katie M. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909924527364294888noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454027077750052376.post-62412420984066980442014-01-03T14:17:00.005-08:002014-01-03T14:17:50.873-08:00Happy New Year.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well I realize that I haven't posted since October. As I was looking through my blog, and wanted to post some pictures, I realized that I haven't downloaded any pictures since we moved in July. That means that I don't know where my camera cord is. So I had to order a new one, and now my Christmas cards are going to be turned into New Year's cards. That is how it rolls.</div>
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I finished the semester. It was HARD! We went to Dallas in November for Thanksgiving, and to Oroville for Christmas. We got foster kids in the beginning of December. I gave Braxton his first haircut, and the holidays are over. Elissa and Richie have joined our family. Even though it is quite hectic at times, it is fun to have them and we are happy to help.</div>
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Braxton's first hair cut. He is happy as long as I kept giving him candy cane jojos from Trader Joe's.</div>
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Richie before his cut. He has about 4 cowlicks, so keeping it looking nice was out of the question. Especially after naps. You can see it below.</div>
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A little fuzzy, but the best pic we got. Everyone is actually looking at the camera too!</div>
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While in Oroville, Braxton got to play with all of Olivia's old toys we left there when we moved. He loved it. And was constantly trying to get in the bathroom, no matter who was in there.</div>
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Olivia and Elissa hiding in the leaves.</div>
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Moki sniffing Olivia out.</div>
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Christmas morning. Camera on a different setting, so not so many clear pictures... sorry.</div>
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Richie and Bubba enjoying their new toys.</div>
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Olivia not so impressed with clothing for a present. I made her smile anyway. Aaron trying to figure out how to work his knife... :)</div>
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Once we got home, we got to open all the presents here, and what santa brought while we were gone.</div>
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New church clothing from Grandma and Granpa Brown.</div>
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I don't know why this is sideways.... I can't figure it out, ,but this is while in dallas. We got to go to the local HS football section game at Cowboy Stadium. It was really neat to be there. Brooke couldn't come with the new baby, so this is the closest we got to all of us being together. We are still new at taking pictures when we get together, so i will definitely work on that.</div>
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Most of the grandkids on the tramp.</div>
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Joanna....she was funny! She would follow Braxton around all week and constantly say "No no, Bubba!". It was funny, but Braxton didn't find it too funny.<br />
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Molly, Tyler and I talking and noticing that Keith was taking pictures, so they put on a show.<br />
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What the front room looked like when we got home.</div>
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Right before we got Elissa and Richie, we needed a bigger car. We purchased our first minivan.</div>
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One of my favorite pictures. Ben picked up Braxton and told him Merry Christmas. He was so happy to have daddy hold him, and immediately, Ben says, Why does my finger smell like poop? Bubba how did you get poop on my finger?</div>
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All in all it was a fun semester and couple of months. Ben is done with football, but is coaching basketball. Very busy at least until Feb. Then we are home free for the school year. I am starting school again this spring in about 3 weeks. Not too excited, but I think it will be a little easier. I am taking a lighter load, and then taking a break for a year or two. I think I will wait until the kids are a little older.</div>
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I have not had the best last two weeks. It has been ROUGH!! Olivia and Braxton seem to be teaming up on me and doing whatever they can to get me to have a breakdown. Braxton is now to the height where he can reach everything that I think he can't. So I am constantly rearranging my house to accommodate for the growth spurt. All the while, Olivia turned 4, Ben turned 29, we had Halloween, and our 6 yr anniversary. I am still going to school, and training for a 1/2 marathon. Things are getting a little crazy around here. And just the other day, my VT supervisor came to me and church and insisted there was something wrong with the report that I haven't don't VT since June. NOPE! That is correct. I am the worst VT in the world. But I just don't have time right now. I know that is not an excuse, but that is mine right now. I am barely nice to my kids because I feel so stressed out. PLUS we just certified for Foster Care. It has been quite the last few months. So I have decided that I am going to take quite an easy semester next one. </div>
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Olivia started ABCmouse.com in sept. I was looking for something to give her some direction on learning time here at home and also give her activities. Until we can hopefully get her in preschool in Jan. Lets cross our fingers! Meanwhile, we started this. IT IS AMAZING! Olivia loves it. She is constantly begging to do it. It is really great. She just passed level 1 in Preschool and moved on to harder things. She is doing great, and learning so much.</div>
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Anywho, it is getting hard as to what to feed the kids for breakfast. I try to get up at 7, they sleep until 730 usually, and make them breakfast. Sometimes that doesn't work, so i give them what we have. I usually give Braxton cereal, but we don't have any lately. It is just too expensive. AND I haven't made it to Walmart in a while. So this morning was oatmeal. He DESTROYED it!</div>
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Yesterday was especially hard with the kids. I have had a LOT of homework lately, and I can't seem to get ahead. So today I have summoned one of the YW to come and babysit for a few hours so I can get a head. Ben is gone all day for a football game. </div>
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As I have read this so many times, I really felt that this is not just with my workouts, but with life. I will only get what I put in. So I have a new found motivation to hopefully finish the semester, and I will not pile my load so high next semester. <br />
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After we ate lunch yesterday with Ben at this school, the kids were awful in the morning, we got home,and went to ballet, then they both were AMAZING! I know it was Heavenly Father giving me a tender mercy. He knew that if they were any worse, I might kill one of them or have a mental breakdown. I am so thankful that He knows how much I can handle. The kids were so sweet and Braxton just wanted to play with me and cuddle and kiss. It made me feel so much better, and loved from them. It is hard to be a mom with a husband that is gone ALL THE TIME! But I am grateful for my faith and testimony and knowing that my Savior loves me, and keeps a look out for me.<br />
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LaNell and Aaron came to visit. It was fun. They were only here for a few days and we didn't get to spend as much time with them as we wanted to due to football practice and me doing homework as well as kids naps. It is always busy. But for the time they were here, it was fun!</div>
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I can't believe this girl is going to be 4 in about 2 weeks! She is getting so big and such a little sass! She has such a mouth, and will try to negotiate whenever possible. But she is so fun!<br />
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Right after they left, Olivia got sick. Then I got sick. Ben has been off school this week, and the first 3 days we barely left the house due to sickies. But we did enjoy having the fire going all day and just laying around watching movies. </div>
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The leaves are starting to change colors...well, lets be honest! All there really is here are Evergreen and Pine trees. The Pine "leaves" are starting to die. They are turning an ugly brown, but that is the closest we are going to get here in FB. So I am just going to enjoy it. School has been SO grueling. I just don't have time for anything else. I barely have time for the kids. It is sad, and I feel like I just wasn't ready to start school just yet. Or at least, not full time. It is too late though, so it is going to be a rough semester. I will be taking a lighter load next semester. </div>
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The kids have been kind of driving me crazy lately. Braxton has just been so needy, but it probably has to do with the fact that i am at the computer every chance i get to get some HW done.</div>
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This is after lunch. Braxton seems to think it is necessary to rub his hands that are covered in Peanut Butter and Jelly all through out his hair. After this picture, I felt like it might be getting close to time for his first haircut... i think i will keep thinking about it. </div>
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Bubba was in the bathtub and just having a ball! His sister has been getting really snotty lately! I am hoping that it is just a phase, but this particular night, she decided to tell me to shut up! I don't even know where she heard that, but she was upset when i told her to get to time out, and she told me to shut up! Needless to say, Braxton took a bath alone. He is loving just all the room!<br />
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Here is the little miss attitude. We took her to ballet. She is loving it. This was the first week, where the teacher said she did just amazing! Well last week, i left her there, and the teacher said that she didn't listen at all and that if she kept that way, she would not be allowed in the class for another year. WELL! So, we are going to try it again this week. I am hoping she will get things together, or we are out of luck, since that is the only ballet class in FB.<br />
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Braxton really is a boy. The other day, he was trying to climb into Olivia's grocery cart, and slipped and smacked his forehead on the side of the desk. It cut open and he was screaming! Luckily, it looked worse than it was. It was gone in a few days.<br />
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A few weeks ago, we went to the first FB game in FB. It was fun and it lasted for about 10 minutes, before they were both driving me crazy. We left and decided to not do that again. But fun while it lasted. As you can see, bubba has discovered how to say cheese for pictures!<br />
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Can't wait for the holidays. It is coming soon, and we are heading to Texas for Thanksgiving. This is the first time we are going to Texas and on an airplane with both kids. I am excited to see my brothers new house.<br />
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We are also trying to get foster kids. We are really excited and it will be a new and fun chapter for our family!<br />
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This weekend we had Paul Bunyan days. It was really fun. We had a parade and Ben was in it with the football team. I forgot my camera, so i didn't get any actual pictures. This is from the paper. But it was fun and the kids had fun. Bens parents came and visited. We went to the craft fair on saturday. It was fun. I wanted to do more, but we are so limited with the kids and nap times and all. We have been QUITE busy this summer. Ben started helping coach the football team. he has had so much fun with that. Football is kind of a big deal in this town. Everyone goes to the football games on friday nights. </div>
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One thing i did do this summer was visit with some of the girls i did cheerleading with in High school. It was good to see all of them and catch up, although it was not long enough and it was too long since we had all seen eachother. I hope we can get together every few years.</div>
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We got moved. FINALLY! it took us sometime to actually unpack everything, but we moved all of our stuff in one day. it was nice. I don't actually have a whole lot of time since i have a ton of HW to do, but i noticed that i haven't updated our blog in a really long time! I did want to catch you all up and say hi. </div>
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I will try to post some more pictures of everyone and things going on here at the coast.</div>
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Well to start off, Ben didn't finish school this year until June 14... SOOOO LATE!!! Right after school was out, i mean litterally, we headed to Oroville. We were there for one night and the next morning we headed to McCloud, CA. We rented a cabin up there and it was SO much fun!! The whole Brown family was together before Caleb left on his mission. This is one of the new family pictures we got while being up there. </div>
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We also got a whole group shot. it is always fun to be a little silly. It was nice, but it was warm. since we have been on the coast for a year now, we have not been used to the heat. my kids did ok...but not great.<br />
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When we got home, the following Monday, 6/24, we didn't get home until like 11pm. it was a long and late drive. the next morning, we hung out and went to the beach. Wednesday, Ben left for Football camp for 3 days in Yuba City. it was long. that friday was Braxton's first bday. He is such a big boy. we celebrated at Ben's Parents house, we bought him a ice cream cake, and he didn't like how cold it was. so we decided to celebrate when we got back. Just our little family, but it was fun. He still cried about the hats...what a baby!<br />
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He calmed down as soon as i gave him some cake.<br />
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Devoured the cake and of course rubbed in all over his hair.<br />
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Olivia was so excited all day. we went to the store in the morning and got the party stuff, and she couldn't stop talking about it all day until it was time.<br />
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Happy Birthday Braxton!!</div>
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Bath time after the cake. Daddy came home just in time for cake.<br />
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This is the little families of deer we have in the yard. There is one mama by the tree and one baby behind the tree, then another mama to the far right, and her two babies in the center. super cute.<br />
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Olivia getting a taste of my high heels... she was doing pretty good.<br />
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This last weekend was the 4th. We had a ton of things planned, and NOTHING WORKED OUT!!! we drove to Willits for the parade, and on the way Olivia puked ALL OVER the back seat...like 4 times. we had to stop and clean everything up. and we had another 20 minutes to drive with the car smelling like puke until we got to safeway to get some resolve.<br />
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Finally at the parade, it was like 95 and NO SHADE! so hot. then afterward, we headed to lumberjacks for lunch. it seemed to be great, until the waitress brought our drinks and dumped Mt. Dew all over Braxton and soaked him. Then she was kind of rude after that, so Ben had a talk with the manager and they covered the bill. that sucked!! needless to say, we skipped the firework show and there is one here in FB tonight, but after we went to Walmart today, we are skipping that and heading to bed early.<br />
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Well this weekend, was packed. Ben headed to Oroville for a endowment and sealing session with the Cherry's. Ben and Kevin grew up together and Kevin's dad went through the temple and then his parents were sealed. Ben's quote " The Cherry's did a lot for me growing up, I really want to be there and support them." I wish i could have gone, but i stayed with the kids. Then on Monday he has an interview with a school that we really want to end up at. So we will be fasting for that and praying like crazy that he gets it. it is a great area, it is at a high school, and we are much closer to family.<br />
All we know is that Heavenly Father is in charge, and last week when i fasted for this interview and job offer, about 2 days later, Ben got a call for the interview. So lets all keep our faith up!Katie M. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909924527364294888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454027077750052376.post-59416610694312648872013-06-09T13:48:00.002-07:002013-06-09T13:48:27.627-07:00the valley<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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in just 24 days, Braxton will be 1. I can't believe that he is almost 1. man, time goes by fast. here is Olivia right before her 1st bday. She and B dont look a whole lot like eachother here. but i thought it was funny that i have pictures of them both in an umbrella stroller at the same age. I think his bday will be more eventful. i am pretty sure he will be much more messy that Olivia was with her bday cake.</div>
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Ben and i got a chance to go on a much needed date last weekend. we went to star-trek and to ice cream. it was really fun and i actually took time to get my hair and makeup done. it is a rare occasion when that happens, especially both hair AND makeup. it was nice to spend some one on one time with him. usually our time is spend in bed after the kids are asleep with our door shut because if Olivia hears us talking, she will yell and want to come out. so we have to be quite for a while until they are both asleep. it is the same in the mornings. if we get up later than 5 to go to the bathroom, she hears us and wants to come out. super frustrating. my kids are early risers.</div>
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mothers day... these are just too cute. i love it how Braxton looks like he can smile on command...not there yet, but he is getting better at it.<br />
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my mom came to visit this weekend. it was really fun to have her here. we went to glass beach and then to pudding creek bridge. Friday was really windy and cold when we went to glass beach. Olivia loved being able to collect shells though.<br />
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the terrain was a little rough for this guy and his stroller. we stayed up top while the two above went below to get treasures. <br />
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the next day we went to pudding creek and played in the sand. Olivia loved it.<br />
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this was Braxtons first time in the sand. i was a little nervous but after a while of me just convincing myself that sand would be EVERYWHERE and we couldn't control it, i let go and it was super fun. he loved just being able to play in the sand.<br />
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we had fun and it got closer and closer to his nap time. i was thinking about how nice it was and how good he was being, then when i looked at his face, he was shoveling sand in his mouth with that spoon in his hand. once i took that from him, it all went sour QUICK!! it then was obvious that he was tired and absolutely ready for nap time.<br />
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Olivia stealing the toys from Braxton... it has started already.<br />
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i took this this morning. he is just getting so big. he is trying to walk now and when he pulls himself up, he hits his head on the bottom of the dinning table. it is so fun to watch how big he is getting.<br />
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nothing special today. i am just glad track is over and Ben is ours for the summer. we are going to Ukiah today for our monthly Walmart trip and maybe going to Ross. it is raining here so there is not much else to do. plus daddy is home today!!Katie M. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909924527364294888noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454027077750052376.post-38044298906296439862013-05-08T14:15:00.001-07:002013-05-08T14:15:56.681-07:00Skunk Train, CHOOO CHOOO<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This last weekend we went on the skunk train. it is a train ride here is fort bragg. they have a few engines that they take out for about 1-3 hours. I have wanted to go on it since we moved here. in fact, I have wanted to go on it since I started coming here for camping 5 years ago. we got lucky. Normally the tickets are $50 each. too rich for my blood. there was a tunnel that collapsed and we were able to benefit from that. they were giving rides this weekend that was for 1 hr total. and it cost us $27 for everyone. we even got half off since we live here. Braxton slept most of the way and Olivia loved it.</div>
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it was really a peaceful ride. the train only went about 5 miles per hour. not too fast. but enough for us to see everything.</div>
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This is Braxton climbing up the stairs. Yes, we are to that phase now. just today, he started standing up on his own and balancing. it is only a matter of time before he starts walking. I love seeing the milestones. I feel like this year has gone by so fast. just a year ago, ben was getting ready to graduate from Chico State for good, and we were looking for a job. Braxton will turn 1 in less than 2 months. I love him so much. it is fun to be home with him. I caught his coming up the stairs and he was so proud of himself for getting as far as he did. silly boy.</div>
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Ben has 2 possibly 3 weeks left of Track. and I can't WAIT!!! it has been a long year. but every night, he comes home and we eat dinner right away since he doesn't come home until 6pm. them after dinner and before the bath, actually while Olivia is in the bath, he comes out and plays with Brax. I LOVE IT! and so does Brax. he can't get enough of him, and loves when he comes home. funny, cause every time I say dada to get B to say it, he just smiles. it is fun to watch.</div>
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I know that ben is going to have a lot of fun with his little boy.<br />
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This last week was fun. Ben had his spring break, finally! Although it was 2 weeks after Easter. But it was fun to have him home with just our little family.</div>
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Monday and Tuesday we just kind of hung out. we decided to go to the beach one day and fly Olivia's kite. that lasted about 15 minuted until the wind was too strong and broke the string of the kite. but we had fun and olivia loved being at the beach. it was a cold wind too, so we decided to head back to the house and just play outside.</div>
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This is Braxtons black eye. he now stands up all the time, even in the bathtub. he slipped and the water spout won. he cried for about 20 sec and was ready to go back to playing. He loves the bath now that he is in the tub with Olivia. He is crawling so fast now too. if you make ANY motion to the bathroom, he is there within seconds. all he thinks about is the bath.<br />
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Wednesday Ben had a track meet in Willits, so we decided to make a trip to Jan and Lou's house. me and the kids hung out for the day and ben went to the track meet. we had dinner, then came home. it was short, but really fun to see them and grandma donna. sorry, no pictures. i am working on that.</div>
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friday we headed to SF to the zoo. SO FUN!!!</div>
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rented a stroller at the zoo, so we didnt have to pack one, and the hotel had a crib. another bonus for packing a small car.<br />
Olivia just loved it. she loved being there and seeing what was going to come next. we made it about 1 hour before braxton had a blow out in his diaper and distroyed his pants. thanks to the spirit for prompting me to pack an extra pair of pants...because i never do. so we changed those suckers and then had lunch. <br />
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There was a petting zoo area. Olivia was having a lot of fun. she would follow the goats around and try to hug them. we definately had to keep an eye on her so she didn't get hurt. these animals were sure spoiled. they didn't really want to have anything to do with you unless you had food. there was even one goat that was laying under the food dispenser. they had food in candy dispensers. you put in $.50 and you got a handful. once the goat heard that dispenser turn, she was on her feet!!<br />
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These two in the back.</div>
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near the apes, we all saw how we measured up.</div>
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Then the temple. it was so nice to do a session with ben. we hadn't done that in over a year. they provided babysitting for us while we went in. <br />
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These are just some pictures of yesterday. it was so nice outside that i put braxton in this outfit when we went jogging. it is a 6 month outfit and he barely fit into it. i wanted to take a picture before he couldn't ware it at all. he smiled at first with the hat, but then broke down. he is not a fan of hats.<br />
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all is well. we have 7 weeks left of school, then summer. i can't wait for ben to be around a whole lot more. it sure is easier to get out to the beach or anywhere when i have help with the two kids.<br />
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This is what happens when Braxton wakes up from his nap crabby. He will actually cuddle with Olivia. I LOVE IT!! He thinks it is so funny when we put his pacifier in our mouths and not his.</div>
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We went to Jan and Lou's for the saturday before Easter for an early celebration. I brought the camera for good form to try to get some pictures. i took this one, and my battery died!! as LaNell would say... FAIL!! this was one of about 4 games of settlers played that day. we really had a whole lot of fun this day with all the extended family. especially joel and michelle and their kids taylor and seth, as well as ty and his little one, Autumn. Olivia had so much fun playing with the kids.<br />
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Easter came after Olivia and Braxtons afternoon nap. when Olivia got up, she came and out was a little out of it, but she had fun. it was raining, so the Easter bunny hid the eggs in the house. not too much fun, but she loved it.<br />
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The next day, coloring the eggs. That is right folks. we just did not have enough time this year to color the eggs before the Easter bunny came. Luckily, LaNell came to stay with us for 3 days and she colored them with her later that evening.<br />
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Olivia's picture taking skills.<br />
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yes.... there were eggs in the bathtub.<br />
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Big Braxton with his big boy teeth. He has his two bottom teeth, and then got his two top teeth. now he has a third one to the right and one more coming in on the left. makes me want to cry. he is just getting too big too fast!!<br />
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He now stands up as well. just turned 9 months and is just shy of 20 lbs. and in the 75th percentile for his height. he sure is getting big.<br />
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I LOVE THIS LITTLE HAT ON HIM!!! such a big boy! <br />
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This is what happened this morning. i thought i heard the kitchen table rattle when i was sitting at it, and so i tried to move it, and nothing. then i heard it again. so i thought it might be my chair. nothing...then i heard it again. i opened the blinds, and low and behold i see this turkey running through our yard. we dont have turkeys, neither do our neighbors as far as i know. kind of crazy!!<br />
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Bubba at the dr today. i couldn't keep him still. he was all over the place and so happy to be playing, even if it was just in his diaper and cold. he loved it!!<br />
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Katie M. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909924527364294888noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454027077750052376.post-14934536821089736402013-03-28T14:34:00.001-07:002013-03-28T14:34:40.937-07:00with child???<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These two have been such a handful this week. They are both sick, and so am I! i have to sing this Sunday, Easter. i am kind of nervous about it, and yet weirdly calm. i have never sung a solo on Easter before. and of course, i am sick. i have tried to sleep as much as possible and rest. but with these two kids, it is kind of hard to do that. Ben even stayed home yesterday to help out. he watched the kids so i could sleep in until 9am! Man, I love him!!! Braxton has his top two front teeth coming in. I think, on top of that, he caught my cold. Olivia has been sniffling all week. i bought some Vick's Vapor Rub for me and the babies. Today, Bubba has a fever. it has been really hard on him. he just wants me to hold him, and while i hold him, he just climbs all over me.<br />
He is standing now. trying to walk, but even content just standing. i love it and hate it all at the same time. i have never wanted to be "with child" more than now that i am seeing that he is not a baby anymore. i think we will wait a little longer though, so i can enjoy at least his first year. He is getting to be so big and CUTE!! i definitely have a different feeling with him being my little boy. But it sure is fun that he is getting bigger. Olivia loves playing with him. and he loves watching her play. sometimes he gets into her play area, and they do OK. he is still a little small. i would give it maybe 2-3 more months and he will be at her pace for sure. <br />
we have had some nice weather this last week. but with all the sickness coming and going, no running here. i think we will shoot for next week for sure. it is even supposed to rain this weekend. i sure hope not. or at least, no rain long enough for us to have a Easter egg hunt outside.<br />
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now we are just waiting. Ben has applied for quite a few jobs in Utah, the bay area and we are waiting to see if a full time job surfaces in Oroville. i think we will know as the year goes on, but it sure would be nice to know now. i am sure everyone says that, but i guess that is why Heavenly Father teaches us Patience. I am just really hoping that we aren't here another year. it is really stretching our budget and our savings. it is frustrating as well, because i know we are moving this summer no matter what. i just don't know if it will be to the other side of town, out of town or out of state. i hate the waiting game!<br />
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Now, about this whole Gay marriage thing. i have just one more thing to say regarding this topic.<br />
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I have my beliefs. There is a member that describes how i feel really well...<br />
<a href="http://middle-agedmormonman.blogspot.com/2013/03/simplify-my-thoughts-on-marriage.html">http://middle-agedmormonman.blogspot.com/2013/03/simplify-my-thoughts-on-marriage.html</a><br />
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but the church also says the official stance here:<br />
<a href="http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/church-mormon-responds-to-human-rights-campaign-petition-same-sex-attraction">http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/church-mormon-responds-to-human-rights-campaign-petition-same-sex-attraction</a><br />
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but more importantly, i feel like i am getting involved. I am not holding up a sign and fighting with people, but i am more than willing to let people know how i feel and who i support. i will not be ashamed of that, nor will i back down. This is what Heavenly Father wants. and I am on His side.<br />
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Some might not agree with that, but i can say that i respect that. that is their choice. but, this is mine.<br />
so i will not sit back and let others bully me!! thats all on that topic.<br />
Katie M. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909924527364294888noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454027077750052376.post-34002187592567645072013-03-27T19:46:00.000-07:002013-03-27T19:46:17.342-07:00deletewell i was trying to clean up some of my drafts and i deleted the last year and a half of posts... ANNOYING!!!!<br />
so that is why the last post is so long ago....<br />
will post soon<br />
Katie M. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909924527364294888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454027077750052376.post-18699168859418457022011-07-23T20:15:00.000-07:002011-07-23T20:27:05.807-07:00trip to utah in a nutshell...well it started out good....we left saturday night and stayed in a hotel in sparks, nv. we left the next morning and drove to rexburg. that was the longest day of my life and i never want to drive that drive again!!! seriously. i won't! i might fly to SLC and then drive there, but not ever again straight from Chico. we then visited my sister who just had a baby. it was fun to visit with her family. We went to Provo and stayed with LaNell. it was great. it was fun to see family and hang out. We went to a water park, Seven peaks....great fun. and then went to a cabin for 3 days outside of heber city. that was really fun too.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0L_cnqd3Mjk11YcF55BWAoyAi95B3-accXGKWg2kuNP18uVhvAwr1CY47iuFxdN5Ug4Sm4IGrJDhx75St-jZlSDak3HyeN_CXiGOdjzW2V41PJ25yfNddVMSKHTcuBZbswtuIWRMKZNk/s1600/028.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632753076010151938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0L_cnqd3Mjk11YcF55BWAoyAi95B3-accXGKWg2kuNP18uVhvAwr1CY47iuFxdN5Ug4Sm4IGrJDhx75St-jZlSDak3HyeN_CXiGOdjzW2V41PJ25yfNddVMSKHTcuBZbswtuIWRMKZNk/s320/028.JPG" /></a> This is the view from the front porch of the cabin. it was beautiful. three stories high and TONS of deer, moose, bear, and every other animal that you can hunts heads all over the walls. We just played games and hung out...i am sad that i didn't take more pictures...next time.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidqGQcKiyZBtbtu1S7bf0R3xRKVawcBTqqCX1Fsa9B58nXwDYgVOGltWp5c1dQcXRYis65fJ1B7Frr5J4QeY20CdWTRGKU7YDf2BA6llrU0gYEcxq0pkIqlP1jCnYmZwOxNVAGr45j9Ys/s1600/022.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632753072215547762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidqGQcKiyZBtbtu1S7bf0R3xRKVawcBTqqCX1Fsa9B58nXwDYgVOGltWp5c1dQcXRYis65fJ1B7Frr5J4QeY20CdWTRGKU7YDf2BA6llrU0gYEcxq0pkIqlP1jCnYmZwOxNVAGr45j9Ys/s320/022.JPG" /></a> This is my best friend beth....it is amazing to say that we are still best friends after all these years. We sure don't talk enough, and we rarely see eachother, but when we get together, it is like time never lapsed! I miss her and wish we lived closer, but it was great to hang out with her so much...i definately didn't get enough of her though.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6wC8raA9YIylB0PZVlAvjaZKgD1duTzHgG6ZRQ-dskSfvTDJHTABMXEfwH-9nJALdCj1jk777oTlw6LfGmSPuwBQ8Z430k0prir3zEMm6l-Z860KD8DofzOhm7ottyOdQKtKyREl7uw/s1600/017.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632753070161677922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6wC8raA9YIylB0PZVlAvjaZKgD1duTzHgG6ZRQ-dskSfvTDJHTABMXEfwH-9nJALdCj1jk777oTlw6LfGmSPuwBQ8Z430k0prir3zEMm6l-Z860KD8DofzOhm7ottyOdQKtKyREl7uw/s320/017.JPG" /></a> Seven Peaks. Olivia had the best day of her life, by far. she loved it so much we are going to venture again to another park in Redding. i hope she is just as much fun.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDyolRe_b9_zLi2rV3oSRdnC-8nuf7TKxGjfPe5c30nYIawSqYK1Y-pD6r1zuGJX7X-RE6uCMCOpml1vW7K_sTRqo4BjVC0CZ2cloNSGrquYKTpfayXymTN6rDgs1MJQoxHdSQSg4Uo_0/s1600/015.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632753065144139794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDyolRe_b9_zLi2rV3oSRdnC-8nuf7TKxGjfPe5c30nYIawSqYK1Y-pD6r1zuGJX7X-RE6uCMCOpml1vW7K_sTRqo4BjVC0CZ2cloNSGrquYKTpfayXymTN6rDgs1MJQoxHdSQSg4Uo_0/s320/015.JPG" /></a><br />I took this picture because i have one just like it when i was about this age and let me tell you, we are looking more and more alike. I love her. She did SO SO good on this trip. There was very little whinning on the drive to Idaho. But whenever we got out of the car she definately had a skip in her step. i could tell that she was happy to be out of the car, but she sure didn't cry much. and her naps and sleeping was great. we sure do love you little miss Lily!</div></div></div>Katie M. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909924527364294888noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454027077750052376.post-83003839292522773422011-05-27T20:03:00.000-07:002011-05-27T20:25:41.515-07:00We have been quite busy.... it is the end of the year, and now we are finally going to have some fun! This is Ben and Lily playing after his graduation. it was fun to go play in the grass. She loved kicking the ball.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611600520501830290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifBglZzJikcifxFncyiglfX9wFr2z63KuIhV6vXi0nqi3YzuxHRLo8RibwCO-LrfqGawgIWhTkUmA7qbuVNdpe_Blb02JxahNnjl78ZIevEvaRQxtE3AjZj2a8Qn8o5tCyRhQ_8sIfcj4/s320/081.JPG" /><br />Lily loved the Lai i got for Ben at graduation. She pulled the whole thing apart all over the front room. This is right before church.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFGpmnNOBZwqUcSYf9FS8A0tOpfmkFvlNgop8DQ8scllroZwBwAIYdbPirJDHMTSS3J1HnNG1qlqVahQTJtwCSWWsYVdKB8xhe0eaMSkkOVeXWwv66Oz3t8gAUI-HzzJBvK2A_4AS7rg/s1600/083.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611600515541742066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFGpmnNOBZwqUcSYf9FS8A0tOpfmkFvlNgop8DQ8scllroZwBwAIYdbPirJDHMTSS3J1HnNG1qlqVahQTJtwCSWWsYVdKB8xhe0eaMSkkOVeXWwv66Oz3t8gAUI-HzzJBvK2A_4AS7rg/s320/083.JPG" /></a> We went to the Sacramento Zoo. She was pretty entertained, except for the fact that she somehow peed through her pants on the way there, and we had NO extra pants. so we took them off. yet she still had fun.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5Qk-9m6UWayxppuifAhgH-94d_ydLGL_8-c-ZixOU_N4FWad5f5Go2cXzcHuc4qmLrZjFsBnOmTADRJUtRnrfaYOZlgZmuOkLGvMwkVydcmQ_Qw2WLsqgy-aIMXtC81BODaUuVXcWOw/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611600506345495042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5Qk-9m6UWayxppuifAhgH-94d_ydLGL_8-c-ZixOU_N4FWad5f5Go2cXzcHuc4qmLrZjFsBnOmTADRJUtRnrfaYOZlgZmuOkLGvMwkVydcmQ_Qw2WLsqgy-aIMXtC81BODaUuVXcWOw/s320/012.JPG" /></a><br />Daddy and Olivia. She wanted to play with the camera.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXujbcSu9-uYgpj-TceupBV27K93RYv44qwSTLMYUFld3SFn1rF4CmA3BIe-pauzRimMbL-ZRwk9_8xahIu_GOaqWWG7QBw6fUkSWiMIs-AR0fx3jXeHtft-X62h42kr-eHlke5jbw5_8/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611600500873778066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXujbcSu9-uYgpj-TceupBV27K93RYv44qwSTLMYUFld3SFn1rF4CmA3BIe-pauzRimMbL-ZRwk9_8xahIu_GOaqWWG7QBw6fUkSWiMIs-AR0fx3jXeHtft-X62h42kr-eHlke5jbw5_8/s320/010.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mommy and Olivia and the "cheese" face.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJ2F7KJZC7IYRXFj21rUD124aIbUVMVBJ3MaBWaklHyMIYmSEfwaUEioW3ZnTwLfE4xTe88HiaJzUJxmFx0zWXPtA9TBqqC8psu2ZoKdIU_MCMLjBpfz4OpaZZUUkY2J1UYcJPVKdFCs/s1600/004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611600490598565234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJ2F7KJZC7IYRXFj21rUD124aIbUVMVBJ3MaBWaklHyMIYmSEfwaUEioW3ZnTwLfE4xTe88HiaJzUJxmFx0zWXPtA9TBqqC8psu2ZoKdIU_MCMLjBpfz4OpaZZUUkY2J1UYcJPVKdFCs/s320/004.JPG" /></a><br />Ben Graduated. We are SO happy!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnw18XBpaSU3YWM_kArpfXbD8wv7uAAw27IN8QbPzZ7WAlf2O9l77tyjeu673uTXLGiwQtSxz6WROFiCYmFt3t0Q7LW9ipNagx7RyymgwjcD-BTPkCBFCbYm2SAMQKH_i9qduKYi2nUQc/s1600/064.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611598261734588306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnw18XBpaSU3YWM_kArpfXbD8wv7uAAw27IN8QbPzZ7WAlf2O9l77tyjeu673uTXLGiwQtSxz6WROFiCYmFt3t0Q7LW9ipNagx7RyymgwjcD-BTPkCBFCbYm2SAMQKH_i9qduKYi2nUQc/s320/064.JPG" /></a><br />Molly Graduated as well with her Masters. Molly and i are both holding her diploma to demonstrate how much i helped her through her program!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU_QDfwBQ4gWo046FfpAhWhpwHoV_QL_EdErExc_jgVuAWWLVZrtEGavd7DxFM6A0So39BMmy54DolrFEgSI1GtYZnVwt1-RsHhkpwQxjLsfc2fIciovOGciGuycPLWMfNgN_mDt_tfRo/s1600/059.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611598257570084434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU_QDfwBQ4gWo046FfpAhWhpwHoV_QL_EdErExc_jgVuAWWLVZrtEGavd7DxFM6A0So39BMmy54DolrFEgSI1GtYZnVwt1-RsHhkpwQxjLsfc2fIciovOGciGuycPLWMfNgN_mDt_tfRo/s320/059.JPG" /></a> Olivia got really sick the week before. Fever, throwing up, tired, cranky...you name it! Daddy even stayed home one day from work, so I could work and he took care of her.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-yDbBCuWL6442jbLENioJiXDd2z2DsLAe0bMhFO_OauZCi8b6Y5T8A6tKW4WY8CbrqWt3tYfvwbEVHlf3yAegeZAJvhezjNZ2QA3E_WAK_-l4h7zML6H7fvMjftJWfU0q4anDv2o_EA/s1600/021.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611598256417724306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-yDbBCuWL6442jbLENioJiXDd2z2DsLAe0bMhFO_OauZCi8b6Y5T8A6tKW4WY8CbrqWt3tYfvwbEVHlf3yAegeZAJvhezjNZ2QA3E_WAK_-l4h7zML6H7fvMjftJWfU0q4anDv2o_EA/s320/021.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We FINALLY hiked Feather Falls. it was really fun, we went with Ben's outdoor education class. It was pretty cool. 10 mile hike round trip.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSDal7IrLJP_w_Y5fRh7ygtzJVEEI07Y-ACqGCTqe7BVu5mwvXOV7h0bl5gZN4ztWyvEQtJ84ljRSVaNW_SmONnMTRq8crFWIuYuNZMIvu8sgfqvDToRh_H81t87E1BVLxWFvb-w_E4hs/s1600/018.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611598247964652306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSDal7IrLJP_w_Y5fRh7ygtzJVEEI07Y-ACqGCTqe7BVu5mwvXOV7h0bl5gZN4ztWyvEQtJ84ljRSVaNW_SmONnMTRq8crFWIuYuNZMIvu8sgfqvDToRh_H81t87E1BVLxWFvb-w_E4hs/s320/018.JPG" /></a> The Falls....this is all backwards, sorry...but i am sure you all know how that goes with blogger.</div><br /><div>We have had a fun semester, and i can't wait for all the fun this summer. Next year, ben is in the credential program. he will be student teaching at Oroville high school, and then working full time at the Juvenile Hall in Oroville, and class 2 nights a week at chico state. It is going to be rough, we won't see eachother much, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel..... right??<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgveIAB3jXnGoTsbx_mKMrh5NG3XBDhcDE16DMge4YG774dJSgpo5SCbFHB-NpbNqKOLb5dU6a3SNSV_PmqBPBGLTvVUgSWNtbLVuusYgeOtbibXSylOfMZk5IvLuX9B2Gxga3hkGKYT0k/s1600/014.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611598245992862834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgveIAB3jXnGoTsbx_mKMrh5NG3XBDhcDE16DMge4YG774dJSgpo5SCbFHB-NpbNqKOLb5dU6a3SNSV_PmqBPBGLTvVUgSWNtbLVuusYgeOtbibXSylOfMZk5IvLuX9B2Gxga3hkGKYT0k/s320/014.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Katie M. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909924527364294888noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454027077750052376.post-23611560029526817032011-04-18T20:25:00.000-07:002011-04-18T20:43:49.910-07:0017 and BlondeWell i found my camera. Ben hid it in the car when we went to Sacramento. THANK HEAVENS!!!<br />Olivia is getting bigger by the minute! She can now climb onto the piano bench, open the lid and start playing. Yet, she is still taken into another room when i put music away. She is not allowed to know that the bench opens....not yet at least.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd99c2lbjOOykIKlqw1lI1sdrRbsMFwiUMTMODNn5jAiordo649Q3qEWXKPCz720xPFvMUISH5rEN2KJTuQJ4y227TuyQfH0E-etJa8xEXzbY6tyNISaIfFDMQNvY38MVudz8pARxY2w4/s1600/102.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597132245467675714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd99c2lbjOOykIKlqw1lI1sdrRbsMFwiUMTMODNn5jAiordo649Q3qEWXKPCz720xPFvMUISH5rEN2KJTuQJ4y227TuyQfH0E-etJa8xEXzbY6tyNISaIfFDMQNvY38MVudz8pARxY2w4/s320/102.JPG" /></a> I went back blonde. This is about 3 weeks ago. The most recent picture. We have been busy.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiliU8Djk860RHMa6SStbfRW1nJsAqWG3G2TO_Z25ynXXW1YKqH3Jpf1d_1iYjBHOrSfmcWmZmsGmnh_1in0H4sGJOr6YlCboY0lLpDtykM9xPYZglYEwznlKFH5Ojwnzj_Ol4nhXurMPI/s1600/097.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597131999271625954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiliU8Djk860RHMa6SStbfRW1nJsAqWG3G2TO_Z25ynXXW1YKqH3Jpf1d_1iYjBHOrSfmcWmZmsGmnh_1in0H4sGJOr6YlCboY0lLpDtykM9xPYZglYEwznlKFH5Ojwnzj_Ol4nhXurMPI/s320/097.JPG" /></a> Did i mention that i lost 17 lbs. Yes....that is right. 17! I am stoked about this. I have been doing weight watchers and working out 2 hours a day. i am dedicated. Only 40 more to go, and i have hit my goal. This summer. I am loosing about an average of 2 lbs per week. LOVE IT!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRb5QaBers3hXxi5KRLyzUSneSoFPOEWaScp3epfyB-4_bswR-QPEIBSk3_dy5uNWMQZCKWusZ9w8puRE-mQ-v79lntrVTodff2-oTSd_KMtL086xlbJXLfajZcU4SzQr_yLUjJKNPkEE/s1600/082.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597131992215412370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRb5QaBers3hXxi5KRLyzUSneSoFPOEWaScp3epfyB-4_bswR-QPEIBSk3_dy5uNWMQZCKWusZ9w8puRE-mQ-v79lntrVTodff2-oTSd_KMtL086xlbJXLfajZcU4SzQr_yLUjJKNPkEE/s320/082.JPG" /></a><br />Olivia now knows how to take her clothing off. It is really annoying. but she sure is cute.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6u10JQBp5aJhVaLsniJyX6zl2odLjK25YdkKlT07v3NL6LqZzdxUJpOglWY3VJcrKUyfgUzDS7XDP1Km4temw_y7DcSR-qrbrDza1fyoxZzRPGXpkif_QTtpdm2ISsV25Av7jPJuWlJ4/s1600/054.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597131983518439810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6u10JQBp5aJhVaLsniJyX6zl2odLjK25YdkKlT07v3NL6LqZzdxUJpOglWY3VJcrKUyfgUzDS7XDP1Km4temw_y7DcSR-qrbrDza1fyoxZzRPGXpkif_QTtpdm2ISsV25Av7jPJuWlJ4/s320/054.JPG" /></a> Playing at the park. She seemed a little scared of the slide. when ben let go, she just clenched on and hung there for a little while. we finally peeled her fingers off, and she didnt seem excited.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Other news:</div><br /><br /><div>Ben got into the credential program. It is going to be tough. BUT they are totally willing to work with him. His supervisor was really impressed that he has all A's and B's at Chico State with a wife and child at home, while working full time. He told him that and pretty much asked him where he wanted to student teach. AWESOME!!! the un-awesome part is that he still needs a few classes before he gets in, which means summer school. They decided not to tell him until after it was too late. So this summer he will be taking an aquatics class, tennis, health, and Magic, witchcraft and religion. It is going to be a tough year for me and Olivia. BUT i can't wait. i am SO happy that there is only one year of school left, i could almost cry. I am just tired of being in school(well ben being in school). it has been a Large stress on our marraige. He is never home, and when he is, he is usually doing homework. He works so hard. i am excited for him to finally do something he wants to do.<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFnEzhN6RIL0n-QIB3t7BnGVcu04YHya4P5CpnAkZYKo35IsHF0-uM-jq6zZtAarUCEx8xhI5Ofiw2XjNnoeZbzpSqQ1Z5ALXLcNvRLadN02Nh3OjD3A5Z_EW7VsGaCxDbEYMnSZkzBs/s1600/049.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597131974095261074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFnEzhN6RIL0n-QIB3t7BnGVcu04YHya4P5CpnAkZYKo35IsHF0-uM-jq6zZtAarUCEx8xhI5Ofiw2XjNnoeZbzpSqQ1Z5ALXLcNvRLadN02Nh3OjD3A5Z_EW7VsGaCxDbEYMnSZkzBs/s320/049.JPG" /></a> She is not a huge fan of the camera but she will stare at you until you take the picture.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39UEtDiT1WVIyUHhjLdxBLHbq417eMRAjOh2g3WIJQL4NB2rT7ZY2lWWqv197YJRfm9h9ht-q_5DyFbqEpRpgfsFyH-qo5D7Wdp6Dr1A7bd4EzjO-4-bDsNSvBTptGP_GdWssq9TIG0c/s1600/043.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597131969406943522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39UEtDiT1WVIyUHhjLdxBLHbq417eMRAjOh2g3WIJQL4NB2rT7ZY2lWWqv197YJRfm9h9ht-q_5DyFbqEpRpgfsFyH-qo5D7Wdp6Dr1A7bd4EzjO-4-bDsNSvBTptGP_GdWssq9TIG0c/s320/043.jpg" /></a> We went to the mall and let her have a ride. she DIDNT like it. but loved climbing.<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Katie M. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909924527364294888noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454027077750052376.post-22871420431665485892011-03-24T20:17:00.000-07:002011-03-24T20:18:40.596-07:00carmera, camera, anyone seen it??i can't seem to find my camera...i think we left it in sacramento at the hotel....THIS SUCKS!!!Katie M. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909924527364294888noreply@blogger.com1