We Certainly Adore our Number 4

Bonnie Mae Brown is three weeks old and such a little beauty. We are having so much fun watching her pull funny baby faces and listening to her make her sweet baby grunts and groans. We feel so blessed to be grandparents to another darling girl.

INTRODUCING MISS BONNIE MAE BROWN

We are so excited and grateful for the safe arrival of our 4th grandchild, Bonnie. Her sister, Gwenyth is not too interested in the new baby yet but we know they'll be great pals in time!

Gwennie was most excited about the balloons that were awaiting Brynne and Bonnie as they came home from the hospital.

New arrival coming next Monday, June 9th!

Here's cute picture of our sweet Brynne with her darling little Gwennie roasting marshmallows in our back yard on Memorial Day. Brynne is hunched over her very round belly which will disappear on Monday when she delivers our new granddaughter via c-section at Davis Hospital in Layton. We are so excited!!! Sure wish they had a name for this new little gal.

We'll just call her beautiful baby girl Brown!

THE BROWN FAMILY IS GROWING AGAIN!!

Last Friday Ann and Aaron announced that they are having a baby boy in October. Ann is almost halfway through her pregnancy and gets the medal for hiding her secret for the longest time! We couldn't be more thrilled! Brynne and Kirk will have their second baby girl in June and Annie's boy in October will bring our Grandkid Count up to FIVE. YIPPEE!

Grandparenting is the best job on the planet. We love our Maura, Noah, Gwenyth, Baby Girl Brown and Baby Boy Gardner.

Mitch's Junior Prom

Mitch had a glorious Junior Prom on April 19th and was especially pleased to have his beautiful friend, Chelsie Johnson as his date. They had fun at the GoCart Race Track early on Saturday, then later enjoyed dinner at Tepanyaki, the dance at the Capitol rotunda, and then late night movie at a friend's home.

HAPPY EASTER

These three beautiful kids are the delight of my life. Gwenyth and Noah will soon be two years old and Maura is a darling 4 year old. I feel so blessed to live close to them and see them often. Their giggles and mischief keep life interesting and fast-paced! Can't wait to add another little beauty in June to our bunch!

MY SWIMMER MITCH

Mitch is ending his 3rd season as a swimmer for Davis High. He has Regional Finals on Friday, January 25th at the Bountiful Recreation Center at 10:00 am. Then the only thing left is the State Meet on Feb. 8th and 9th in Provo. At the moment, he has qualified to swim in the State Meet unless someone knocks out his time before that date! I am so proud of his great efforts and endurance. The swim season runs two hours a day, five days a week from September to February and requires tons of dedication!

Gingerbread Tradition

Every year at Christmas time for as long as I can remember, I've been involved in making a Gingerbread house with my family. When my kids were little, we got together with my mom and sisters to do this activity, but then it just got too big and overwhelming. Now my own kids and grands are enjoying this fun holiday tradition. This year, I have had each of my married kids plan a FAMILY ACTIVITY for the whole bunch of us instead of exchanging gifts. I figure that the time we spend together will be much more valuable than any gift we could exchange. This past Sunday night we made gingerbread houses together and it's the first year I haven't actually got my hands into the sticky mess...I just took the pictures and happily supervised!!! Kim and I provided each family with their own kit, which took lots of the mess out of the project but still provided loads of fun.

My Twin- My Soulmate

My darling twin sister, Fay, is the inspiration of my life. She can do anything and everything and DOES IT every day. She sings in the Tab Choir, is an amazing mom to 4 and grandmom to 4, works at the Temple, teaches voice lessons, sews, lovingly attends to our mom and dad's every need, keeps an immaculate and beautiful home, has learned to "Photoshop", collects pop-up books and shares her love for them by doing lectures and demonstrations for local schools, is a talented speaker, has endless energy and uses it to help everyone around her, AND still finds time to be my soulmate and confidante. I love and admire her more than words can tell.

My practically perfect parents will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on November 3rd. I think that's pretty incredible. I love and admire them so very much.

Mom and Daughter

Here's me with "Beautiful LuRee", my almost 85 year old mother. I am so blessed to live only 5 minutes away from her and my sweet dad. They enrich my life in so many ways by their great examples and zest for life.

My Boy....My JOY!

It feels great to be able to honestly say that my TEENAGE son is an absolute blessing in my life!

Mitch is 16 and is so fun to have in our home. He keeps Kim and I thinking "young" and making an attempt to keep up on what's hot and what's not with today's teens. Mitch is a great swimmer (backstroke is his fave), a good student, a member of FBLA, a caring Uncle to his 2 nieces and one nephew and an all around terrific kid.

The Persuasive Power of Grandkids

Who else but our beautiful Maura Grace Pretty Face could get Grampy to sit down and have a tea party using her pink polka-dot tea set? Notice the appropriately positioned pinky fingers!

These children leave me breathless!

My friends have lifted my soul and gladdened my heart.