2009 Thus Far

February - March 2009

Things have been so busy in the Brown household lately! I am really far behind on blogging. However, we still have been having a blast so far in 2009. Thomas is very busy at work; I am teaching high school science until May; Will is in Pre K 4 at Faith West Academy; and Louis is loving life and loves his little music classes!

Will also added a sport...T Ball! So that has also kept us really busy. He loves it and has so much fun playing! So, I am going to just post pictures for now and start blogging more often from here on out...I promise!

Christmas, New Years and Camping!

January 2, 2009


Happy New Year Everyone! We are off to Brazos State Park in Texas to camp with our good friends the Bradley's! You can tell how much fun we had....this lady hasn't climbed many trees...my gold flip flops just weren't camping atire! Mia, Cole, Will, and Louis had so much fun exploring and riding their bikes.


Will also learned how to ride without his training wheels on....look out world here he comes! He even got brave when we got home....riding up ramps and on the dirt. Good times and memories!

Mia and Will having a blast in the hammock!

The Browns and the Bradleys hike down a cliff...yes...cliff! Notice we have a blue rope!

We made it to the bottom!

I am trying to climb this tree, but didn't have the right shoes...

I made it!

Louis made it to the top also!

Will and Mia...two peas in a pod!

December 25, 2008

Christmas moring in Katy, TX. After opening present and playing all morning, we headed to Lake Charles to visit everyone!

December 24, 2008

Christmas Eve was pretty exciting here in Katy. After mass, we came home and slipped into our pajamas. We baked cookies for Santa and left him a glass of milk. We sprinkled reindeer food out on the lawn and left them carrots to eat. The boys played a game of pool before tucking into bed!

December 22, 2002

My birthday...I turned 28. Thomas cooked a very romantic dinner for us and we had cake with Will and Louis.

Snow in Houston and Christmas Crafts!

Emma (Will's second cousin) and Will hang out together for a playdate!

We found Elfy in an unusual spot this morning...on the corner clock! He is so creative and it is a blast for Will and Louis to find each morning.

Monte the Monkey...it was our turn to spend two weeks with him...we brought him everywhere. This is a picture of Monte and Will enjoying story time at the library!

Saturday, December 6, 2008

The Houston Museum of Natural Science

They brought in snow for the children of all ages to play in. It was about 4 inches think. The boys had a blast slipping around and making little snowmen. We had to keep the snow out of Louis' mouth...he thought it was so yummy! Afterwards, we enjoyed popcorn and running up and down the hill at the Herman Park!

Friday, December 5, 2008

Salt Dough Ornament Painting Party

Jack, Ms. Kate, and Kailey helped us decorate the ornaments. Everyones looked great! Will and Kailey helped each other paint and make a sweet mess!

The

Chef William!

Thursday, December 4, 2008



Chef William!

Will has really been a BIG help in the kitchen lately. He can chop, slice, kead, roll, stir, and lick the bowl without leaving a drop...except for his face! He is growing way too fast. Next Tuesday we are having a lot of my mommy friends and their kidos over to have a holiday party.



There will be about 35 people so Will was helping me get things together. The theme will be All Aboard the Polar Express. I will read the story to the children and afterwards make crafts - jingle bell and beaded necklaces, wreath ornaments for them to take home, goody bags. We wil snack on cookies and milk, hot rich chocolate, fudge, candy canes, spiced mulled tea, juice, and everyone else is bringing a dish.




Will and I also made reindeer food to share with our guests. Making and sprinkling the reindeer food (chex cereal, oatmeal, glitter, and sequins in a ziploc bag) as a family has been a tradition for us and we loook forward to it each year. I hope these are some memories my boys will be able to share with their children.





Today, while Louis napped, Will helped me roll out the dough to make our ornaments for our "ornament painting party" tomorrow! We will let you know how they turn out.

Completed Tree!

Here is a picture of our tree , except for our tree topper...the gold fleur de lis tree topper keeps falling over so we will work on that! HA!