Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jog

Finally, we're all back together again. Evie and I have been surviving by ourselves while Josh was away on a mission's trip. He arrived last night after a week in Haiti.


















Josh had a great time, and later this week he'll share some of his experiences. To keep ourselves from missing Josh and Daddy, Evie and I stayed very busy. We ate lunch with Nana and Aunt Kelli on Monday, dinner with Janet, Kylie, Alicia, Izze, and Ian on Tuesday, lunch with our Mom's group on Wednesday, and lunch with Aunt Rebecca, Jacob, Adam, and Eliah on Thursday. We love eating out. On Friday, Evie got to see her friends, Kylie, Izze, Ian, Charli, and Chloe, at the park.

She had a great time despite the look on her face. By this time, she was very ready to see her Daddy again, and she was also a little sleepy.

10 Things About Me

Several of my friends have been tagged to share 10 things about themselves on their blog. So, I decided to join them and share 10 very random and potentially embarrassing things about myself. Here goes.

1. I met my amazing husband at a K-Love New Year's Eve Dance. He was the very hot "Vest Guy" that I spotted across the room.
2. I talk to my mom and sister almost every day.
3. I once lost my retainer at Braum's. In order to find it, my family had to dig through the trash in their dumpster. People drove by asking if we were hungry. It was so much fun. (Please hear the sarcasm in my voice.)
4. I'm fluent in Spanish. Soy biligue - no triligue. Puedo hablar muy bien espanol y un pocito de italiano. Y mi hermana siempre me burla cuando diga la palabra "flauta."
5. I once touched a curling iron to the bridge of my nose because I wanted to know what it felt like hot.
6. Sometimes I lack common sense.
7. I love teaching, but I hate the planning part of it. I think that's why I enjoy teaching the 2nd - 5th graders at People's Church. I still have to prepare, but thankfully I don't have to create lesson plans.
8. My daughter is named after my grandmother and my great-grandmother. Evelyn is the middle name of my Great-Grandma Fulton on my mom's side. Jeanine is the first name of my Grammy on my dad's side.
9. One year at Turner Falls Youth Camp, all of the girls in my room, including myself, put pantyhose on our heads for the talent show and sang "Put on the garment of praise..." Who knows what we were thinking!
10. I can pick things up with my toes. Pencils, clothes, Evie's toys, the remote control. My sister says I'm the reason why schools teach that humans evolved from apes. Thanks, Kelli!

Now I tag Josh, Kelli, Rebecca, Joy, my mom, and Elizabeth Germann.

Catch Up Time

Since I just jumped into the blogging arena, I'm somewhat behind on recording all of Evie's growth. So here is a small snapshot of our baby girl from day 1 until today six months later.

I am on the back row fourth from the left. This was taken at my sister-in-law's baby shower the day before Evie was born.

After an unexpected C-section, Evelyn (Evie) Jeanine Brown arrived on January 21, 2007 weighing in at 7 lbs and 1 oz.


Our little girl loved being swaddled. It wasn't too long before Josh and I became experts at the burrito wrap.


By two months, Evie was already showing us her personality and...

...how she could stick out her tongue.

At 3 months, she was all smiles until...

...Mommy and Daddy started singing.

Four months pass and Evie finally enjoys bathtime.


The month of June brought lots of excitement to the Brown household - Evie's 5th month birthday, her first trip, her first wedding, and her first taste of solid food.

July has arrived, and Evie is now 6 months old. The time has flown by so fast, but at the same time it feels as though Evie has been with us forever. I love you my little princess!

Welcome to the World of Blogging

After talking with several of my friends, I finally decided to jump in and create my own blog. I've never been one to journal or write letters, and I'm bad about returning emails. Hopefully, though, I'll be more successful with blogging. Now that my daughter, Evie, is 6 months old, I should have more time to keep up with the happenings in the Brown family. (I hope you can hear the sarcasm in my voice as you're reading.) Since I don't scrapbook and haven't even started a baby book for Evie, this is my attempt to provide a small glimpse into my world with my beautiful daughter Evelyn (Evie) and my amazing husband Josh. Of course, I can't forget my other four-legged children - Corks the cat and Christmas the dog. Enjoy!

This is my very sexy husband, Josh. He'll probably kill me for choosing this photo, but it does a great job showing the crazy, movie-quoting nut I am priviledged to live with. Here is a better picture of Josh and me at my brother-in-law's wedding. Isn't he handsome?

I'm pleased to introduce the adorable Miss Evie or Tooties as Josh and I fondly call her. Can you guess how she got her nickname? Since she has only peach fuzz for hair, we make up for it with bows-really big bows.

Here is the rest of the family. Despite the fact that Corks and Christmas are four-legged and covered in hair, they truly believe they are human and our kids. I guess Evie is not our first but our third child.

And finally a family portrait...