2 holidays in 1

Well, since I have been so behind on posting anything I decided to just do a big update that includes 2 holidays, and since yesterday was the 4th of July...let's start there.

We started out the day with church in the morning then we headed home for some much needed family time and rest. Tim barbequed trip tip and we all slept. That night we headed to Davis to watch fireworks with some friends. Brooke loved the fireworks and kept saying "more please" and "ooohhh". It was SOOO cute. By the time we were leaving the park she had learned a new word and would not stop saying "fi-woeks please". I just love her!

Next holiday: Father's Day

Tim flew home from San Diego Father's day afternoon, so Brooke and I picked him up and surprised him with a grill for Father's Day. We had such a great day bbqing and spending time together. I am so thankful for him and the amazing father that he is to Brooke. I can't wait to see him with our son in just a few short months. I am so blessed!

our little boy at 27 weeks (and Brooke saying cheese)

Some other fun things happening at the Brown household recently:

Brooke is talking up a storm...she says new words every day and makes me laugh. Some of my favorite things she says are "AWESOME!, oh no, where'd daddy/mommy go?, apple juice," and just this morning when I was singing Jesus loves me to her, she said "Jesus loves me!" So sweet!

This pregnancy: I am LOVING it! I am 30 weeks and feeling great...aside from the occassional glances in the mirror and realizing how big I am getting! I love feeling him move and watching little parts and trying to guess what they are! The Dr said our little boy is already measuring on the bigger side. I am really hoping that means he is going to come early and not that he is going to be a huge baby!

Name: we haven't decided on a name, but right now we really like Brayden James. We have liked the name Brayden for a long time, and James is Tim's middle name, and his dad's first name. We probably won't decide on his name for sure until we see him, like we did with Brooke.

Cravings: Spicy food!! I can't get enough of it! Specifically Thai food, but anything that has a good kick to it will work. I am also loving ice cream...not sure that I can blame that fully on the baby, but why not :) I still think I could eat a cheeseburger everyday and be very happy, but since I gained 45lbs with Brooke, I try to limit myself to just once or twice a week. I am also loving that it is summer because I can't get enough watermelon or strawberries! (Ok...seriously, I am so hungry right now) :)

That's probably more than anyone wanted to know, but there is the update!

Mother's Day

I had such a great mother's day! I feel so incredibly blessed to have such a wonderful mother and am so thankful for my little family! After church we went to my parents house for a bbq. After that we went home and I got to take a nap (which is a such a great present!) then Tim and Brooke took me to get sushi for dinner and frozen yogurt for dessert! It was such a great day! I love my family and Mother's day was just another reminder of how God has richly blessed me with a wonderful family!!!

my little love

so thankful for them!

my other little love at 22 weeks

Baby Brown #2 is a...

We had an ultrasound today to determine the sex of the baby! We decided to let Brooke let everyone know...

Can you guess her secret? She isn't saying...

Here is the money shot!

It's a BOY!!!

This is our SON (folded like a little taco!)

We can't wait to meet this little boy!

Brookie is so excited that she is going to have a little brother!

Ok, let's be honest...she is way more excited about the balloons!

*more thoughts and feelings to come!

The Zoo

Last Monday we took Brooke to the Sacramento Zoo for the first time. We had such a fun time at the zoo with her. Brooke really liked the mokeys, the giraffe and the flamingos. The Sacramento Zoo is small which is perfect for a 17 month old. We were able to get through the whole zoo in an hour and a half. After we walked through the zoo, we had a picnic in the park. It was such a fun, family day.

my little cool girl

Brooke and Daddy

She liked the fish too!

Brooke's new game

We have a new game in the Brown household and Brooke loves it:

We say, "Brooke where is the baby?"

Then Brooke lifts up my shirt and points at my tummy and says, "baby"

As soon as she gets my shirt up she will give the baby a kiss!

Brooke is going to be a big sister!!

I will be 10 weeks tomorrow and am due September 11th...we are hoping that the baby will actually join us on a less memorable day for our country, but we will be excited whenever our new little "brownie" comes!

We are so excited that God has blessed us with another baby that is growing inside of me. I loved being pregnant with Brooke and am really looking forward to this one as well! I haven't had any morning sickness and I already look like I did when I was 18 weeks with Brooke. I am excited to break out my citizen maternity jeans, probably the only maternity thing that I am excited to get back into. ;)

I am excited, nervous, anxious, and overjoyed at the thought of having 2. If the new baby comes on time then they will be 12 days shy of being 2 years apart. I already imagine what type of relationship they will have, and I can already picture them playing together.

I am so thankful for this new blessing!

*Sorry the pictures are so blurry, they are from my phone

Bye Bye Birdie

So I realize that it has been well over a month since I have posted anything and I wanted to let you know why...I was in a musical!! Our local community college has a really great theater program and last September, my sister Leah and I, auditioned for Bye Bye Birdie. We both got in (as teen girls!) and we rehearsed from Nov 9th until the show opened Jan 14th. It was SOOO much fun and is something I definitely want to do again! Here are some pictures of our adventure!

Pictures of dress rehearsal

"We love you Conrad, oh yes we do..."

Seesters
(ok for those of you that know me really well...10 points for the first person to tell me what drove me crazy about my costume!)


We met some really great people!


We were definitely not supposed to be eating in our costumes


We had so much fun in the locker room

If you know Bye Bye Birdie, you know that the "Ice House" is a place where the teens go to....well, get in trouble. Right around the corner from the college is this place that is actually called the Ice House! So fun! (Leah and I are in the crazy poses on the left) :)

no camera blues...

So our camera started acting up a while back...we took it in to get fixed and they sent it off to somewhere else. Well it is 5 weeks later and still no camera...I have been using my mom's off and on but I really am so bummed that it is taking that long. The silver lining in it all is that, thankfully, Tim and I bought new phones that have an ok camera phone, so I have been taking a lot of pictures on that. It's a good thing because yesterday I noticed Brooke's hair looked like it had grown quickly. I got out the little rubberbands I bought so long ago (hoping she would have some hair when she was born) but almost 15 months later I finally got this...

It's the little things in life...