We have been extremely busy the past few months. This explains why we haven't been keeping the blog as up to date as we would like. Chris, Amy, Jen and Ricky threw a couples shower for Mike and Sarah mid-April. We were lucky so many people were able to come and enjoy this special occasion. Mike and Sarah received many wonderful presents. Joyce, Sarah, and Amy went down to Summerville for Jen's second baby shower. It was thrown by Jen's sister-in-law and mother-in-law. She got a lot of very useful presents. She is looking great and is in her last four weeks. Almost there! Garrett finished his last soccer clinic this past weekend. He seemed much more active this time around and actually participated in the drills and the scrimmage. There was a little boy on the red team who was rather aggressive. Needless to say, Garrett had about all he could take and tried to put the boy in his place. We are trying to teach him good sportsmanship now. Mother's Day was wonderful. We decided we needed a picnic in the park. Joyce, Doug, Mike, and Sarah joined us at Stowe Park in Belmont. We played football, watched the trains, ate good food and then went to Tony's ice cream. An excellent day overall.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Long Overdue but Hopefully Worth the Wait
Yes, it is official. We are updating our blog. After a very busy month, and with much persistence from Jennifer, our updates are here.
Garrett went to the coolest place for a birthday party. It is called Romp and Roll. The kids got to run all over the place, dance, jump in a Bouncy House, throw things at their parents, and then have pizza and cake. It was AWESOME!
We traveled to Summerville, SC back in March for Jen's baby shower. Amy and Jen's friends, Amber and Pam, put together a nice and relaxing afternoon. Everything went well and Jen had a wonderful time.
Garrett has begun playing soccer, or at least that is the theory. We signed him up to play four weekends and attempt to learn the game. It has translated into a bunch of three year olds trying to kick a ball into the goal. Most wander off and others try to take their clothes off, but he seems to enjoy himself.
Garrett and Camryn, our neice, went and had tea with the Easter Bunny. It was followed by an Easter Egg Hunt where kids ran wild. They had a wonderful time.
We had our third annual Easter Egg Hunt took place on Saturday, April 11. We participated with our portion of the neighborhood and the kids seemed to have a great time.
Easter Sunday we had Amy's family over for Easter lunch, sans Jen and Ricky who needed to stay in Summerville. The Easter Bunny brough quite a big of candy, racecar "stuff" and stickers. Could a kid ask for anything better?
Garrett went to the coolest place for a birthday party. It is called Romp and Roll. The kids got to run all over the place, dance, jump in a Bouncy House, throw things at their parents, and then have pizza and cake. It was AWESOME!
We traveled to Summerville, SC back in March for Jen's baby shower. Amy and Jen's friends, Amber and Pam, put together a nice and relaxing afternoon. Everything went well and Jen had a wonderful time.
Garrett has begun playing soccer, or at least that is the theory. We signed him up to play four weekends and attempt to learn the game. It has translated into a bunch of three year olds trying to kick a ball into the goal. Most wander off and others try to take their clothes off, but he seems to enjoy himself.
Garrett and Camryn, our neice, went and had tea with the Easter Bunny. It was followed by an Easter Egg Hunt where kids ran wild. They had a wonderful time.
We had our third annual Easter Egg Hunt took place on Saturday, April 11. We participated with our portion of the neighborhood and the kids seemed to have a great time.
Easter Sunday we had Amy's family over for Easter lunch, sans Jen and Ricky who needed to stay in Summerville. The Easter Bunny brough quite a big of candy, racecar "stuff" and stickers. Could a kid ask for anything better?
Monday, March 2, 2009
Snow Daze
It actually happened. We have snow! It began yesterday around 5:00 pm and didn't let up until this morning. We have at least 5 inches and the kids in the neighborhood had a blast. So did the adults for that matter. Here are some pictures of Garrett enjoying the snow. For a while, all he wanted to do was eat the snow, although we instructed him that yellow snow was not to be consumed. We finally convinced him to go tubing. He loved it!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
A day in the life of Garrett
So, we are grooming Garrett to be a well-rounded individual. Amy tries to keep him interested and involved in the kitchen when she is cooking. Chris decided to get in on the action tonight cooking for dinner. Let's just say that Garrett very much approved of the sauce for the chicken. He kept sampling so much that Amy finally had to cut him off.
Oh yes, and some of the pictures are Garrett as a "clown". His teacher, Miss. Beverly, painted the kids' faces last Friday and they had their own circus while the bigger kids actually went to the circus. Garrett was VERY upset when we washed the paint off his face that night. We have to admit, he makes a very cute, non-scary clown.
Oh yes, and some of the pictures are Garrett as a "clown". His teacher, Miss. Beverly, painted the kids' faces last Friday and they had their own circus while the bigger kids actually went to the circus. Garrett was VERY upset when we washed the paint off his face that night. We have to admit, he makes a very cute, non-scary clown.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Excitement for 2009
It has been a while since the blog was updated, so we felt that a few thoughts should be shared.
Our friends Eva and Jason will be celebrating the birth of their twins in February. Logan and Amelia are growing like crazy and Eva looks great. We are looking forward to meeting the newest Browns and cannot wait to see Sara as a big sister.
We are very excited to be expecting our second neice, first one from Amy's side, in June. Jen and Ricky will be welcoming Sophie Elizabeth around June 3. This falls right during exams for Amy and that is definitely OK.
Mike and Sarah will be joining the married crew on July 25 at St. Matthew Catholic Church in Charlotte. It is the same church and priest that both Amy/Chris and Jen/Ricky had. We like to keep it in the family.
Adding to our own family is our wish for this coming year. With Garrett there was no preference when we delivered. That changed after having an almost Christmas baby and realizing the stress it adds to the holidays, especially for family. We are working to aim for a spring baby to coincide with maternity leave leading into summer. In theory, it would be great. If you ask Garrett, he says that he needs a little sister some days and a little brother other days. Luckily he hasn't asked for both at the same time.
Our friends Eva and Jason will be celebrating the birth of their twins in February. Logan and Amelia are growing like crazy and Eva looks great. We are looking forward to meeting the newest Browns and cannot wait to see Sara as a big sister.
We are very excited to be expecting our second neice, first one from Amy's side, in June. Jen and Ricky will be welcoming Sophie Elizabeth around June 3. This falls right during exams for Amy and that is definitely OK.
Mike and Sarah will be joining the married crew on July 25 at St. Matthew Catholic Church in Charlotte. It is the same church and priest that both Amy/Chris and Jen/Ricky had. We like to keep it in the family.
Adding to our own family is our wish for this coming year. With Garrett there was no preference when we delivered. That changed after having an almost Christmas baby and realizing the stress it adds to the holidays, especially for family. We are working to aim for a spring baby to coincide with maternity leave leading into summer. In theory, it would be great. If you ask Garrett, he says that he needs a little sister some days and a little brother other days. Luckily he hasn't asked for both at the same time.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Christmas 2008
We celebrated Christmas early at our house this year. Jen and Ricky came up with Zoe and Wylie, Mike and Sarah joined us, and of course Doug and Joyce were here. Everyone contributed to the meal and it was pretty darn good. Garrett was blessed with so many great gifts that he kept saying, "I need to open more presents".
Christmas Eve, Doug and Joyce joined Chris, Amy, and Garrett at mass. Mike and Sarah came out for dinner. They all spent the night and were happy to see Garrett's reaction to what Santa brought him.
Christmas Day mom and dad went home, Mike and Sarah went to Maryland, and we went to Amber's house to celebrate with the McAulays.
Christmas Eve, Doug and Joyce joined Chris, Amy, and Garrett at mass. Mike and Sarah came out for dinner. They all spent the night and were happy to see Garrett's reaction to what Santa brought him.
Christmas Day mom and dad went home, Mike and Sarah went to Maryland, and we went to Amber's house to celebrate with the McAulays.
Garrett's 3rd Birthday
On Sunday, December 21 we decided to combine both Gran and Garrett's birthday. We went to the Flying Biscuit for breakfast and then back to Gran and Pop's to open gifts. That evening we had Chris' family over to celebrate his birthday. Amy cooked and Garrett thoroughly enjoyed his presents. Then, on Monday, December 22 (his actual birthday) we had his Thomas-themed birthday party with all his friends. We seem to think he had a wonderful time.
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