The Brown Bunch

Nanny Shewbert , my great-grandmother, is 98 or 99 years old. (She says she is 98, but the family Bible says 99.) She lived with us some when I was a child to take care of Allyson and me so that Mom could work. Because of this, she and I have always been very close. In fact, I like to joke with my cousins that I'm her favorite. So when Jake came along, I wanted him to be around Nanny Shewbert as often as possible. She lives in Helen, so we don't see her (or the rest of our mountain family) often enough. Jake is incredibly blessed to have 1 great-great- grandmother, 3 great-grandmothers, and a great-grandfather to all welcome him in to the world. For Labor Day weekend, Nanny Nette and I decided to take advantage of the long weekend and get up to see the family. The Nannies felt like getting out so the 5 of us piled in the car to go visit family that we never get to see, do a little tourist watching in Helen, and made quick stop at Dairy Queen. During our 3 h...

Paw Paw has been buying things for Jake since he found out we were pregnant. I guess it should have been no surprise that he bought Jake a playground for their backyard. Of course it's way too big and it will be a while before Jake can use the two slides or climb through the tunnels, but we had to snap a few pics. Judging by the looks on Jake and Paw Paw's faces, they plan on having lots of fun out there together in the years to come!

I got up early on Sunday to get ready to head to Nana's. Before I could hop in the shower, I glanced back to the bed and saw this adorable Kodak moment. I knew that the camera flash would probably wake them both, but to be honest, it was worth it. I had to have this picture to always remember just how much Jake is like his daddy, even at four months old. They even sleep the same! As I'm typing this, Jason is giving Jake a bath and I can hear them both singing and squealing. It's music to my ears! I am blessed to have such a happy son and wonderful, loving husband. Jason amazes me each day with his love for Jake. I knew he would be a good dad, but he is so much more. I say all of that to say this... Yes, I wanted my son to look a little like me. At the very least I thought he would have some of my characteristics. I don't think I'm that beautiful, but I DID do all of the work for 9 months and 18 long hours. I never thought that I would have a blond haired, blue eyed ...

Jason celebrated his 30 th birthday today. While his real birthday celebration will happen in September when Daddy takes him to New York, we met Mom, Dad, and Allyson in Newnan for a special dinner. I know that Jason's favorite present was the personalized card from Jake. I let him hold the pen and write a special note to his daddy. He also licked the whole card (before I could get it away from him) and sealed it with a kiss for Daddy! I swear everything Jake does is cute!

Around the Browns, August is a month of birthdays. Jason's neice Sarah, Jason, and I all celebrate our birthdays in early August. This year was even more special because Jason and I turned 30 and we had a new little bundle to help us celebrate. Sunday, the Brown clan met at Nana and Papa's house in Royston to celebrate all of the birthdays. Here are a few pictures of Jake with some of his favorite Brown relatives. Jake and cousin Alex Jake with Nana Jake with Aunt Julie- Jake is checking out one of Sarah's Barbies. I think he wanted to play with it, but Jason said he was just noticing how "hot" Barbie is. :-) Jake with Granny Dock

Okay, let me start by apologizing for the delay in updating our blog. Our picture software on the computer crashed and Jason and I had a hard time fixing the problem. It's still not fixed, but I wised up and bought an attachment that will allow me to upload pictures. So hopefully the problem is solved for the time being. Life with Jake continues to be wonderful and exhausting all at the same time. Jake celebrated his 4 month birthday on July 29 and he is growing and changing so much each day! Here is a little recap of his latest.... On Wednesday, I had to run to Walgreens to pick up some pictures of Jake. As I am standing in line to pay, I get a text message from Jason telling me to hurry home because Jake is about to roll over. Of course, by the time I got home, Jake had already met this milestone. I was sad to have missed his first roll, but he shows it to me several times a day so that I won't forget it. Jason has been so good about making Jake have floor time each day. I...