The Brown Bunch

After Jake's birthday party was over, we were free to start celebrating our Spring Break. I am so thankful that Jason was able to take the week off and we could enjoy it as a family before our new addition arrives. We took off on Sunday, Jake's real birthday, for Nanny Nette and PawPaw's condo in Panama City. Jason and I decided that a few days of fun, sun, relaxing, swimming, and BINGO were just what we needed. It turns out that things didn't turn out as we had hoped. It was rainy and cold most of the time we were there and we all suffered from sinus issues. Jason's favorite BINGO parlor had changed the way they do things (If it aint broke, don't fix it, right?) and at 7 months pregnant, I was needing my own bed. Sooooo ... to make a long story short, we ended up packing up and coming home a little early. We figured we could veg out at home just as well as we could veg out at the condo and Jake would have more toys at home to play with. The trip wasn't a...

We celebrated Jake's first birthday on March 28. We invited family from all over the state and were very excited when many of them got to come. We know it was a long drive for almost everybody, but it meant so much to Jason, Jake, and me to have everyone here. For one of my grandmothers, it was her first time seeing our house. We made sure that she got to see Jake's nursery along with the new baby's nursery because she had been wanting to see both for some time. Jake's latest thing is Elmo. He loves Elmo and grins anytime he sees the red furry creature. There was no doubt that this birthday should be completely devoted to Jake and Elmo. Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the day. Thanks, Aunt Angie for being my photographer for the day. Your rates couldn't be beat! Nanny Nette made Jake's cakes. Didn't she do an awesome job. PawPaw had an armful when he held both Jake and Jack. He was originally only holding Jack, but Jake got a little jealous a...