The Brown Bunch

Sunday was a very special day for me. I celebrated my very first Mother's day as a mommy. We were on the road for most of the weekend and Jake had a hard time finding the gift that I asked for, but it was still a perfect day. I got to spend the day with my precious son and the rest of our family. What more could I ask for? Thanks to Aunt Linda and Unk Wayne for Jake's Mother's Day outfit. Isn't it precious? Jake doing what Jake does best. Jake and Mommy Jake with all the ladies of the family. Looks like it was about time a boy came along. Jake with Mommy and Daddy Jake with his Mamew and Pop Charlie

Jake's cousin Alex is turning 4 and he had a circus party to celebrate. This was Jake's first party invite and he was very excited. Jake even wore a pair of Alex's hand-me-down overalls to celebrate this momentous event. Isn't he adorable? Jake loved the clowns! Kate begged to hold Jake. Jake was a little anti-social during the party. He slept most of the time instead of playing games with the clowns. Maybe next year he will want to participate. Jake loves his Aunt Julie!

Some people like to ruin their own parties. Well, I guess Jake is going to be one of those people. We were supposed to have a baby shower for Jake on April 6 th , but he decided to come a little early. Instead, we had to make it a meet and greet for Jake on May 3rd. Amanda and Renee hosted the party. Jake and I were so blessed to get some wonderful things that we needed. Here are just a few pics... Jake and I with the hostesses Aunt Renee and Jake Allyson and Amanda The cake was adorable. Boyish enough with blue polka dots, but perfect for me because it had ladybugs climbing up the side.

Jake is making the rounds lately. He has been burning up the roads to meet all of his family. Nanny Betty was able to come to the hospital to meet Jake, but he hadn't been able to meet Nanny Shewbert yet. On Sunday, mom, dad, Allyson, and I drove to Helen to see the Nannys . We had a great day and we were able to see almost the whole family. We'll have to let Jake meet Angile , Tucker, and Tim next time, though. I think Nanny Shewbert was excited to meet Baby Jake. 5 generations: Nanny Shewbert , Nanny Betty, Lynette, Allyson & Andrea, and Jake Jake loves his Nanny Betty.

Our child is amazing. From the time we brought him home from the hospital, he was amazing us! During his first few days at home, he was holding his head up, rolling over to his side, trying to hold his bottle, and trying to help mom breastfeed. He's going to be a genius, we're just sure of it. And to top it all off, he's the cutest little baby this side of California. Here are a few pictures of his cuteness... Jake and Daddy sound asleep. Aren't they both precious? Uncle Jason let Jake borrow his sunglasses. Jake's future's so bright, he's gotta wear shades!

Proud Parents Proud Grandparents A proud Pawpaw Mommy is dying to get Jake out and about to show him off. He went to church for the first time this past Sunday. Pawpaw and Nanny Nette were very excited to show him off too. In fact, Nanny Nette had to go buy him a new church outfit for the special occasion. Everything is too big on him right now so it was hard to find a church outfit that was cute enough and small enough. I'm not quite ready for Jake to go to the big nursery yet, so he had to sit in our laps during church. Nanny Nette held him for most of the service, but he got a little fussy toward the end. He also had a rotten diaper so Pawpaw had to take him out a little early. He did a great job for his first time in church!

Mamew has been dying to get her hands on Jake so we were waiting until he got old enough to travel. Last weekend, he turned 3 weeks old so we decided it was time. Jake got to meet everybody on that side of the family with the exception of Jon and Minnie. We took hundreds of pictures, but here are just a few pictures from the day. 4 generations of Harpers 4 generations of Harpers (again) Wayne and Linda are practicing for their first grandbaby who will be here in August. Joy is going tobe an aunt soon so she needed a little practice too. I think Mamew loves Jake just as much as he loves her!