April Supper Club, Coon Ass Style!!

Chad, Mauri, Doug & I decided to host April's Supper club, Cajun style!!! It was CrawDaddy Time at the Browns house!! We had almost everyone there & had an interesting time!! Here we are trying to hand pick which ones we want at our "prepping pre party"!! They were good for us, didnt even chomp at us!!
We had 40 lbs!

We hung outside with the cook & the other guys drinking our Whiskey Sour Slushes!!

They guys trying to aggitate the crawfish!

Chad did a great job with the mixin's and everyone was impressed since it was his first time!!

The guys, Holt, Zach, Ryan, & Todd

Peel, Peel, Peel!! Drink, Drink, Drink!! they were hot!! We topped it off with Bananas Foster!

It was a great meal, and now I am just tired!! 2 dinner clubs in 4 months at our house has worn me out!! I am done for a while. I will have to see if I have time for Dinner Club anymore! Our lives are getting too busy & it is alot of work!

Easter Time with the Browns!

walking up to where the Easter Bunny leaves his goodies!!!

Man, a whole bunch of clothes, matching swimsuits, matching towels, matching water shoes, & goggles!! The Easter bunny must of knnown that we are going to Grand Cayman in July!!

Look, water shoes!!

Baryn likes her new "flop, flops!"

Before Church!

Family photo before chuch!

Braden & Baryn with papa & grandma!

Pre- Easter Activities!

We Started off Easter Festivities at a fellow student's house for all of K-5 at Trinity!

Each kiddo got Chic-fil-A after doing their easter egg hunt!!

Then off to Baryn's Easter Egg Hunt and a visit from a special neighbor!!

The kids all sat in awe of Greenie the Clown!! Baryn was so excited!

She was getting into all of it!!

and was pooped by the end of the show!

We love Greenie, but where is Snuggles?

Easter Breakfast with the Easter Bunny!! Here is our version of CHEESE! for the photo after we ate our breakfast!!
Baryn is afraid to even look at "doggie"!

Braden loves the Easter Bunny, and Baryn is just warming up to him!!

Braden loves Rocky!!

Baseball, Baseball, Baseball!!

It seems like all we do these days is Baseball, Baseball, Baseball!! Little man has found his niche, much to Chad's & my dismay!! We love watching how much he has grown in the sport and how darn well, he can hit that darn ball!! He hasnt missed a bat yet!!!

Another Tooth!!

This is how I always had my tooth pulled when I was little, and Bee Dub has followed suit!! He was strong this time, and still in shock!! It came out real easy!! He already thinks that the next tooth is loose!! It never ends!!

Quick Weekend Trip - February Catch Up Post #1 of 3

I thought I would put a couple of cute pics of Baby Sister because she was not able to go with us this weekend! She stayed with Grandma & Papa (my mom & dad) and had lots of fun!!
Baby Sister in her pigtails before school!

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Well, this past weekend we headed to Wimberley for Dan's 60th Birthday (Chad's Dad) and they had rented a great house for us to stay in and play! On the way, we stopped in Luckenbach! When we got there, we found Cowboy Ron & his Longhorn, Shotgun!

Cowboy Ron offered Braden a ride on Shotgun! Mom was a little apprehensive but Cowboy Ron was a hit!

The next day we went back to show Shotgun to Braden's cousins! They all got to ride him, just like Bee Dub! They had a blast!

Later that night, we took the kids on a "snipe hunt!" It was discussed all day and all of the kids were TOTALLY fooled....Claire even prayed for "Good Snipe Hunting"!!

This is the house on 12 acres, just above the river!

The water was pretty!

Happy Birthday Poppy!

Little Man on the Rocks that the house sits on!

Family Photo minus Baby Sister who was at Mom & Dad's for the weekend!




Here is a great video of Braden riding Shotgun, the amazing Longhorn! He was amazing, and Cowboy Ron was just awesome! By the second day back in Luckenbach, he gave Braden some boots, for free, just because he was "his buddy"!!

Children's Festival - February Catch Up Post

We went to the Bynum School Children's Festival and had a lot of fun!! Baryn got to color with some new friends!

Braden helped Baryn go down this 2 story blow up slide and they had a blast!

They went down so very quickly, over and over again! They had a blast!

Then we waited for 30 minutes in line for the balloon guy who had no place working with kids...Mr. Personality!!!

Clifford made an appearance and Braden thought he was cool, not so much Baryn!!

We Lost our First Tooth!

This is an update from January 24th!

So, the day after my hand surgery, Braden, suddenly had a loose tooth that had to be taken care of! I have been looking forward to this milestone since Bee Dub was little!! He JUST had realized that it was loose and usually it takes a while to wiggle out, but this one was ready.....Ready for momma to do her thing! I am always excited to pull teeth the way I use to have my teeth removed...the good 'ol SLAM THE DOOR WITH A STRING way!!

Braden before his tooth was pulled!

Look at Braden with his string attached and Baryn ready to watch her big brother be brave!

Excuse my appearance, but I was still hung over from anesthesia from my surgery!

Get ready Braden!

AND SLAM!!!



So Brave, only a few tears, and then excitement!!

W comes to Midland!!! (2 updates to follow from January)

Well, on Innauguration Day, while the Damn Democrats were all in DC, the TRUE action was happening in our very own Midland, Texas!! George & Laura Bush, along with a slue of people from Washington and Austin flew into Midland to have a Welcome Home/ Great Job/ Retirement Party in Downtown Midland!! We joined 30,000 other Midlanders and Texans to welcome W & Laura home & BOY OH BOY.... did we have a blast! Lee Greenwood, The Gatlin Brothers, and Rodney Atkins sung while Rick Perry & many other dignataries spoke while we awaited W.

I spoke with a customer on the morning of, and she informed me that the Hilton was selling tables to only 21 people to have a private viewing from the 3rd floor bar patio!! I called, and I didnt care what they cost! It was worth not standing with everyone else in Midland! $200.00 was worth- 4 chairs, outdoor heaters, food service, cash bar, indoor/ outdoor ability, room to roam while we waited 3 hours, no 2 hour wait in line to go through security, and most importantly....NO portapotties, real bathrooms!! We went with mom & dad & Dan & Sylvia and the kiddos, and waited for W, though waiting was half the excitement!!!!

This was our view of people who had walked 2 hours in line to get through security!

Chad & his parents!

Mom & Chad with the kids, checking out our view!!

Braden taking it all in!!

Braden, proud to show his support!

The Secret Service were all over Braden!

We were told about how the Bushes wanted to see all the support from above, and boy did they!!! This was the best part of the whole day!!!

The Snipers were out!! Hovering over from our Courthouse!

The kids looking out over the patio!

Waiting with Baryn!!

Our View on the CBS 7 tv's

This is what 30,000 people look like....smashed sardines!! Worth $200.00, not to be with them!!

we had an obscured view, but you can see W & Laura through the trees!

Mom & Dad showing their support!!

We stood behind Jay & Tatum, the whole time that they were live on T.V., so we really were getting 2 exciting shows between the news & W!!!

After W left, Braden was worn out from being there for 4 hours!! He was a trooper!! We had a blast and a little piece of History!!