It is not just another car this time...

It has been quite a long time since I have updated everyone on the Brown household. We have had a busy time lately, and are finally getting back into the swing of things as normal around here. Shane has been away for awhile, first at camp for a work weekend, then Senior Adult Camp for a week, then Furniture Market for another weekend and week, and finally, another weekend at camp. Shane is back home now for some time, we hope. Although he was working the furniture market in High Point, Adaline missed her Daddy for the full two weeks because he was getting home after she was in bed and leaving in the morning before she got up. So, needless to say, it was a happy day when Shane was home at a normal time this week!


Around the house, Adaline has been keeping me busy also. She is continuing to grow and learn every day. We are working on lots of new skills, including stacking blocks, and she is always amazing me. She is still learning new sounds, too. Adaline met with a speech therapist for an evaluation recently, and she will be starting services soon to help her with speech development.


In other Brown news...We are excited to say, we will be adding to our family! Adaline will be getting a new brother or sister in mid April (hopefully April for real this time). All is going well thus far, and we look forward to this new experience with a little nerves and a lot of joy.

Michigan and 5 years!

The last weekend of September the Brown family took a trip to Michigan to visit the Lobdell family. We traveled to Grand Haven and Muskegon, MI to visit with Shane's grandmother, aunt and uncle. Shane's uncle and aunt in Florida, as well as Shane's mom and Jerry in Texas, also made the trip north, so we were able to enjoy their company, too! It was my first time to Michigan and my first time meeting Shane's grandmother. It was a nice visit, but way too fast.

(Bill, Bonita, Jerry, Betty, me, Shane, Betsy, Dave, and friend Angela / great-grandma Bea with Adaline)



The weather in Michigan was beautiful. It felt like fall! Mostly warm days allowed us to play outside a bit, and Shane and Betty were even able to get out on a bike ride. Betsy and Dave live only blocks from Lake Michigan. It was a bit chilly, but we made it out on the beach for a few moments one evening, and Adaline loved it. She got very excited to see the seagulls and feel the sand and water, and if we had let her go too long, she would have run right into the waves.



This past Friday (October 1st) was our 5 year wedding anniversary. We did not do a lot, but we did go out for a nice dinner, while Nana and Pops watched Adaline. It is hard to believe that the day we got married was 5 years ago, but I suppose we have grown a lot and much has come from our marriage!