THE BROWN FAMILY: Mother's Day

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Mother's Day

Today has been a wonderful day!! It started out early this morning when Jake got up with our early rising children. I love being able to sleep in, but it's a rare opportunity. Jake kept the kids upstairs so I was able to sleep until they brought breakfast in to me at 9:30. Melissa showed me a menu last night of what I could choose for breakfast & then she prepared it for me this morning. It was delicious. Poor Brooklyn didn't understand & begged the whole time while they watched me eat. It's kind of hard to eat with your hungry children gathered around you. The rest of the morning was pretty relaxing. Jake fed the kids, got them dressed & even did their hair. That was a first!! He did a great job & the girls looked great for church. After church, we came home & Jake got busy right away on dinner. He had asked me what I wanted so I knew I was going to enjoy dinner. I relaxed on the couch & tried not to feel guilty for not doing anything. Jake made a fabulous dinner--roast, mashed potatoes w/gravy, corn, rolls, jello--it was delicious. He always cooks Sunday dinner & they taste great every week! The girls planned a treasure hunt for me, so off I went to find my gifts. Each girl bought me some kind of treat--skittles, rolos, milk duds, swedish fish & donut holes. Who has a sweet tooth?? Jake gave me some jewelry from Lia Sophia (actually I bought it at one of the parties & he wrapped it for me). We then headed to my brother Chris' house & had dessert with my family. It was nice to be with all my family that lives here & spend some time with them.

Jake made it a wonderful Mother's Day for me & at times I did milk it for all I could. As my daughter Brittany put it tonight, "I hope you enjoy the next 364 days cause Mother's Day is now over"--I guess it'll be another year before I get to be spoiled again. =)

2 comments:

Daily Jot & Tittle said...: What a bunch of beautiful girls! I can't believe Jake makes dinner every Sunday! I need him to talk to Clark! Sounds like you had a great day!; May 20, 2008 at 10:40 AM
Anonymous said...: Jake is such a good husband and dad. I love the picture of all you girls...you're all so pretty. They are lucky to have a stylish mom.; May 20, 2008 at 3:36 PM

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Thoughts that remind me of what's important...

2/15--I told Brooklyn that I was going to eat her up & she responded "No mommy, I'm not yummy!"

12/1--We took the kids to the zoo & Brooklyn loved it. She can't stop talking about it & tells us everyday she wants to go to the zoo someday. We ask her what she wants to see & she tells us "monkeys, penguins, tigers, Jiffys...". We have a bird at home named Jiffy, but I couldn't figure out why she wanted to go to the zoo & see him. I finally realized that she thinks the birds she saw at the zoo are called Jiffys. I know she knows the word bird so I haven't figured out why she calls the birds at the zoo Jiffys. Maybe they looked similar. Anyway, it's cute how she put the two together.

11/3--I was in Target today walking through the kids clothes area. Brooklyn saw a Hannah Montana shirt & called out "Hannah Montana!". Next thing I know she is singing "Best of Both Worlds" song by Hannah Montana. I just started laughing. She's not even 2 & knows this pop hit. She learns so much from her older sisters.

9/13--Today, Allie was singing "Happy Birthday" to me. She likes to make up her own words & sang "happy birthday to you. You are older than the sun." I stopped her right then & said "What?". I began laughing, as did Jake, & then Allie started to a little bit. I don't think she really knew what she was saying, but it made me wonder if she really thought I was that old.

7/15--Whenever I call Brooklyn she always responds saying "Minute!". I don't know how she learned that, but I don't always like my 1 year old telling me to wait. It gave me a perspective to what my kids hear me say all the time & how it may make them feel.

5/13--At breakfast, Allie plugged her nose & said "My nose stinks". I asked what it smelled like & she said "poop". Funny how she thought it was her nose & not her diaper.

4/23--Allie is playing a game on the computer & having lots of fun. She calls to Nicole & says "Nicole, come see. I am very good at this". Funny thing is she is playing it totally wrong & keeps losing. She has amazing confidence & just keeps trying. Good for you, Allie!!

4/12--Allie was singing at the top of her lungs to Brooklyn somehow thinking no one else could hear her since we weren't in the same room. She sang to the tune of "Follow the Prophet", but she changed the words to "Follow the Priesthood". I guess that works, too.

3/25--Nicole informed me while we were out whale watching that "the dolphin is my favorite mammal". I am impressed that she knows the word "mammal", but even more so that she knows a dolphin is a mammal.

3/24--We are at Grammie's house & Jake asked Allie if she was ready for her bath. She told him she didn't want to take a bath with the airplanes on. We were kind of puzzled by her response & then it clicked--Grammie's bathtub is a jetted tub & she didn't want the "jets" on. Airplane-Jet--same thing, right?

3/15--Allie loves to say the prayer for the family. She does a great job & it's fun to hear how she'll phrase her sentences. Here's her latest cute quote..."bless the people in Iraq so they can be safe. Bless our prophet so he can be super safe". How cute she wants our prophet to be "super safe"!! It's like he's a super hero to her--a very important man.

2/23--Allie's primary teacher got released last Sunday, so we had been explaining all week that she wouldn't be her teacher anymore. We were talking about it again, last night, and asked Allie if she knew why her teacher wouldn't be there anymore. She told us "because she is tired of telling us stories". I don't know how that idea got in her head. I don't remember saying anything like that. You never know how a child will interpret something you say.

January 2008--Jake was driving in the car with Allie. He asked her what she needed to do when she got home to get clean. She answered "Get baptized"

January 2008--Brittany has commented several times on how she just hasn't found a best friend at school this year. We would talk to her often about it, but she just never clicked with anyone. We were talking to her about it again one day & she told us that she knew a best friend was important & she wanted to take her time to find a friend that would be a good example to her so that's why she didn't have a best friend yet. I love my deep thinker, Brittany

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