Let it Shine

Last week was trophy week at the girls gymnastics class. They do it 3 or 4 times a year. Madlyn just loves it! Once a year they get a trophy provided by the gym assuming the parents order it in time! Which, by the way, my mom always forgot to order it and so I went years without receiving a trophy when I took gymnastics there as a child. It wasn't until my own daughters went there that I fully understood because somehow it was always the gyms fault according to my mother...but I digress! If it is not their turn for a trophy that week then they get a red ribbon which just isn't nearly as good according to Madlyn, but she is learning. Last week was Madlyn's 4th year at Let it Shine and so she received a plaque. She was so excited! It was a very special evening and as she pointed out "the first time the trophy had her name on it"! Emily is due for her first trophy in December so she received the red ribbon this time. It didn't seem to bother her at all that her big sister got a plaque though. She was extremely proud of Madlyn and just kept smiling! I couldn't believe it. I would have been so jealous of my sister...but not Emily! Here are a few pictures of the night, including one with Madlyn and 2 of her coaches (Coach Kyra and Coach Natalie) and 2 of her friends from class.

A Shower for Isabelle

Madlyn and Courtney's son, Parker
Trish and I "all smiles"
Myself, Martha, Trish, and Kristin

Don't drink the water at work!

Yesterday, Madlyn and I went to a shower for baby Isabelle. It was hosted by 3 of my friends, Courtney, Darci, and Amanda. The guests of honor included myself and 2 my friends from work, Trish and Martha. We are all due within a month of each other and are all having girls! I have another friend from work, Kristin who is due 2 weeks after me and is having a little boy! She gets her own shower because it is her first baby and we are all soooooo excited for her! It was a great success and we had a wonderful time. I quickly realized how lucky I am to have these fabulous ladies in my life! They all made us feel so special yesterday! I think I speak for both Trish and Martha in saying a "big thank you" for all of their love and support! I cherish each one of their friendships and we will be welcoming Miller, Kalli, and Isabelle soon!

A Day With the Animals!

My friends Courtney and Trish invited us to go the the Nashville Zoo today. Emily was so excited! We went with their sons, Parker and Sawyer (Courtney's boys) and Lincoln (Trish's son). A good time was had by all. I just wanted to share a few of the cute pictures with everyone. And the best part was we ate at Fazoli's afterwards! I never forget about the food! Courtney...if you and Matt decide to open a Fazoli's, I guarentee some business from our end! We definitely had fun with the animals (both at the zoo and our own)!

Soccer Season!

Well, it has begun! It is, as many of you know from your own children, soccer season! Madlyn is playing for the same team she has played for the last 3 years...and loves it! This is the first year that she has had her name on the back of her jersey and she "is pumped"! She says she is determined to "win at least one game". Now if that is not optimism, I don't know what is!

It is Emily's first season and she was so excited to go to her first practice. I'm not sure she realized what she was getting into. However, they are so stinkin' cute out there. Someone (usually Emily) asks for a water break about every 4 minutes! The coach said "we are going to have to get you girls in shape!" And he ain't kidding! Let me say there is alot of sitting and laying down on that soccer field! But as Emily says, "Boy mom, I sure do look good!"

Their first game of the season was cancelled due to the weather so we have our technical first game tomorrow. I think Madlyn will do well...Emily we will just have to see! I will post some more pictures during the season. Who knows...we may end up with 2 seasoned soccer players at the end. Or maybe, one athlete and a girl who likes to pick the flowers in the outfield (for those of you who remember me playing softball as a child)! Either way, we will know one thing...Boy, we will look good!

Alot of excitement

Well, I never thought I would see the day when Jeremy got rid of his beloved truck! Not to mention, the day that he decided to buy a CAR instead of another truck! But this weekend, Jeremy surprised us all. He purchased a black Chevy Impala. And apparently feels very spunky in it! He is like a little boy with a new toy! I'm sure he will drive this car into the ground too.

We also came up with a name...Isabelle Gracelyn Brown. Thank you to everyone who voted on our poll! And, no, Isabelle was not an option on the poll at all. We came up with it after I posted it. But all of us like it and hopefully you do too. It was interesting to me...the winner by a landslide was Gabrielle. But, everyone either seemed to LOVE IT or HATE IT. So I guess some of you will be either thrilled or completely devastated. I know you will pick up the pieces and move on with your lives! We also received alot of emails with other suggestions and we appreciated all of them. I am tired but feeling good otherwise and trying to organize the house to see what we still need for the baby. I hope everyone is doing well and I will keep you all updated. I love you.

Sarah

Still playing around

Okay So today I'm attempting to become better at this whole thing and am going to try and post a picture of the family. Madlyn is off at school and Emily is playing with her toy horses, which is her favorite! Jeremy is at work and I am suppose to be cleaning to no avail. It is a horribly raining day from tropical storm Fay (I think). And so it would be a good day to do nothing at all. Sadly, I have an enormous amount of stuff to be doing to get ready for this new baby, etc. and so I can not spend all day lying around. Which is really too bad because I am so darn good at it! I hope this picture thing goes okay. I guess we will find out!

New to this blogging thing!

So I have decided to join the rest of the world and start "blogging". I'm still not totally sure what that means. But I figured I would give it a try. Let me know what you think.



I guess I will start by telling everyone about myself. I am married to a wonderful man, Jeremy, who is a Special Ed teacher and high school baseball coach. We have 2 beautiful girls, Madlyn who is 8 and Emily who is 4. They keep us busy and we should be getting even more busy in the coming months because I am pregnant and due in December 2008. And yes, it is another girl! "Poor Jeremy" seems to be what everyone says but he is so good with the girls! I honestly can't imagine him with a little boy. No name has been picked out...yet. We are slow at doing that part everytime! I will let you know as soon as we come up with something. I am a neonatal intensive care nurse at a local hospital and I love it. Don't get me wrong...there are times that I want to quit and say enough is enough, but overall, I love working with the babies. And the girls I work with are great. We have so much fun together.



Well, I guess that is all for right now. I will try again soon.