Jake-O-Lantern!

Happy Halloween everyone!

Jake's Latest...

Jake's latest feature is sticking out his tongue. He just discovered it's there and it's his new favorite thing!

Our little man is growing up! He's graduated from the sink bath to his own bathtub.

Jake started sitting in his bumbo and he loves it!

Tee and Jake at the parade!

This was Jake's first ride in the grader and the first day he was actually dirty! His hair was full of dust and he smelled like a working man- too cute!



Anyone who knows me, knows that I love Argyle- so I love this pic!

Tummy Time!



Too tight pj's! Having a meltdown!

Jake's checkin' out his tutti flip flops!


Jake and Cassandra Lynn Rees- Jake looks so big in comparison! Baby Cassie was about 4-5 days old.

This turned out to be a bit of a belly shirt as Jake grew. Mom had to have him wear it one more time and Dad insisted that it be retired immediately!

Dark Valley

A few weeks ago our little fam of 3 went to Dark Valley to spend the weekend at the cabin. We had a great time! We went for a 4-wheeler ride, ate lots of good food, relaxed, I read a book (I stayed up almost until daylight reading one night- I love a good page-turner!), and Mo gathered firewood. Heath, Tif, Halley, & Tee came out for dinner one night. The little kids had lots of fun and us big kids must have had fun too; we fixed dinner and chatted and it was midnight before we knew it!


Tee was sharing his Lincoln Logs with Jakers. They're such good little buddies!

Brown Campout

I haven't been bloggin' for a while, so I've got some catching up to do. Last month we went camping for our Brown Family Reunion on the Boulder Mountain. We all had a great time 4-wheeling, fishing, and spending time together at camp.




There aren't too many HAPPY CAMPERS in this pic!


Tee is such a little boy- he was filthy! The photo really doesn't even do justice to the dirt he was covered in.


Cutest Maddi- playing in the creek!


Ryland and his HUGE fish- look hard it's there! The kids had so much fun fishing in the little creek next to our campsite. Val made them all fishin' poles out of a willow and string. All they had to do was drop their worm in the creek and they'd catch these little fish.


Jake's campin' pj's- he's so cute! He slept so well while we were camping!


Mo taking Tee, Jake, Emily, & Cheyanne for a 4-wheeler ride around camp!

Jake's Newborn Pics!

Here are some of Jake's newborn pics. He was three weeks old at the time. My how time flies... I can't believe he's already eight weeks old now!! He had his two month check-up today and shots :( He weighs 12 lb. 8 oz. and is 23.5" long. He's a healthy little boy and growing like a weed!

Say Cheese!

Jake started smiling the last couple days. It has been my mission to get a picture of him while he's doing it. Mission accomplished! I snapped these pics yesterday.

Jake's Big Day

Jake's Blessing was on Sunday. Here are a few pics from the day. Jake looked so handsome in his little white suit. It's a good thing we blessed him in July, because I doubt he would have fit into this little suit in another month- he is growing so fast! We had a dinner afterwards at the park. Thanks to all our family and friends who came to support us! We are so blessed to have you Jake and we love you so much!

4th of July Celebration

This year we celebrated July 4th in the usual Wayne County fashion. We went to the parade in Torrey (saw it twice... in case you missed anything the first time it turns around and comes back), checked out some of the Apple Days festivities, ate lunch at Slackers with our buddies, went to a BBQ, finished the night with fireworks.


This is what Jake did for most of the parade... he SLEPT through it! I couldn't believe he was able to sleep through all the sirens, revving engines, and the band. Ultimately the drumming from the band woke him up on the second round of the parade. On the stroller there are the apple pies from Cafe Diablo, yummmmmmmmmmmm!


Gramps is a World War II Veteran and he rode on the Veterans' float. He said it was so d@#! HOT! I'm glad I got these pics because judging from his reaction I don't think he'll be on another float anytime soon!




Ryland, Easton, Maddi, Dawson, & Jake hangin' at the parade.




Maddi is so cute! This is her swinging at the BBQ.

Dad's Best Buddy

Here are some recent fun pics of Mo & Jake!



Jake's first 4-wheeler ride. Destination: BBC shop


Last week Mo took Ryland transporting equipment, when they drove past our house I made them stop for a quick pic. Jake can't wait until he can go too!


Hangin' in the Shop.





Aunt Becky & Macy gave Jake this super-cool BBC onesie- we love it!

We Love You Grandma!

We will miss our Grandma! We're so glad Jake had the chance to meet his "Grandma Great" and we were able to get these pictures with her that we will treasure forever. Grandma was such a loving person and she loved her family more than anything. At this time of sadness we find comfort knowing that Grandma has been reunited with Grandpa. We're so grateful that Grandma has been such an active part of our lives. We love you Grandma!