Congratulations Brown Family!!!!

~FAITH~

This Little Beauty will be coming home VERY soon!! You can follow along at Faith In Every Footstep!

Another GREAT Blog!!!

Have you ever visited The Tomkat Studio?? If not, head on over and check it out!! Kim is very talented...she creates DARLING projects and printables that you can purchase to customize any type of party. Once a month she gives a FREE monthly calendar to print out...AND right now she is have a FABULOUS giveaway!!

~picture taken from The Tomkat Studio~

Lucy Goes Back to School!

Today Lucy went back to Pre-school. She was so excited!!

Again this year she will go 4 days a week, but we switched from afternoon class, to the morning class...which we like much better!

Our Little School Girl~

Lucy's Birthday...there's more!!

~for those that have asked...Lucy's cowboy boots were hand-me-downs from a friend. They were from Tar*get~

~I know this is blurry...but I really loved this shot~

~same with this one!!~

Happy Birthday Lucy Joy!!! I think 5 is going to be pretty FABULOUS!!

Lucy's Birthday con't....

Having a special Birthday Lunch with Daddy!

Opening gifts!

Lucy's new Tea Kettle and Tea set~

Lucy's Urban Birthday Photo Shoot!

I took Lucy out today for a little "urban" shoot before we met Daddy for a Chinese Birthday Lunch!...I have so much to learn, but it helps having a sassy model!

Happy 5th Birthday Lucy Joy Jingxuan!

Happy Happy Birthday to our Sweet Girl~

Somewhere in China a very special woman is thinking of the sweet baby Girl she gave birth to 5 years ago. Though she physically kept her for only one month, I am sure she has kept her in her heart everyday. Today I pray she feels Peace and that God will whisper to her heart and let her know that her Baby is Loved, Happy and Blossoming into a Beautiful Little Girl~ We will never be able to Thank her personally for the Wonderful Gift she gave to our Family, but we will always carry her in our hearts~

Lucy Joy,

Today you are 5!!! You are so excited, and keep asking if we have surprises for you!! Last year you had only been home one month when we celebrated your birthday, so it was a little overwhelming, but this year you know exactly what is going on!! We wish you a day FULL of fun and all the surprises your little heart desires. You are a Blessing beyond our wildest dreams, and we CELEBRATE you today!

Love, Daddy and Mommy

Back to School

Today the Boys headed Back to School!

Powell - 11th grade (his friends were watching...the reason for the goofy smile)

Blake - 9th Grade - Going to High School and playing Football

Bennett - 7th Grade...and playing Football

In My Kitchen{S'mores Cupcakes}

Recently I went to Trophy Cupcakes in Seattle...and had the yummiest cupcake. The owner was on Martha Stewart last year sharing her recipe, so today I tried to knock it off!

The couple of things I did different than the recipe was I cheated and used a box cake mix, and I used chocolate chips in place of the finely chopped bittersweet chocolate. They turned out really YUMMY!!