Wandering Browns

Our sweet, mischievous Owen is 4! As always, I asked him some of his favorites: Favorite color: blue Favorite food: noodles (pasta) Favorite show: Richard Scarry's cartoons Favorite toy: LEGOs Favorite movie: Grinch Favorite thing to do with family: jump on the trampoline Favorite book: Batman Favorite letter: O Favorite Number: 1 Favorite shape: star Favorite animal: cheetah Favorite dinosaur: T-rex Favorite place: Children's museum Favorite restaurant: McDonald's Favorite thing to do: play LEGOs Favorite sport: soccer Favorite Primary song: "If I Were a Shepherd" Owen's eyes started crossing noticeably around the time Elena was born, and we discovered that he is very farsighted in his right eye more than his left and needed glasses. He started wearing glasses in June and between glasses and patching 1 hour/day his eye turn is much better. He likes his glasses and doesn't mind patching as long as he gets rewards ev...

I can't even believe I have a 7-year-old. On Landon's birthday, we had What-a-burger for lunch and Vietnamese pho for dinner. The next day, we had a friend birthday party- Jurassic World themed! We had a perfect amount of friends come and we did a baseball diamond slip n slide, pinata, dinosaur scavenger hunt, and cake and ice cream. I made a 2-tier dinosaur and jungle cake.It looked great but the white cake layer ended up a little funky. The chocolate was delicious though. I think Landon had fun with his friends. As I always do, we did the interview and added a few questions. It is interesting how little the answers have changed throughout the years.  Favorite: Color: blue Letter: "L" because it's the first letter in my name Animal: Leopard because it's a skilled hunter Dinosaur: T rex because of its name meaning School subject: science Brand: LEGO Activity: Play Number: 100,000 because it's huge Sea creature: shark Food: p...

At the Alamo, 40 weeks + 2 days pregnant I'm a sucker for birth stories. I love reading about the sacrifices women make to bring these sweet, innocent babies into the world. The strength displayed in first growing babies and all of the associated discomforts for 9-10 months, followed by the extraordinary feat of bringing said baby into the world, no matter how that occurs, is inspiring. Elena definitely came on her own terms, and I'm so glad she did! Although, in the days and weeks leading up to her birth date, it was exhausting and frustrating waiting! My due date was March 19th. The first week of March, I woke up in the middle of the night with contractions and feeling super nauseous. I couldn't go back to sleep or get comfortable, so I sat in the living room, thinking about how odd it was for me to have contractions so early before her due date. Looking back, I think I had a tummy bug, but that's beside the point. I canceled chaperoning Landon's field t...