Recent pics of my darling boy…oh look!…is there even a video?
Category Archives: Home Life
Elliot called to serve a mission in the Peru Cusco Mission!
Last night with the family gathered around and Kelsey close by, Elliot opened his mission call to learn that he will be serving in the Peru Cusco Mission, entering the Lima Peru MTC on Wednesday June 5th. He’s super excited about Peru and being able to continue learning Spanish which he studied for 6 years at Waterford.
After the big news at our house, he and Kelsey left for her house so that she could open her mission call with her family. She has been called to serve in the Argentina Buenos Aires South Mission. Also Spanish speaking and also entering the MTC on June 5th – she goes to Provo though!
Watch the video of Elliot opening his call!
First Snow of the year!
What’s up with 70 degrees on Wednesday and 36 degrees on Friday along with 18″ of snow?
Kenyon
A few fun pics of Kenyon…what a cutie patootie!
New stage of life…new car!
Sunday Fun
With 5 of our children living in 5 different places we have found an alternative to gathering around the kitchen table to visit. It is called a Google Hangout and it is awesome (and free)! Every Sunday at 6:30 we go online and invite everyone to “hangout.” It gives us all a chance to get caught up on each other’s lives. I probably don’t need to tell you that it is especially fun to see Kenyon as his parents hold him up to the camera! Last night we got to see him laugh himself to sleep…so funny!
Phillip moves to Corvallis, Oregon
Phillip is now a graduate student at Oregon State University, where he will be working towards a masters degree in creative writing and also teaching an undergraduate English class. He loaded up his car and he and I did the all-day drive (actually a really nice, but long 14.5 hour drive) on a Friday. Saturday we spent shopping for everything an unfurnished apartment calls for (like a bed :)). Then Sunday we went to his young adult ward, took a long walk on the beach together, and watched the CES Fireside with Elder Holland. Monday we saw a little more of Corvallis and the Oregon State campus, and then headed to Portland to spend a few more hours shopping at IKEA before he dropped me off at the airport to fly home. It was a great weekend…I loved seeing where he will be living his life. It seems very “Phillip.”
Clark starts back to school.
This year Clark is in 10th grade at Waterford. And sad but very true, this year he has no siblings. He is the lone “Brown” on campus. Our photo that used to have 6 kids headed off to school on the first day, is a photo of Clark ready to take on Waterford by himself. He will do great!
Another BYU student in the family!
So finally after all these years, Elliot is not just a Cougar fan, but he is an actual BYU student. With a few adjustments (like preparing all his own meals :)) he is enjoying living on campus and going to school. Of course he is thrilled to have an all-sports pass!
Miss Brown becomes a 1st grade teacher…
Tess now spends everyday with 24 6-year-olds! She is teaching first grade at Canyon View Elementary in SLC. The first couple of weeks, she has been teaching her students how to spend all day at school — kind of tough for little kids used to playing everyday all summer! Now she gets to teach them to read — and reading will change their world!
