Five Brown Kids

Georgia comes over two afternoons a week to play.  Happy kids, happy adults. Win, win, win. Volleyball pit at a park

Oh man.  I bought this high chair in 2001 for baby Taye.  Jaxon and Scotia used it too.  Then Sam and Emerson Cleverly and then it came back to us for baby Blythe.  When Derick moved in we only had 6 chairs and 7 people so Blythe has just been using the high chair - minus all the straps and bar.  It has served us well.  Thank you high chair.  And Derick is gone.  It was time.  He's a grown up now but was still acting like a kid lounging around all day every day...  That's a no go in my house. 

Scotia recieved the wolf award at school.  It came with a personal call home from the assistant principal who told me that Scotia is kind and respectful to classmates and teachers and works hard on her school work.  Congrats Scotia Brown!

Taye had a grueling swim day. And the next day he slept in late and when he got up he was ready to eat.  He planned to go to the store and get supplies to make a cake.  I asked him to take Blythe with so I could go biking and he was up for that.  He buckled up her sandals while I pumped my bike tire. I went for a lovely long bike ride on the warm, sunny greenway and when I got back Blythe and Taye had set up a picnic on the back porch.  They had grapes in a serving bowl and chips in a serving bowl and freshly grilled sausages in buns on a platter.  They grabbed an extra plate and I sat out at the patio table talking excited picnic and swim talk with my oldest and youngest.  When we were done Taye cleared it all away and then brought out a store-bought cake with three plates, three forks and a serving spatula and served us.  He's moving out soon and I don't want to forget this wonderful memory of baby Taye all grown up and so capable.

Taye just finished the high school swim season.  It's really just a short blip in a never ending swim life but it's a fun time.  Taye won the 100 free and 50 free at conference.  And Wakefield boys won their first ever conference championship.  Then Taye won the 50 free and the 100 free at regionals.  He was ranked 5th in the 50 free but killed it in the race and beat everyone!!!  So exciting.  Then he moved on to state.  He placed 5th in the 50 free and 4th in 100 free.  So exciting to watch him succeed!