Bringing up Browns

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Flashback....

Went to Target tonight to get a new toaster tonight cus ours in toast ;)
Came out and this car was kitty corner to us...
Havnt seen one of these on a car since I was 6...living in Tuscon...
then I got to tell Abby about being a 1st grader in Arizona...
She thought it was fun to here that we both used to live in Idaho...but then about the same age moved somewhere else...
"So when do we get to move back Momma?"
2 years ago today we moved to Reno...
 
 

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Friday, August 10, 2012

the inbetweens....

We got to go thru a lot of stuff and sort and trash and donate while seprating rooms. There was a crate of clothes of bigger sizes that the kids fit into now. Dax thought this sweatshirt was wicked awesome! Brought me the white board and asked me to write new shirt lol and wanted his pic taken by it. Cool pose dude ;)
This....well this was a pic taken of his tear shreaked cheeks...
quite the emotional day for my bubba
Got inspired to finally put up the leaves!
 I dont love it...i think it would look better monochramatic colors...
We took a break and went for pizza and picniced it in the backyard :)

Before and After Abby's Room!!

After who knows how long of asking for her own room, we finally seperated the kids rooms.... :)
Jb and i had decided the night before it would be my day off project. I mentioned it to Dax and he outbursted with
NO! I want to sleep with Abby!!
But the thing is, he doesnt let her sleep. He has so much energy that seems to multiply when the lights go out. I thought moving the bookcase between them would create a boundry, but then it was just a fun obsticle :) With BOTH being in school, they need to get their sleep. So I picked up both rooms when they were at school and started moving a couple things around in the spare room. When the kids got home they went in the spare room and when I walked in there, Dax says "Can I have my bed in here?" Why Yes!! Yes you can! Let's do it right now!!
Quite a few times he had a breakdown...He was tired and it had been a long day at school with a trip to the principals office (which i didnt know happend until the next day!) and at one point kinda realized he was being kicked out...he hung his head crying, slowly walked down the hall to abbys room, wrapped his arms around her and said "I just want my sissy" :( oh sweet boy
Bedtime came and I read with each one in their rooms and tucked them in. They were both restless and commented on how it was weird a)sleeping in a new room, and b)sleeping in a different room. As much as Abb campaigned for her own room...once she had it, she realized how much she missed him :)
She woke up the next morning, made her bed, went into Daxs room and woke him up, and they both came into my room smiling with arms wrapped around eachother. Distance makes the heart grown fonder?? lol

Before and After of Daxs Room!!

He still needs decorations...some fabric startched Angry Birds apparently :)




He wanted books in his room :) I want to find a little bookcase for him...
laundry hamper...nightlight...curtains...wall decor...
but for now, bedtime has been pretty good :)
And that was reason #1 for them getting their own rooms

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Photo Shoot!!!! 7.27.12


I love how you can see mom tearing up a bit  :)