Brown family blog

I just wanted to let the family know that we have our own blog that you can look up anytime. I definetly write more on my own blog then the pp blog so in case you didnt know the address it is. jordmirbrown.blogspot.com Just type that in and our page will come up. Love you all hope you are all doing well Love the Browns

Update :)

Hi Family!

I just wanted to give you a little update and thank you all so much for your calls, gifts, emails, and prayers. I still have most of you to call - and I'm so sorry that it's taken me this long!!! I'm just wondering how all of you do it - I'm so busy with these two, how do you do it with 4, 5, or 8 kids! We're doing great here, though. I'm healing up so much better this time around and I'm feeling great. This little Elizabeth is a little treasure to me. I can't even explain how sweet she is and how wonderful it is to know that I have a little girl to be there with me throughout life. What a blessing. Noah is doing a lot better with Elizabeth now and Ammon is frequently heard calling her his little princess, doll, etc. and kissing her head. He is so cute with her - you'd all love it. So, here are some updated pics. (even though they're old now). They're from her first day home. (I had to put in the picture of her hair - I just love the little curly cue - it's so girlie!)

Love you all and thanks for everything!

The name and why

Dear Family,
 
Natalie and I chose a name for this beautiful little girl this morning (Sunday) at 6:00am.  We chose Elizabeth Lois Pitt.  Elizabeth was in our top 4 names going into the delivery.  I was really neutral on a name, clear up until she came out.  Without even thinking about a name or 'who' she looked like, I had an amazingly strong impression that she was going to be named Elizabeth.  Now for all that know me, you know that I kinda just do whatever works, or whatever I want.  With Noah, he was Noah before we were pregnant and that was it.  Easy.  But with this girl, Nat and I were stuck.  After Nat got out of post op, we talked a little bit about what name to use or who she looked like.  Our top choices were Eliza, Elizabeth, Jane, Emily and Hannah.  Despite the impression that I had, I decided that I would let things play out how they would.  I really felt like Nat should have the major say in the name, after all, she's the one that has to go through so much to get this baby here.  Nat was undecided, and for the next few days we tried out different names just to see how they fit.  We finally got to come home, and were bummed to not have a name yet.  After being home for a couple of days, we decided to each come up with a couple of top names and just decide.  So just before I left for meetings Sunday morning, Nat said that the babies name should be either Elizabeth or Eliza and asked what I thought.  It was then that I told her about my experience of feeling so strongly about the name Elizabeth.  And that was it.  The neat part about it is that Elizabeth is in the family.  Though it's just a middle name, Elizabeth will always remind me of Mary.  Now Mary, you may think it a bit strange that your name would be special to me given you present state.  However, I will never forget that 'wonderful' year at Rick's College.  I can't tell you how many times I heard how amazing you were.  Beautiful, smart and so loving to all that were around you.  I remember in Provo when you got called to different positions in the ward.  You taught classes so great.  I loved listening to you teach.  So many people loved you there.  I must of heard 100s of times how talented you were, how beautiful you were, how kind you were.  The list goes on.  So Mary, we are honored to use your name for our little princess.
Lois is the name of Nats grandmother, whom we both adore and respect.  Lois was decided about 2 weeks ago, out of the blue, but we both felt really good about it. 
Anyway, thanks for all your support and love.  We sure feel blessed and are grateful for all you do for us.
With love,  Ammon, Nat, Noah and Elizabeth.

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Baby Sister

The newest addition: 7 lb 13.5 oz.  Beautiful. Beautiful. Beautiful. Born at 8:08am Oct. 20th.  Potlatch just increased it's population by 10%.
We love you all and thank you for your prayers and support.
Natalie is doing heaps better than with Noah.
Noah is the best big brother and wants to see baby all the time.
I'm the newest proud papa with a little princess.
No name yet, we'll keep y'all informed.
 
The Pitt's of Potlatch

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An Update from American Fork

So, since it's been a while since either Ryan and I have written an update on the periodical, I thought I would use a few minutes of this fine September day to give you a bit of a taste of how we are fairing down in Utah County. This is picture to your left is one we took on our so called "summer" trip. We went to the "This is the Place" Park for an afternoon. It was nice to do something together as a family, and we realized how important it is to take time out as a family. We are really looking forward to going to Washington for Christmas this year, for a full fledged family vacation


Did anyone say Soccer? That about sums up the bigger part of our lives these past couple of months. Our soccer season started about the first of August and will end October 16th. We love watching the games and seeing how our kids grow and shine in this great sport! Joshua makes a mean defender, while Rebekah gives anyone on the field a run for their money as forward. Lydia has some tricky foot work and is awesome at assisting the ball into the goal! Sarah and Matthias are anxiously waiting for their time to come. (technically Sarah could play this year as she will be in kindergarten next year, but the thought of four soccer games and practices and doing it with one car kind a freaked me out--so I gave myself a year for that :) ).

Sarah started preschool this month and is loving every minute of it! She goes three days a week which is something new to our family. I love having more individual time with Matthias and it also helps Sarah feel part of the big kid group!

What a birthday month this was! Between all of the family birthday's and all my friends I think that I had a birthday to remember consecutively starting Sept 10. all the way through this past Monday the 21st. How about we ban September for any more births? (just kidding) Really though, it has been a fun month of celebration. Thanks for a great visit to all you girls last Thursday. It was fun to visit with everyone and Sarah and Ty had a great time. Jenny--baby Ethan is such a cutie, thanks for letting me hold him for so long! Both Ryan and Matthias had great birthdays. Matthias got a plush Elmo for his gift and loved eating the elmo cupcakes we made him (I have to say they were pretty darn cute!) Ryan got to go to a Jon Schmidt concert with Joshua for his b-day, plus go on a mini date with me. We had a good time. We also enjoyed our visit with Mom Pitt on Ryan's special day. Thank you Mom, for taking the time out to come down!

Our lives are pretty routine besides that. We continue to keep busy with our callings at church. We love the people we serve and learn so much from them. Our kids are constantly teaching us what really matters, and we love all their questions, hugs and kisses.

I thought I would share my latest perspective on life. As Ryan and I have been working hard to more fully keep the commandments by living with in our means, we have come to see more completely what really matters. It's so easy to get caught up in getting or doing "stuff". We've come to see more clearly that at the end of the day it isn't going to matter if the latest technology sits in our family room or if the most stylish kitchen table stands in our dining room or if our children have the latest trend in clothes or toys--what will matter is our standing before the Lord and how we have treated one another. I know this is probably nothing new to anyone who reads our entry. But Ryan and I are deeply grateful for the lessons that have given to us through life.

We are looking forward to Conference weekend! Thanks for being a great family and the wonderful examples you set for us and our children. Our kids get so excited when we tell them we are going to spend time with cousins and such!

We love you!

Ryan, Jenn and the crew!

The Brown update

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Its been awhile I know. But better late then never I guess. So I guess I will start with the kids. Jack started kindergarten this year. He and I both wish he was in 1st grade, 3 hours just doesnt seem long enough. Mom kept telling me to sign him up for morning and afternoon class. They would have loved that confusion. Anyway he loves going everyday and having homework. Jack also started soccer again. Which he doesnt like so much. He really loves gymnastics. He got moved up to a higher class this year too, because he is so good. I know Jordan will die if Jack doesnt play soccer but he will probably have to get used to the rings more then the soccer ball.
Meg is also in gymnastics and dance this year. Since I stopped teaching dance, I decided to find a new place for her to keep up her dance. She had her first day last week and loved it.
She tells me everyday, "mom I dont want a baby, I want a doggie, can we get a doggie"
I think she is serious too, its been almost everyday this week she had says something about it. O well.
I am feel a bit better, but I have a bad feeling I might just have a rough time, the whole time. I try not to complain cause its what we have wanted for so long, but sheesh, why does it have to be so miserable.
Jordan it doing well at work, surprise surprise hes booked with golf tournaments all month. Exciting for him. O well as long as he still has a job.
Well there is the update for you all, hope everyone is doing well. Good luck to Nat and Jenna coming up, you'll need it Im sure. Jenny congrats little Ethan is a doll.
We love you all The Brown Family

FW: A video you might enjoy "The Government Can"

 

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Subject: Fwd: A video you might enjoy "The Government Can"

This video is hilarious!  It makes so much sense too.

Only 2 minutes long.  Sean will especially love it.

Cath
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From: snue@comcast.net
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 11:42:33 AM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain
Subject: Fwd: A video you might enjoy "The Government Can"

May as well laugh so we don't go crazy.
Sue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO2eh6f5Go0

Update from Jenny and Jason

Hey everyone, how's it going?  I thought that I'd write a quick update since we have been gone for so long.  We just returned back from Hebgen and I am already missing it!  I love being away where it is 20 degrees cooler and where the only things that I seem to spend time on are important things.  I love just being with my kids, enjoying the beautiful nature and not worrying about all of the crazy details of life that really don't matter.  Now that I am home it seems like I am consumed with phone calls, emails, regular mail, neighbor kids, cleaning, carpooling, etc.  I know that is normal life, but I am rethinking how I chose to spend my time. Going to Montana every year helps me put life into perspective and realign myself with what really matters most. 
 
Anyway, we had a great time.  All of the kids skied and tubed and loved being with cousins.  Preston and Jason went on a fly fishing trip where they hiked about a mile into a creek and then found some great fishing holes.  They caught about 80 fish!  Preston couldn't wait to tell Grandpa. 
 
Madison's baptism was so beautiful.  Thanks to all of you who came and for your great support.  It is so nice that our kids have so many aunts and uncles and cousins to look up to and to keep them in line. 
 
Kate is getting excited to start Kindergarten soon.  I keep on trying to talk her into letting my home school her, but she refuses!  I can't stand her leaving me!  I am definitely going to have withdrawal symptoms.
 
Tess is "still a baby," or so she tells me daily.  She knows what is going on and she is very upset about losing her position as the baby in the family.  She has totally reverted in so many ways--she likes to talk like a baby, she wants to sit in a high chair, she wants me to feed her, and, of course, she still refuses to go in the potty.  You would think that by now we would have this all figured out, but I guess parenting is an ongoing learning process!
 
We are so excited for the baby to come.  Although, I must admit, I am feeling very overwhelmed trying to prepare and get the house all ready and in order.  Hopefully we can get it all done in time.  I hope that everyone is doing well.  Know that we love you all and are so grateful for your love and support.
 
Love,
Jenny, Jason, Prest, Maddy, Kate and Tess

Babies due, Sept, Oct, Nov. and now Feb.!

I officially saw the baby and heartbeat so I hope we are ok. Our due date is Feb. 28th I told Jack he may have to share his birthday! Anyway we are excited.

Trampolines, Birthdays and an Anniversary

So, since it's been a while I thought I would give a quick update on our family. But first, Ryan and I want to give a BIG THANKS to everyone at Bear Lake who helped our kids have a very fun and memorable time. Especially thank you to Mom and Dad for offering to take our kids under their wing. They had a wonderful time and they talk about it often!! If in any of your picture takings you come across photos of our children, we would love to have a copy!

June was a very busy month for our family, as I'm sure it has been with others. We celebrated Sarah's birthday at the beginning of the month. She got clothes for her doll, a sleeping beauty princess and some pet shops. She is quite the amazing girl. We love her zest for life even if it means getting up at the early morning hours to start the day. She has the most consistent body clock. Always up no later than 6:00 am.

June was also the month of the Trampoline. We decided as a family that instead of doing lots of little presents for Christmas we would do one big present, which was a trampoline. And instead of waiting till Christmas to get it we got it now. After the three hour setup we have been loving every minute of trampoline fun. This Christmas we will be enjoying less stress of Christmas shopping and more focus on the Savior and doing something different--we have plans to spend Christmas up in Washington State with my family. My sister Paula, who lives in SLC right now, is moving up to Washington the end of the summer! Sad! So I will officially have zero immediate family in the near proximity. I guess we'll just make sure we visit WA a bit more than we used to!

Ryan and I celebrated our 12th anniversary on the 21st this past month. We celebrated a couple of days before, by going to do sealings in the Salt Lake Temple and out to dinner at the Roof restaurant. We had a unique experience doing sealings in that we had a chance to help in sealing a family of parents to their 8 children all at the same time! It was a sweet moment and we are thankful for the privilege to have been a part of that event. Of course dinner was great and delicious! We sure enjoyed the evening out and the time together alone. Some year we would love to be able to get away for a couple days just the two of us! But, I guess that just isn't in the plan right now. We are so grateful for our marriage and all the joy and strength it brings us.

I think Joshua had about three birthday parties. The one up at Bear Lake, one at home the Sunday after with family and then just this week he had a friend party. He had a lot of fun being a "mad scientist" with his friends. We bought all kinds of ingredients that are fun to mix, especially vinegar and baking soda, and they got to mix and combine whatever and how much they wanted. It was a fun party and perfect for a group of 9 year old boys.

Girl's Camp was an amazing and challenging experience in one! I am so grateful for the opportunity I had to go, and that I could go with the help of my awesome husband who took the week off so that I could! It truly was a unique opportunity to be with the young women in a setting out of the craziness of the world and be able to focus on the things of the spirit without distraction!

In general we are doing great! We are grateful for the good harvest of our garden. It's been so fun to eat fresh vegetables and they taste so much better than store bought stuff! We've also been working on redoing the girls (Lydia and Sarah's) bedroom, so that there is more room to play in. Which translates to finding bunkbeds. Our neighbor down the street was getting rid of some for 75$. The perfect price for us! So this next week we will be painting and creating a fun new space for them.

Lastly, we've been very grateful as of late for all the help our Heavenly Father has given our family as we have incorporated a new budget system. We have truly been blessed as we have been able to live more fully in our means and to feel that we have a better handle and understanding of how our money is being spent and saved. We have found that it has been a blessing to our children, as they have had an opportunity to become increasingly aware of how to get the most for the money. When we were planning Joshua's party, we told him how much we had to spend for the party and then he came to the store to help get the supplies. It was a lot of fun and a good learning experience! This new budget has been a testimony to me that the Lord is truly mindful of each of us and our individual needs, and that as we call upon Him for help and guidance He will truly help us turn our weakness into strengths!

We hope everyone has a marvellous summer! We love you all and are so grateful for the examples you are to us! Thank you for being so wonderful!

Love Ryan and Jenn and family

Labor Day Weekend

So Jenna and I have been talking about when we will be able to come visit everyone in Utah. The best time for us is going to be over Labor day which is the first weekend of September. The only thing that will keep us from coming is if some of you are going to be out of town. Please email us your plans:) hyrumpitt@gmail.com or jennapitt@gmail.com.

P.S.
I had my first day of work and all is going well...you all are great. See ya!!!

P.S.S.
Jenna's Belly is growing....there is something in there :s

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