Our nights lately

Ok, as a proud Mama I have to brag, just a little. My wonderful 5 1/2 week old daughter has slept through the night the past FOUR nights! Wow! What a blessing. :) She even beat Claire's record, which was pretty good. Ali is such a good baby and is so sweet. She is so easy going and loves to snuggle. Thank you, God, for putting sweet Ali in my life! :)

How time flies....

Things at the Brown household have been very crazy the last couple of months. With the surgery of my mom in October, the birth of Ali in November, the passing of my MeeMaw in November and a second surgery for my mom in December, I have hardly had time to think straight! Hopefully, things will calm down and we will be able to enjoy being at home and continue settling into our new family of 4. With all of the unusual circumstances that our family has endured, time has absolutely flown by. I can't believe that Ali is already 4 weeks old! She is such a sweet baby and so good natured. She has started smiling and catching a smile on camera can be quite tricky. Claire just loves her "baby". Claire walks around saying "Baby, Baby, Baby". Claire loves giving Ali hugs and also loves standing right in her face saying, "Hi, baby. Hi, baby. Hi, baby". Claire is such a good big sister and has adapted very well to sharing Mommy and Daddy's attention. Ali and Claire are such a blessing and make our lives so much fun!

At home

Claire has discovered a new chair, Ali's bouncer seat. Claire noticed it after Daddy assembled it that morning and quickly discovered that it is quite a comfortable chair. Claire loves to sit in the chair with her baby covered. :) How sweet!

Claire insists on giving Ali kisses frequently. It is so sweet to see her love on her little sister. Claire loves to get close to Ali and leave her head on her for just a little bit. It is too cute!!

More of Baby Ali

Here are just a few more pics of Ali with family and coming home. Ali is doing great and is soooo sweet! Claire is such a great big sister and loves her so much. Thank you God for our little blessing! :) Enjoy the pics.


Cookie and the grandkids


Ali and Great Grandmother Brown


Aunt Jenny and Ali


Ali and Josh

Jake, Ali and Cookie

Ali and GrammyPapa, Ali and Claire
Daddy, Ali and Claire

Daddy, Jake, Claire, Ali, Jenny and Josh

Going home!

Meeting Baby Sister

Claire is absolutely mesmerized by her new sister Ali. She loves to give her kisses and hugs. Claire likes to carry around a blanket now, so she can cover Ali up quickly! Claire is so sweet with Ali and is adjusting very well to our new addition. Beau and I look forward to Claire and Ali growing up together and the joys that they will bring to our lives!

Claire giving Ali a kiss

Ali Nicole Brown

Ali Nicole Brown was born at 8:21 am on Thursday 11/12/09. Ali weighed 8 pounds 14 ounces and was 19 inches long. She is so sweet and is such a blessing from God!

Halloween

This Halloween we went to our church's Fall Festival on Friday night. Claire dressed up as a little lady bug. She was soooo cute! :) Claire wanted to walk around and check things out with Grammy while Mommy and Daddy worked a booth. Claire enjoyed the bubbles, but probably liked her sucker the best! Claire was introduced to suckers and she is quite a fan.

On Halloween night, we went to another Fall Festival and Claire dressed up again and was ready to go. Claire enjoyed riding the tricycle and throwing bean bags. She figured out quickly that she got to get candy after she finished. :) Afterward, we went trick-or-treating at Cookie and Papa's and our neighbor's house. Claire was ready for bed at the end of the night!

Pumpkin Patch 2009

Going to the pumpkin patch is quite fun, if you ask Claire. :) Claire loved walking to all of the scarecrows to check them out. Claire was also a fan of all of the pumpkins. She found a wagon full of little pumpkins and gourds and wanted to hand each and every one to daddy or me. What fun!

South Plains Fair

We all loaded up and went to the fair with our friends the Bass's and the Lorton's. (I know this was a long time ago, we've been busy.) This was the middle of September and it was very, very hot. Claire got to see the animals and ride the carousel. The only picture I got was of Claire and Daddy on the carousel. Claire was quite a fan. :)

Shower at Carino's

I had a shower for Baby Ali this past weekend and was so blessed with all of the goodies from friends and family. We had a yummy lunch at Carino's and a wonderful, beautiful cake - thanks Holly! We can't wait to meet Ali on November 12! Thanks to all our friends and family for making my shower special!

The beautiful cake!
At the table
Me and Rebekah
Holly, Me, Katie and Kelli

Of course, Claire was not forgotten! She got a new shopping cart from Grammy and other goodies from friends at the shower. Claire loves to carry her purse around and shop like Mommy!!

Go Tech!

Claire wore her Tech cheer leading outfit for the Tech vs UT game last weekend. Mommy cheered the Red Raiders on at home while Daddy listened to the Aggies play. Mommy got to dress Claire Saturday morning, so she supported Tech instead of the Aggies, sorry Daddy. :)

This Outside Thing is Cool!

Claire has discovered the joys of outside! She stands at the front door gazing outside. She wants to go outside so bad that she can't stand it! We brought over one of her cousin's Spiderman bikes and she loves to ride it, going backwards of course! Of course, this poses a problem when you run into the car! Claire loves the ball, too. She throws and kicks the ball and loves to chase it!

Loving the Mirror...

Claire loves to look in the mirror at herself. She makes funny faces and just laughs at herself. It is so funny to watch! I bought her a pumpkin hat and had to get a picture. She does not like anything on her head, which worries me a little for Halloween, so getting her picture with the hat on was quite a task. Enjoy Claire admiring herself. :)

Claire's First Day of School

Claire is enrolled in a Mother's Day Out program and her first day was September 3. Claire had a blast and loved meeting new friends! Claire had been ready because she had been carrying her lunch sack around all week! Claire got a good report from her teachers her first day and she even took a nap!! I couldn't get Claire to be still for pictures, so sorry about the quality.

Claire about to leave for her first day.

Claire carrying around her lunch sack. How fun!

Claire did not hesitate to go check out her new classroom.

Claire with her teacher Ms. Mindy.