1 Baby Blessing + 2 Birthdays = 1 Big Celebration

Precious Picture of the boys on Oct. 21st - Cannon's Birthday and Christian's Baby Blessing. Curtis gave Christian a beautiful blessing! I was planning on having Christian wear the same blessing outfit that Cannon and Carter wore, but when I pulled the little, white outfit out of the closet on Saturday night...it was all yellow. :( So I had to rush to Dillard's and get a new outfit-  luckily they were open!  *Photo by Jana Browning

Cannon and Mom. 

Cannon holding up four fingers to show he is 4 years-old. 

Cannon on his first day of preschool - second year. What we love about Cannon: smart, good listener, helpful, teaches his brothers new things. We love you, Cannon!!

Happy Oct. 22nd Birthday to this guy! For Carter's 3rd Birthday we went to Toys R Us so he could pick out presents. He loves Thomas the Train - notice we were in the Thomas aisle. :)

Carter holding his favorite blanket! :) What we love about Carter: cute smile, good memory, good eater, gentle with his baby brother, Christian. We love you, Carter Boy! :)

We had many extended family members come to the blessing! How grateful we are for them! After the blessing, we had everyone come over to our home for dinner to celebrate the blessing, and two birthdays - Cannon's and Carter's. These two loved having everyone sing to them!! Happy Birthday, Boys!! We love have two birthdays in a row in our household!! *Photo by Jana Browning

Nephew's Wedding Pics

Back in August, my nephew got married to a neat, neat girl - Danielle. Their wedding was incredible, and their reception was magical! The reception took place in Danielle's parents' backyard...one word, BEAUTIFUL!!! Click on the link to see how great of a day it was (and how amazing their photographer was). Brendon and Danielle's Wedding Pictures

Pumpkin Pie Fudge

Boil at medium heat for about 12 minutes or until thick:

1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
2/3 cup Sego milk
2 Tbls. butter
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

Then add:

2 cups fresh mini marshmallows
12 oz. pkg white chocolate chips
1 tsp. vanilla
nuts (optional)

Let it set over night in an 8x8 buttered pan. Cut into pieces. Put a piece of candy corn on each piece for decoration.

Sorry no picture...you will just have to make this recipe to see what it looks like and how YUMMY it is!

General Conference was uplifting and inspiring as usual! All of the talks were fantastic...they really were - so much to learn from each one!!! Find the time to listen to this talk by Elder Uchtdorf.

Christian's newborn pics taken when he was nine days old

Big Brother Carter and Little Brother Christian
I thought Carter would be nothing but jealous of the little guy.
I was wrong. He LOVES his baby, and tries so hard to be gentle.
He always wants to hold him. :)

The Three Brovers

The first time all three boys - Cannon, Carter, and Christian are together!

Introducing...

Christian James Browning
Born: Monday, September 10, 2012
Time: 10:03 p.m.
Weight: 7 lbs 3 ozs
Length: 20 1/2 inches
Sweet bundle of joy!

Three Pregnancy Comparisons

 This is me due any day now with Baby Boy Browning #3. How much do you think he will weigh?

Due any day with Carter (Baby Boy Browning #2). He weighed 7 lbs. 3 ozs.

Due any time with Cannon (Baby Boy Browning #1). He weighed 7 lbs. 15 oz.

Yes, the same outfit. Yes, the same crib. Yes, the same bedding. Yes, tired in all three pictures. Yes, the same amount of weight gain for each of the pregnancies.

Differences: bedrooms, Cannon and Carter were born in October - this third boy will be born in September, my hair lengths, my age. ;)

Beautiful Sunrise

I snapped a picture of the sun coming up just before I was about to go on my bike ride. It reminded me to slow down in life and savor all the beauty around....it's there - we just have to pay attention!

Busy

I just checked my blog and realized I hadn't posted in almost a month! That's a long time for me...I have been too busy to blog (However, I found a few minutes while the boys are sleeping and I got caught up on a few things). So, here's the scoop...

Curtis and I have been running his parents' business called Fin Fun Mermaid Tails. www.finfunmermaid.com Let me tell you...little girls LOVE these things!!! My in-laws are serving a mission in Riverside, CA for a year. So far, we have had it for a month...and boy howdy...is it a THRIVING/BOOMING business!!! We have put many late nights (1 a.m.) and very early mornings (4:30 a.m. to be exact) into it. We even have nieces who come and work for us everyday...but the work never ends-you know...kinda like laundry! I have had to put a lot of things on the backburner...but that is okay. I keep telling myself "I can do hard things." I am not complaining...we do get paid and we are helping his parents out while they are gone for a very worthwhile cause.

When I do get a free minute to just sit, I index. It is something that is relaxing to me. I do a batch of 40 names a day. With the other spare time that I have ;) I read with the boys and work in the yard. Oh yeah, I am 30 weeks pregnant and don't have a name picked out.;) Any suggestions would  be great! That's the buzz on the Browning's as of late!