Tired after her magnificent performance and ready for rooty tooty fresh and fruity(or whatever little cutsie pie name IHOP has on their kids menu for pancakes with a whipped cream face)

Enjoying a late late dinner with nana and papa after the four oldest girls' ballet recital. It was alot of fun and really beautiful..

Cason and Richard coloring.

The boys waiting to give their ballerina sisters roses!!!!!

It was a beautiful performance.

Waiting!!

Waiting and searching!!

He found his ballerina!!

Sweet girl.

Don't Mess with Kamryn

This is one of our all time favorite funny personality capturing pictures of all times. This one and the one of Kmmi at 3 years with a flower pot on her head and the one of Jessie with the straw in her mouth but this one.....this one is definitely in the top five all time Brown kid favorites: ) : ): )

So, anyway, it is so good to watch someone grow in so many ways. Kamryn has come a long way. All the way from this tiny little firecracker to now actually just a little bit bigger firecracker. She's always gonna be a firecracker. Anyway, tonight, she blessed her daddy by being willing to recite Philippians chapter 2 for the men's bible study group without any forewarning. It was flawless and it was sweet. God has gifted her with a great memory and also alot of kindness and love. We all love her so much. A few days ago, someone was picking on Kamryn and this little person took something of hers and she was quietly telling me and karis that this other little person wouldn't give it back. I let Karis handle it: ) Karis gently asked kamryn what Jesus would do in this situation. Kamryn gave a good answer by saying that He would just overlook it and let it go. Karis told her that was exactly right....then she asked...but what do you think your big sister is gonna do.(heehee) Kamryn looked puzzled....and karis waited a second and said....I'm getting it back for you...and she did. It was achieved in a sweet way but achieved all the same. Don't mess with number five of eight. As a matter of fact don't mess with any of eight.

Jessie wants to get down(heehee)

The urge is getting stronger.

Lays awkwardly to the right.

Dramatic lunge back.(heehee) Richard is still talking theology.

It's probably not really worth it. Jessie decides he's a tough egg to crack.

Really Really Really I love him so very much : )

Just here to serve others.....

I didn't really ask to smell this flower. I don't really want to, BUT since you're holding it for me and since it seems to make you happy, I will just do it.

Muttinoes

My sweet girl picked these lovelies before we had the reminder talk about "taking only pictures and leaving only
footprints............................."

It was such a beautiful time with my sweet family in the mountains of North Carolina.

When we first moved to NC years ago, Cason was two and he kept saying

something like Muttinoes. We kept wondering what his little two year old self was trying to tell us. We were driving from Lenoir to Blowing Rock one day and we came to

an opening and the view was just breathtaking and two year old Cason yelled..."MUTTINOES" and finally we understand. He was just saying mountains.

We've , of course, all called the mountains muttinoes since. We even taught Jessie to say it this trip(heehee)

Does anyone have a funny saying you've taken on from your little children that you just can't let go? Please share.