Favorite Time of The Year :)

I LOVE this time of the year!

The smells.

The music.

The food.

The fun.

The lights.

The joy.

& family time <3>

We always go to see our family in GA on Thanksgiving and we took some pictures!

I'm proud of my huge, giant, big ol' family, so I have to share them :)

My silly sis <3 br="br" nbsp="nbsp">

WHOLE family :)

Sisters & Cousin

Typical Browns..

The Family :) 

Whoever took this picture needs some photography lessons.. jussst saying lol

Merry Christmas errybody!!

Sunnie

Isn't he the cutest thing ever?

I spent Easter in, Rome, Georgia and while browsing around down town, Rome, we wandered into a little pet shop.

He was $5 dollars and we couldn't resist!

His name is

Sunnie

  

My buddy Kade awarded me the Prolific Blogger Award!

Thanks so much Kade!

Y'all, if you haven't been to Kade's blog yet, ya really need to head on over! 

Besides having an absolutely awesome blog, with an awesome purpose and awesome topics, Kade's also involved in a ministry called
 Teens For Orphans.

You should go check that out too! :)

James 1:27

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.

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Okayy, and it's my turn to do the awardin'! 

I'll award my little sister, little brother and my mothaa!

They're pretty Prolific if I do say so myself :D

{ok, maybe Cason's not very prolific, but I still ♥ the boy!}

Happy Thursday everyone!

Snow Pictures

Snow in SC

Snowball fight

Snowman building

Our neighbor's house

Our street

Miss Kamryn Making Snow Angels

Kimmi and me just before we came inside

Kamryn and Max

It is almost Valentine's ya know!

Happy Birthday Lauren!

 Today is my reallly good friend, Lauren's birthday.

She lives in Florida now, but 1 1/2 years ago she lived only a bike ride away.

Miss her!

For her birthday present she got to come to SC for visiting. We've spent the whole day together, and she's spending the night too!

She's very talented with computers. I mean, she's really good!

As you can see my beautiful new header, it was made by her, and also my blog button.

I love them, and she spent an hour teaching me how to do stuff.

Lauren's the one who talked me into getting a blog, and she still helps me.

Go take a look at her blog.

I don't want her to go home!!

Wednesdays

I adore Wednesdays!

When I was younger I thought it was the worst day of the week.

I mean, it is right in the middle of the week, right?

Although now that I think about it, it's not even in the middle!

Well, I mean sorta, but it's just one big loop to me anyway.

I remember when I was probably 10 this teenage boy told me that Wednesdays were bad because they were in the middle of the week.

I guess I just believed it.

Wednesdays are our busy day.

First Kamryn and Nona have their ballet and tap classes, and that's in the morning.

It's on the other side of town so we spend the rest of our morning/afternoon running errands and shopping. Stuff like that.

After that, we come home and take Cason to swim practice.

Then we have tutoring with our church.

I love that!
 I tutor two little boys in... handwriting... has anyone here ever seen my handwriting?? It's ok though because they're 2nd grade, so I think I handle it pretty well. One little boy's name is Peter and the other is CJ, and they are so funny and cute!
It's really just a lot of fun to meet new people, and then help their kids with subjects that aren't their best.

It's kind of funny to me because the kids that come in are smarter than any kids I've ever met.

I think maybe their perents just want them to not only be ahead, but WAY ahead! hehe

Once we leave tutoring Kimmi and I go to ballet.

That's later in the afternoon. It's becoming a little more fun. :)

And on top of all this, I have my sweet grandparents in town! My mom's momma and daddy.

Altogether, Wednesdays are fun because I get to see people I don't get to see everyday. Even if it is the middle of the week! ;D

Here are a few pictures from our day.

Hope everyone is having a good

Wednesday!

Curiosity Killed The...

I walked in my room, and was startled because our cat had her whole head in the fishes bowl!!

The worst went through my head, and I thought, Charlotte, our kitten had just treated herself to a  tiny bite of sushi.

To relieve you of fear, I will tell you now that she did not.

She was only looking to make a new fishy friend.

Still, though, I'm keeping my door closed and my suspicions high... just in case she gets any ideas! hehee

Good Bye 2009!

Well, this is my last post for the year 2009!!

 It went by so extremely fast!

 I think almost too fast, but I like that I'm getting older and, hopefully, wiser. ;D

We ended off our amazing 2009 with an oyster roast at our friends family's church.

We first had a church service, and then we went outside for some fun and food.

I really enjoyed talking to, and meeting, new people... country people are so nice!!

It was a lot of fun, and I'm so proud, and blessed, to be a member of a big family with amazing, God fearing parents!

When we went into the sanctuary, for the service, we took up a whole row of seats, and we just, I think, really stood out... alot.

It was so funny because when the church service was over, and everyone was still patiently, and quietly, sitting in their seats, a man stood up and announced the congregation, "Uuuuumm, someone left their light on in their van... it's a big van... a 15 passenger van..."

Now who could that beeee? ;)

We knew it was us right off the bat, so, with out even asking dad if the van was ours, Cole ran out and turned them off.

Love that boy!

It sounds like a war zone outside, and so I think I'm about to go watch some neighbors shoot fireworks. :)

I hope you all have a very blessed 2010!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

• Week Full of Christmas Fun •

 Just to let everyone know what we've done in the past week...

We made gingerbread houses, as we have done every year since the 90's. We use orange juice boxes and graham crackers... we're so sophisticated!

The one above is Nona's house... my personal favorite! ;D

This is Kamryn's beautiful house. She's so good at doing things! She's really has really seemed more grown up to me lately. She's such a sweet blessing to our family!

We also decorated gingerbred men. That's a newer tradition. One that started this year. hehee

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We saw our favorite babysitter in the whole wide world from when Cason, Kimmi, and I were much younger! You can't really see her well, but that's just to keep her identity hidden... no actually that's not true. Remember, my camera got washed. hehee

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We went to a live nativity yesterday with friends. It was much fun, and it was so cute because children were the actors for the nativity play. There were camels, lots of goats (I think they were supposed to be sheep, or maybe those angels were speaking to goatherds... not shepherds. heehee)

They also had a donkey which was the cutest thing ever! I want a donkey! I'm gonna name him Lester.

Daddy and Max. It seems like so many picture we have of him he's cutting his eyes like he is in this one. I think it's so cute!

My very handsome little brother, and oh so cute Jessie Carol!

Ok, so the same person who washed my camra was the photographer last night. This person forgot to turn the flash on so we don't have any very clear pictures of the actual natitvity.

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We've been wrapping Christmas presants.

 (and opening them...woopz-ie heh heh)

I wrapped this one myslef... TALENT!

Kimmi and I went Christmas shopping today and got our siblings presents.

That girl is crazy good at walking into a store and going straight to the best section for what she's looking for. She doesnt even tell me where she's going or what she's getting.

I would't call myself a follower of very many people, but when we walk into a big store I just follow Kimmi. Really, I do. I don't even realize I'm doing it half the time.

I love Kimmi...her strong will and all!

She's my BFF!

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We have lots of sweet, and fun, Christmas traditions.

Do you and your family have any fun traditions you like to do every year?

If so, what are they? I would love to hear about them!

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Hope you all are all having a blessed Christmas season!

....and also, if anyone even noticed, this isn't Ten Thigs I Love Tuesdays. I love the idea, but I did it once and I sadly can't be as creative as Alyssa, and have a new ten things every week. ;D

• Yes... Another Tag •

 WOW! 

These tags just uh keep uh coming!

I love them though!

I love reading these from others, so I think thats why I keep doing them.

I still have 2 more that I need to get to. =)

This time Nana tagged me.

Here we go…

Six Names you go By:

Karis

Paris (Not Paris Hilton... Sometimes old people call me Paris, and I just go along with it.)

Sissy

Karistina

Boulie Girl (I've kinda grown out of that one. Every once and a while my dad will call me this)

Stoncker (Long story)

Care-Care  (Sometimes my mom calls me that.

Three things you are wearing today:

Jeans

Burgundy (maroon) colored Carolina Gamecocks T-shirt

beige sandals 

Three things you want very badly Right now:

A Route44 Strawberry Slush

To be watching the Duggars.... or Little People Big World ....or Cake Boss.... or Table for Tweleve... or not.

Sleep. 

Three things you did Last Night/Yesterday:

We went to CC's Piza for dinner tonight

Went to the library.

We had friends come into town yesterday for the

weekend.

Two things you ate today:

Peanut butter cookies with a Hershey kiss on the top.

Salad and Pizza

Two People you last Talked to on the Phone:

A.C.C

K.C.A

Two Things you are going to do Today/Tomorrow:

Going to my cousin Tyler's Graduations.

Church

Your Three Favorite Beverages:

Water

Any soda

Coffee

Well, That was it.

And now you know about  20 more facts than you needed to know about me. 

I have two more of theses to do aswell. They stack up fast!

I tag:

Abby

Lauren

Mrs. A

and

Abigail

• I've Been Tagged! •

My very sweet blogger buddy, Kathrann, over at He Keeps Me Singing, has tagged me and I think tags are so much fun!

 Ok, so here it goes. =D

1) Do you like sugar cookies?

A: Yes, love them, and all year around too!

2) Do you like a LOT of lights on your Christmas tree, or just a few?

A: Lots! I love the colorful lights best.

3) Do you prefer a real tree, or an artificial tree?

A: Definitely a real tree, but we went with artificial this year.

4) What's your favorite Christmas carol?

A: I have so many so I really don't know. I guess my favorites are the more traditional ones.

5) Do you like egg-nog, or boiled custard?

A: Neither. Well, I guess I can't say that because I haven't tried boiled custard, but it sounds a little bit disgusting. I think I'll just stick with the sugar cookies. ;D

6) Do you want a lot of snow for Christmas, or just enough to sled in?

A: Lots of snow! It doesn't really snow much here. Maybe a little white rain, but not really snow-snow.

7) What's your favorite part of the Christmas story?

A: I would probably say all the symbolism surrounding His birth that points to His death on the cross for us.

8) What's your favorite Christmas movie?

A:  Charlie Brown's Christmas 

9) If you could spend $1,000,000, what would you buy?

A:  I would probably want to invest it in a house.

10) What is your favorite name(s) of Jesus?

A:  Emmanuel, Christ, Lord, but  I love them all!

Thanks so much Kathrann for making this!

Now, I tag:

Abby 
Alyssa 
Lauren
Chloe
Nana
Abigail
and 
Lindsay
=D
Enjoy you
guys!

• Ten Things I Love Tuesdays •

My good friend, off and on Blogger, Alyssa, has started doing something called "Ten Things I Love Sundays", and I, being the little copy cat I am, have decided to do the same. Except, I'm going to be spice'n things up and doing it on Tuesdays. Okay, I know that's not spice'n things up. I've just decided to do it on Tuesdays.  =D

So, here are my first "Ten Things I Love Tuesdays"

I Love:

Very Decorated Salads

When we were out today we went by Publix on the way home and everyone got chicken for lunch, but mom and I got a very yummie, and colorful, salad.

Autumn Colored Leaves

Living in the south, or at least where I live, you can expect to see colorful leaves in December. Yesterday I noticed how pretty the leaves looked on the road right before you get into my neighborhood. It looked like rainbow row except, instead of old Downtown Charleston houses, they were trees. =)

Guesstures

 

We got this game on Nona's birthday so we could celebrate in a fun and special way.

We have now played every Sunday night since, and it's hilarious to watch my fam play.

Each person has their own way of thinking through and playing the game.

Reese's Peanut Butter Trees

Oh my goodness!

Do I even need to say anything here?!?!

Not Having a TV

I was one of the less enthused about the removal of the precious, and I really didn't think I would ever be saying this... but it really has been a blessing not having it. I mean, my parents have been talking about getting rid of the television since.... I don't know maybe since we first got a TV, and so I never thought their words would ever turn into actions. Now that they did it, I don't really even miss it.

We have been sitting around just being with each other more. We've been doing more things like playing guestures and card games, and the house has, beileve it or not, been less messy.

The Library

This is our library....

No, it's not really, but it's beautiful, huh?

Kimmi and I went to a much less extravagant library today, and I got a new library card.  I'm particularly excited about a book on photography.

Rain

I absolutly love the rain. It could rain all the time and I'd be happy.

I'm looking now out at the pond, and it's  actually raining pretty hard.

It's been raining so much here you'd think we were actually in London.

When Crickets Cry

 

I have really enjoyed reading this book, and I'll probably end up finishing it tonight or tomorrow.

Charles Martin is a phenominal writer, and I definitely recommend his books.

(I sound like I'm doing a book review)

Trying New Things

Jesus

I love, and am so thankful for Jesus! Because of Him, we can now have joy, and peace with God.

We have this nativy set.

 I think we've gone through about three of this particular one ove rthe years. We love it.

Press the angel and it  plays  "Away in a Manger", but right now we can't find baby Jesus.

So, it's a little insignificant for the moment. ;D

Well, I did it!

When I sat down at the computer (45minutes ago!) I had not a clue what the 10 things would be, but that made it all the more fun. =D

Thanks for the idea Alyssa!