Lil' update...

Well, I have no idea how many people even read this thing but every once in a while I get someone asking if I still blog. I do, I guess- just life gets in the way and I don't do it often! So here is a quick re-cap of some of the things that have been happening in our lives lately...

Christmas was great & we got Montgomery family pictures taken for the first time in like 12 years!

Colin got his mission call and leaves May 9th, just kidding (they moved it up!) APRIL 18th!!
He is going to Maputo, Mozambique in Africa. He is BEYOND excited as this is where he has wanted to go since Chelsea got home from her CFL trip in 2003.

Graham turned THREE on January 5th, and Claire turned ONE on January 8th! They are two of the cutest kids in the world & bring so much joy & love to our lives.

Graham loves: everything & anything guns, the iPhone!!!!!!, the movie Kung fu Panda, telling you anything new he's learned about, playing hide & seek, pre-school, and playing buzz-lightyear!

Claire loves: being a ham!, trying to pretend she can't walk yet ;), bouncing on the exercise ball with Auntie Eggy (my nickname as they can't say Meggy), singing herself to sleep, all kinds of food, her baby dolls, laughing, and climbing the stairs.

Christmas also found our family with another big surprise! Amanda & Tony gave us this:

An ornament that had me screaming (for joy) when I read it! They have an adorable pup named Ray, and this ornament for Christmas says "Merry Christmas Auntie & Uncle" "Tony, Amanda, Ray, Baby" I saw it instantly & totally flipped! It was a fun creative way to find out. SO, not only are we now planning for the baby due Aug 13th, but their wedding as well on Nov 9th....Whew! I got my work cut out as MOH!
Here's the first pic of their little peanut:

We are all SUPER excited for the first Brown grand baby- especially Alex! Congrats Tony & Amanda!

March will find Chelsea having #3 in their brood, it's going to be a wild ride. Graham & Claire will get to spend lots more time with me since school isn't so killer this semester & I'm pretty excited. :) We are all looking forward to the new Bawden BOY!

Mom & Dad are having their 30th wedding anniversary on Feb 13th! I am so excited for them! 

We had a tragedy in the Brown family this last week. Mike's brother, our Uncle Kevin passed away suddenly from a heart attack. He's the first member of the family to pass, and leaves only his daughter Kendra behind. It's been really tough on the family, and it was even worse that due to school obligations Jared & I were not able to travel to the Bay area to be with family for the services on Monday. We are all just somber over it, and trying to make sense of it all. Kevin was only 52, and though he'd had some health issues- no one could have imagined this happening. We've had an overwhelming response from family, friends, and the community & it's touching to see how loved "Cool Kev" is. RIP Uncle Kevin

As for us:

Jared & I have been trying to just stay healthy! We have been serial sickies since Christmas break & we are back to school and ready to be back to health! Jared's had the flu, I've had pneumonia, we've both had the coughs, sneezes, hacks, snots, what-have-you! (Sorry, TMI??) LOL

I am on my last semester before my program starts at GCU in the fall, and I am SUPER ready & excited for that! Jared is steadily working on his Bachelors in Chemistry and doing awesome! He's superman if you ask me, full-time job, full-time school, straight A's & still happy! :) Life is good.

And that folks, is THE update! HAve a good week!