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Stories I Can’t Forget

This summer, in Indiana, I read this picture book of the Book of Mormon to Auri and Brylee. We finished the book and I had a prompting to say a prayer with my girls and ask if what we had read was true. They answered yes, so I told them that we would pray and ask and then after we would be really quiet so we could listen for the spirit. That was all I said. I said the prayer and asked if what we had read was true. Then we sat there. Brylee was only 3 and was able to sit still for only a minute but after a little bit longer, Auri turned to me and said mom I have this really warm feeling right here (she was touching her chest). I never told her how an answer might come, but this was a testimony to me that the spirit is very real and you don’t have to be a certain age to feel it. I was able to explain to her that the Holy Ghost was answering by that warm feeling she was feeling. A cute story about my sweet Brylee is that I asked her if she wanted to watch a show, and she immediately answ
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Time Stops for No One

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My last post on this blog was from 2013. So much time has passed and I hope that since then I have become a better version of me. Lately I've been thinking so much about my ability to create things. It all started last year. My Idol in life, Chelsea Remund offered to teach an art class to a group of our friends. She made a statement that will forever have an impact on me! She said, the things we create are part of who we are. God gave us the ability to create. Ever since then I have thought so much about how in the next life, creation is going to be something we do everyday to grow. I guess that is also a huge part of this life as well. But it just seems so much greater to think how in the next life we will get to create worlds of our own. My creative skills are super limited and my brain has a hard time coming up with concepts and designs on its own. I learned this since I made the decision to try to create more.. so far it is mostly just me copying things but at least I am trying
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Playing catchup again

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Well I can't believe summer is about to start. Carson leaves next week and I will fly out with Auri a few days after him. I'm so excited and a little sad to be leaving my Utah life behind. I've met so many amazing friends in my ward and my family will all be around Utah having a blast without me! I'm just glad I get to come home and visit when Sheradon and Lauren have their baby boys! So life always has its ups and downs and I swear I always wait to blog until things get really rough and then start looking up. Like now for example. Little miss Auri was a whole different baby the last few weeks. She got the flu and could hardly eat for a week and then she wouldn't let me put her down even for a second or the world was going to end. Then the poor thing got a really bad rash. But yesterday I don't know what changed but she all of the sudden went back to her sweet smiley self again! My favorite thing about her is that she will look at someone until they notice she
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A Ray Of Sunshine On A Cloudy Day

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The other night I was putting Auri to bed, and I was tired and a little down with all the stuff life throws at ya. And I was just thinking about if I didn't have Auri it would be so much easier to just be lazy and give up. In that moment I really realized how she makes me want to be a better person. I don't want to let her down because her future depends on me. She is such an example of joy and beauty and I can't help but try to be like her. Even in this scary unknown world, she can put that all aside and find joy in the small and simple things, like the pretty pattern on her burp cloth. She amazes me every single day with how much she learns and grows! I am so lucky to be her mama and I hope someday I can return the favor and be a good example to her!
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A little Brown Family Update

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Well our home for the summer will be in central Illinois! I'm ecstatic that ill have Auri to hang out with this summer! But I'm gonna miss my old summer sales wifey friends! But hopefully cars will find some more married recruits! Speaking of Auri.. She is just becoming the most beautiful little person! She is just starting to scoot around and roll over! She is 5 months and 10 days and she sleeps awesome at night now but she sleeps so long at night she takes a bunch of short catnaps in the day! It's exhausting but I guess that's what I signed up for! So the past 2 weeks have been so incredibly tough! We have all been little sickies here! It's only January and I've already had 3 colds this winter! Poor Auri just got over her 2nd cold.. She is so brave though. She was still smiley and sweet! Christmas was amazing! We were so blessed and got so many presents! Auri already is a toy lover! Well that's about all that's new with us!!
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Sleepless Nights

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Auri had her 2 month shots this week and she handled it like a champ! She cried for a few minutes and was fine from then on. She was a little fussy for a couple days because she had a fever and I'm sure her little legs were sore! But I think she was also going through a growth spurt at the time because she was waking up early from all her naps hungry and waking up multiple times at night! Last night was by far the worst. I think I slept for a total of 3 hours and that was broken up over maybe 4 or 5 segments! She had a tummy ache from some spicy food I had for dinner.. We both learned our lesson... No more spicy food! But there is good news too! Carson started his internship and will hopefully be done by march and then he will finally graduate!! Also Carson won an award at vivint for having the top first year office in his region! Which is great and he is going to join offices this year with another team and hopefully have another great summer! I'm so proud of all of his har
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Auri Lynn Brown

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Well the good news is I found out I can blog from my phone! This hopefully means I will be a little bit better at updating my blog! So tomorrow Auri is going to be 2 months old! Holy crap the time has flown by! She still feels brand new to my life and I don't know if I'll ever get used to the fact that I'm a mommy! I always hear about a mothers love and that you will think your baby is beautiful no matter what.. Well I won't lie I was worried I was going to have an ugly alien baby. I know it sounds so vain but I didn't care I just didn't want it for her sake! Well the good news is I literally have the most beautiful precious baby I have ever seen! I can't believe how in love with her I am and how much joy she brings to me and Carson's life! Not only that but she is a great baby! Don't get me wrong we have our good and bad days and I am definitely tired.. (Especially now since its 4am) But over all she is happy and sleeps good and is super strong!
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