Yearly Archives: 2011
Happy New Year!
As per our New Year’s Eve tradition, we enjoyed gathering around 3 fondue pots. Our three favorites are: cheese, meat and chocolate. Because we ate too much (as per tradition) and all went into what Madeleine calls a “food coma”, … Continue reading
Merry Christmas…
It always surprises me that Christmas actually comes…I guess just because we talk about it so far in advance! As always, our family had a really nice Christmas. Actually every year we have 2 Christmas Days…one with Alan’s parents the … Continue reading
Thanksgiving at the Browns…
This year we were invited to Alan’s parents for Thanksgiving dinner. We brought the rolls and the pies and they did everything else including smoking the turkey! It was a nice relaxed afternoon filled with good smells and good food.
Percussion Recital
Elliot and Clark both performed duets with their teacher, Dan Chamberland. They worked super hard and played super well! Enjoy watching videos of their performances…it takes a few seconds to download. Clark playing Trains with Dan Chamberland Elliot playing Effugonetrom … Continue reading
Pumpkin Fun…
Every Halloween, while most kids are trying to decide what to “be” for Halloween, the big question at our house is, “What am I going to carve on my pumpkin?” This question has to be considered usually a good week … Continue reading
Clark’s Eagle Court of Honor
After much hard work and diligence, Clark was awarded his Eagle Scout Award at a Court of Honor, Sunday October 29th. He spoke about his Eagle project, his leaders gave great comments and we had a fun slide show “Scouting … Continue reading
A new member of the family…
Many of you didn’t even know that our son Loren and his wife Anne were expecting a baby. We were waiting to tell everyone until she was a little further along. They went for their first prenatal visit thinking the … Continue reading
Madeleine makes the front page of The Daily Universe!
Madeleine, who is majoring in Print Journalism at BYU, is now a writer for their school newspaper, The Daily Universe. Her article is featured on the front page of this semester’s first edition. http://newsnet.byu.edu/pdf/du20110901.pdf She also has an article about … Continue reading
First Day of School
The school year has started for us with Clark in the 9th Grade and Elliot as a senior. This year also marks the beginning of early morning Seminary for Clark, so now they drive off together at 6:40 every morning. … Continue reading
Phillip’s graphic design coming to a billboard near you.
A good friend of Phillip’s, Ashley Mae Christensen, a BYU grad student, came up with the idea while driving down the freeway a year ago, looking at billboards. “My heart felt heavy and manipulated as we whizzed past billboards flaunting … Continue reading