A Bunch of Brownells

2010-05-01T11:19:00.000-07:00

Wow!!! Changes coming for the Brownells! Some of you may know that Lyle is now officially not working and we had decided to go on a mission. Well we got our papers back, finally, on thursday the 29th of April. It was a long hard battle to get everything done and get the papers in , so we were anxious to get them back. Well to cut to the chase---- we are going to the New York, New York South Mission as CES specialists. What ever that is. We will be gone for 2 years. We check into the MTC on July 12th and are there for two weeks, then head across country for New York. The mission takes in all of Long Island. Here is a picture of where so you can kind-of figure it out. Long Island has 8.5 million people on it, so these little Enumclawites will be totally out of place. They speak over 120 different languages on the island and say it is the most diverse place in the country, so it will be very interesting to get to know all kinds of people from everywhere.

One really fun thing is that my first cousin and her husband are working in the mission office in the same mission. They are from Oregon and started their mission in February. So they will be there almost as long as we will. That will be really fun to get to know her again. We haven't seen each other in a long time. So we have a great deal to do, but thought you would all like to know. We will probably start another blog just for the mission, so watch for that.

Another New Grandbaby

2010-01-18T17:01:00.000-08:00

Meet Megan Raye Hillman. She was born on December 28, 2009. She belongs to Stephanie and Travis Hillman and is McKenna and Madison's little sister. We had fun going to see her. We got there the day after she was born and got to stay till after New Years. Stephanie and Travis are the only ones who have girls. All the rest of our grandkids are boys. This makes eight for us. Our family is really growing.

Sumo wrestling!! Hahahahaha!!

2009-11-01T08:44:00.000-08:00

Here are some videos of Mark and I sumo wrestling. I'm in the blue one. I couldn't stop laughing!!

Fall Festivities!

2009-11-01T08:32:00.000-08:00

Mark gave me a free shot to smash him!

Us at the party up at school

At the ward party...our friend in the middle is from Uganda!

The three faries!!

Here are some pictures from this fall semester from going to the haunted mill and halloween. And yes...we definitely won the contest for best costumes at our ward party haha!! Oh...haha Mark and I wrestled in the sumo outfits too...probably the funniest thing ever!!!

Clogging Routine Oct.12!!

2009-10-12T11:58:00.000-07:00

First routine of the semester....enjoy!!!

Our Trip To Cleveland

2009-10-07T07:24:00.000-07:00

Jack thought this was a pretty cool tractor but wasn't sure where the steering wheel was.

This tractor was not quite as nice as my green John Deere. Jack was not wanting anything to do with this tractor for some reason.

Now this was a true race car. Anna thinks I should make some of these.

Jack warmed right up to us once Grandma gave him his wolf that he left in Washington

What do you think of our new little grandbaby (Anderson Kade Heaton) ??
Pretty darn cute, don't you think
We are super glad to have him here.

ma and pa's new landscaping.....

2009-05-04T20:47:00.001-07:00

The parentals decided it was time for a little updating of the landscaping around the house. After a day of shoveling beauty bark Dad asked me to take a few pictures to post for you all to see. He is pretty proud of the result.

They pulled out all the old plants and planted about a zillion new ones. This proves it. :)

Here is the farmer....

and the farmer and his wifey.

Magoo and Mr. T were schooled by Pete in a game of soccer while we worked.

Clogging Final

2009-04-08T16:33:00.000-07:00

Here is the video of my final dance in clogging for this semester! It was such a fun dance! One of my shoes even came untied like 2/3 of the way through the dance...I was freaking out and praying that I didn't fall on my face for all of you to see!! Haha...good thing I didn't!! Hope you like it! ---Whitney---

A Day at the Flea Market!!!!

2009-03-29T17:29:00.000-07:00

So...some students for their school project this semester put on a flea market every satuday and I displayed my photography at it on the last one. It was a lot of work putting it all together so I'm hoping it was worth it! I think it turned out pretty well. So cross your fingers that I get a photo shoot or two out of it!!!----Whitney

2009-03-26T18:29:00.000-07:00

March 7, 2009
This winter was quite cold and snowy so when Whitney had to go back to school in Jan. we didn't let her drive her car back. We were planning on dragging it behind Lyle's truck and driving her there but Lyle was still recovering from surgery and the weather was terrible so she had to go without it. So we decided to drive it down for her and fly back. We decided in the mean time that it was getting way worn out and we didn't want to have to worry about it being down there with only her to take care of it. So we gave it to Stephanie and we bought another one but didn't tell Whit. We took it there on March 7th. SURPRISE SURPRISE....

2009-03-26T18:21:00.000-07:00

March-2009

Just a little info about Lyle... Some of you may not know that Lyle had a quadruple bypass in November. It all started as a checkup and ended up in the hospital on Nov. 19th for surgery. We were very lucky and met the best doctors. Everything went great and he is back to work full time now. He still has a few issues but not any that hold him back much. We are truly grateful for the Lords guiding hand in our lives. We know that he helped us to find the right people and to be able to get thru it all. Anyway we just wanted to say thanks for the help from everyone.
One more thought---Lyle was released from being in the Stake Presidency for 8 years on the 1st of March. Their whole presidency was released. The President was sick and starting dialysis . So that is another chapter in his life that has changed. It's tough to stay home and not do anything when you have done meetings for the last twenty years every week. I am sure there is something out for him soon but it has been a change for him. He's kind-of invading my space, but I am learning to adjust...

My clogging routine!!

2009-03-23T22:28:00.000-07:00

Haha...here is my routine that we just finished learning in my class! I messed up a few times...but oh well..I still love it! I watched the advanced clogging class today and lets just say I have A LOT of work ahead of me if I want to get anywhere near to as good as they were! But don't worry...I will cause I love it! Haha...but I know you all will get a good laugh at this...hope you like it!! -Whitney oh and p.s. I'm the one in the blue!!

I LOVE SNOWBOARDING!!!!!!!

2009-01-31T12:37:00.000-08:00

Here are some pics from this last week of snowboarding. It was amazing day!! The boy in the red and blue is my friend Tanner from my class and the girl with me is my friend Diana that was in my class last year too. You guys need to come up and come to Targhee with me!!!!!! -Whitney

Rootbeer Taste Test!

2008-12-15T23:31:00.000-08:00

So we had a fun filled evening with root beer taste testing. And let me tell ya it was hilarious. We got the idea from the Butler family and Lorri Thomas' blog. So we had to try it out for ourselves. Gayle went and got all the root beer and was the official hander outer. While we tortured our bellies.

There was plenty of tasting and contemplating.......

And then there was plenty of burping!

And the winning brand was .............................................

Henry Weinhardt's! That was followed by a a couple of brands we would have never suspected. Big K, Big Fizz and a couple others that were the store's brand. So if we show up to a party with one of those brands, it's not because we are cheap it is because we know which ones taste the best!

SUPER PETE!!!!!!!

2008-10-31T20:03:00.000-07:00

Here is Pete's costume for this Halloween!!! He wore it to the trunk or treat this year and actually kept his sunglasses on almost the whole night!!! Hahaha!!!!

No more green carpet!!!!!!!

2008-08-02T08:49:00.000-07:00

Here ya go Stacey...here is the new kitchen and family room pictures. I hope they are efficient for you!!! Whitney

2 gold medals in one day!!! Haha!!!!

2008-07-05T08:44:00.000-07:00

Rexburg had a tennis tournament for the 4th of July weekend and I played singles and mixed doubles with my friend Jeff. I won the singles bracket and we won the mixed doubles too!!! It was actually not a very big tournament so it was a little bit easier to win...haha! But it was a really fun weekend! I think I might wear my medals to church tomorrow!!

Doubles Tournament @ BYU-I!!!

2008-06-15T11:43:00.001-07:00

This weekend for school we had a doubles tournament! I got to play w/ my friend Jeff and we did really well!! Since I was playing mixed doubles we had to play up in the boys bracket. We beat 2 boys teams splitting sets both matches and then we had to play my coach and his brother. They are amazing tennis players. We didn't win that match but we played really well. We played tennis all day long...from 9 in the morning till 3:30 that afternoon!! Overall it was an amazing day!! I even have a nice sunburn after!!!

Self portrait Friday

2008-03-22T00:34:00.000-07:00

Here is McKenna and my self portrait.

go BIG or go HOME!

2008-03-21T22:48:00.000-07:00

This is me up at Targhee. Dad and Scottie wanted to see a picture of me snowboarding. I didn't think I was going that high until I saw the picture.

self portrait tuesday.....

2008-03-18T22:29:00.000-07:00

mom's reflection pic

2008-03-15T16:18:00.001-07:00

Isn't it amazing how kids are a reflection of their parents and grandparents!!!!!

mom's second picture that got erased off the first one

2008-03-15T16:15:00.000-07:00

Another reflection of who they hang out with......

angie's pic...

2008-03-15T10:08:00.000-07:00

I was trying to get the reflection of mt. rainier in the puddle but I wasn't quite tall enough. Imagine that...:)

Dad's reflection pic......

2008-03-15T10:04:00.001-07:00

This is in alaska on the nushagak river at midnight.

Whitney's Reflection Picture!!

2008-03-15T00:40:00.000-07:00

Sorry it took me forever to post this weeks picture! This was taken up at Targhee this week. It had to be the most amazing day of snowboarding that I have EVER had!!!! Foot and a half of powder, sunshine, oh man words cannot describe how amazing it was!!!!! Hope you like it...Whitney!!!!

Reflection...from Stacey

2008-03-10T11:45:00.001-07:00

self portrait sunday....check out the muffin top and bottom

2008-03-09T21:48:00.000-07:00

I joined the gym recently....I think it's going pretty well. :) don't you guys think so? If you got it, FLAUNT it!

Justin's "reflection" pic

2008-03-06T20:35:00.001-08:00

I thought that this was a good example of a reflection (especially if you look at the last definition for reflection). I didn't take this picture, but I wanted to use it anyways. If that is cheating, then let me know and I will post another one. If not, then looks like I am the first one to post this week!

Week 2.....the word is REFLECTION

2008-03-05T21:29:00.000-08:00

reflection
noun
1.
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration [syn: contemplation]
2.
the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
3.
expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition" [syn: expression]
4.
a likeness in which left and right are reversed [syn: mirror image]
5.
the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material); "he studied his reflection in the mirror"
6.
(mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed
7.
a remark expressing careful consideration [syn: observation]
8.
the ability to reflect beams or rays

Justin's Pencil Pic/ Self Portrait

2008-02-26T11:22:00.001-08:00

Pencil Pic... so studious!

Self Portrait.
This is a pretty good self portrait, because this is what Justin is wearing more than any other clothing now. I wish I could wear pajama's all day! :)

Dad's well thought out pencil pics....

2008-02-25T23:53:00.001-08:00

Yes siblings...this is our DAD! I can't stop laughing. Love you DAD!

My pencil according to the definition...

2008-02-25T16:13:00.001-08:00

This is my pencil picture according to the definition that Angie gave so if you are confused go back and read it and you will undrstand. Also the shoes are my self portrait for the day because they are what I am wearing and I love them!

for our seester.....

2008-02-25T13:51:00.001-08:00

Self portrait monday....tee, hee!

2008-02-25T10:52:00.000-08:00

I know I'm slow....:)

another pencil.....

Self Portrait Saturday...Well, Sunday I Guess!

2008-02-24T08:01:00.000-08:00

This is in downtown Chicago. There is a huge reflective bean in Millenium Park. It was awesome!

Pencils from Stacey

2008-02-24T07:55:00.001-08:00

I couldn't decide which one to use!

Self Portrait Saturday!!!! Whitney

2008-02-23T09:34:00.001-08:00

Here is my self portrait for the week...haha! Hope you like it!!! Whitney

Whitney....pencils

2008-02-21T17:47:00.000-08:00

Well...here's my picture for the week. These are my drawing pencils...oh how I have learned to love them...not!!! It's an ok shot, but not my fave. Hope you like it! Whitney

Photo Challenge Week #1

2008-02-20T17:32:00.000-08:00

and the word is.......PENCIL

pen·cil /ˈpɛnsəl/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[pen-suhl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, -ciled, -cil·ing or (especially British) -cilled, -cil·ling.
–noun 1. a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
2. a stick of cosmetic coloring material for use on the eyebrows, eyelids, etc.
3. anything shaped or used like a pencil, as a stick of medicated material: a styptic pencil.
4. a narrow set of lines, light rays, or the like, diverging from or converging to a point: a pencil of sunlight.
5. a slender, pointed piece of a substance used for marking.

I love Targhee!!!!!

2008-02-16T08:18:00.000-08:00

Hello family!! So this last friday of snowboarding class was the best ever!!! It was so pretty up at Targhee!!! It was warm too! Here are some of the pictures that I took when we were up there. There are a couple on my blog too!! Whitney

A couple more Stace.....

2008-01-25T14:44:00.000-08:00

I didn't have my other lens on so you can't see the whole bathroom but you get the picture. :)

Dads Trophy Fish

2008-01-20T22:11:00.000-08:00

Dad went fishing in Forks this weekend and caught a 27lb. and 22lb. steelhead. Bob said the biggest fish they have caught up there this year was the 27 pounder. We always knew our Dad was the best fisherman! :)

Goofballs!!

2008-01-13T15:37:00.000-08:00

For Stacey...

2008-01-13T15:05:00.000-08:00

The girls

2008-01-02T12:31:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas Mom and Dad

2007-12-27T11:25:00.000-08:00

Here is your bench. Hope you like it.

A Good Husband!

2007-12-24T07:24:00.000-08:00

When I left to go to Disney World Travis got busy and started making all kinds of stuff for me. It was Christmas when I got home!

The Happiest Place on Earth!!!

2007-12-19T19:09:00.000-08:00

We are in Disney World right now and it is amazing!!!! This is one of the funnest places I have ever been to. We are just sad our dad couldn't be here to so we are posting some pics so he can see what we are doing. We miss you and love you and can't wait to see you on Sunday!

More Disney World

2007-12-19T19:08:00.000-08:00

Halloween

2007-11-04T21:57:00.000-08:00

Wednesday our ward had a Trunk or Treat and McKenna had so much fun. I don't thin Madison really cared but her mom sure loved her costume! It was made from a doll clothes pattern. Hope you like the pics.

More of the Girls

2007-10-29T16:43:00.000-07:00

They are almost as fun to dress alike as twins would be. I just thought they looked so cute in their dresses. Thanks mom!

Apt.218 Love Notes and Lies...

2007-10-17T23:32:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!! These are some pictures that I took for my friends Tod, Andrew, and Alexa today. They have their own little band and they are called Apt.218 Love Notes and Lies. They wanted me to take some pictures of them so these are some of the first ones that we have done. We are going to be doing more. Tell me how you like them!! Peace!!

My Girls.....

2007-10-17T18:52:00.000-07:00

The Pumpkin Patch...

2007-10-17T18:50:00.001-07:00

For FHE we went to the pumpkin patch. It was a beautiful night and we had tons of fun. McKenna liked the hayride out to the pumpkins.

Football pic...

2007-10-13T23:46:00.000-07:00

I was at Tod's football game on Saturday (he's #33) and was just taking some pictures and was messing with this one on my computer. Tell me if you like it or not!! I thought it turned out pretty good....

Life in the Burg...

2007-10-13T08:05:00.000-07:00

These pictures are of when I went to the Idaho Falls temple with my roommates Katie and Brittany one day and we were taking some pictures...this was the first day that it snowed in Rexburg! It was so cold!!! The other pictures are from the spirit rally and 50 lap relay that the school did. I'm in the 13th ward and our colors are tie dye. Yup...Kelsey Smith and her friend Stephanie definitely wore that banana suit and definitely did a lap around the track. Lets just say because of them we didn't win the race.

Gross...

2007-10-10T17:48:00.000-07:00

I have mentioned before that Jack loves to be on his tummy. Well, almost every time he is on his tummy he spits up. I am usually right there to quickly wipe it up, but this time I was in the kitchen. I heard him making some noises and went in to check on him and found this. He rubbed his face all in it and just looked at me with his usual smile as if he was saying, "Hey mom! Is there something on my face?"

Madison's Grand Entrance....

2007-10-09T19:48:00.000-07:00

So our little bundle arrived on Tuesday October 2. She was born at 7:23 AM and weighed 7 lbs 10 oz and was 20.5 inches long. It all started off good but about an hour and a half into it she was having trouble breathing and keeping her blood oxygen level up. I wasn't able to see her all day and then when I finally got in to hold her that evening it really went down hill. I had only held her about 10 seconds when she started choking on fluid from her stomach and turning blue and stiffening up like a board. Needless to say it was probably the scariest experience of my life. The nurse pushed a button and about every doctor in the hospital was there in a matter of seconds. They finally got her stable but it was decided that she needed to be transferred to the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) in Boise. Travis went with Madison while I was stuck in Caldwell. It was the longest night of my life!

At the NICU it was discovered that Madison had a whole bunch of air and fluid in her stomach and when she would try and spit it up she couldn't get it out of her throat and would choke on it and she would panic. She has a severe case of acid reflux and it wore her out so bad that she was just to tired to keep breathing. So that's why she has the astronaut helmet on. It is full of oxygen. Travis and I said that she got to go to space camp for a while and she was just practicing wearing her helmet.

But every day she got progressively better. She finally got off of the oxygen help on Thursday so that was a huge step forward for her. Then one by one we started getting rid of tubes and wires and she was looking healthier and healthier. Her big sister McKenna was sure proud and thought her little Madison was pretty wonderful. McKenna sang her "I am a child of God" while Madison was in the hospital and I know that it helped her. Then finally the on Saturday night at 9 PM they said that we could take her home. They made us take an infant CPR class and they put her on a monitor to keep track of her heart and her breathing. It's kind of a pain to carry around with us but that's OK. She is also on two medications. She takes one every twelve hours for her acid reflux and she also gets a tube of caffeine every morining to give her a little boost to keep her going. I think that's kind of funny. But now she is at home and we are enjoying every minute of it. She is so sweet and has a wonderful spirit. We got lucky when we got her.

More of Jack!

2007-09-06T13:05:00.001-07:00

He is getting so good at holding up his head. Still a little shakey but not too bad! I love this picture!

Some more smiles!!

We try to practice on our tummy everyday! You can see the drool...he's pretty good at that. Just a couple of days ago he rolled over on his tummy all by himself for the first time! He used to be able to only do it on the bed. It's so soft that he can get over his arm, but today he was laying on his little toy mat and he started to cry really loud. I went to check on him and he had completely rolled over and didn't kow where to go or what to do next! He was so sad, but it was pretty funny!

Us at the Lake. It was so windy...as you can tell by my lovely hair. Jack wasn't too sure about the water hitting his toes. He liked it if it was just on his feet but when a little bit bigger wave came, he was not happy! It was cute. We decided that we had to go at least one more time to the lake while the weather is still nice. I'm not sure what we are going to do when it's cold and snowy everyday! I guess we will have to move on to snowmen and hot chocolate instead of sand castles and popsicles!

This is his new favorite way to sleep, on his side. I've never seen a baby do this! He is too funny.

Check out these toes!! He loves to grab his feet with his toes... so funny.

Isn't he to die for! I absolutely love this picture. He just looks so cute! I could be a little bias though....

We tried to prop him up to take a picture but he just ended up getting all sandy. It was still cute though.

His toes were made to wear flip flops, that's for sure.

I love his little swim trunks! He has sand all in his diaper and down his back and in his hair and every where when we got home. I guess that's what's supposed to happen at the beach!

Beach, Birthdays and More...

2007-08-26T17:28:00.000-07:00

We went to Lake Eerie with a bunch of our friends and as soon as we got there it started pouring down rain! It stopped after an hour or so and we all got to go swimming. It was so fun. It's like the ocean without the salt! I loved it!

Trying to keep the babies warm.

This is our little friend Jackson and they call him Jack! He is so cute!

We thought the tooth cake was appropriate.

Justin and his friend Brad. Brad is in Justin's class and he is from Canada. He has 3 boys.

Lake Eerie!

He had to hide in his car seat at the lake because it was raining! Sad...

Camo PJ's...

He was sleeping with one of his big toes toes sticking out of his blanket! It was funny.

Hang loose dude!!

More from the Heaton's

2007-08-26T15:08:00.000-07:00

He's getting some more chunk on those skinny little legs!

He is starting to drool!

He can sit in this chair forever. He loves it.

He was not happy at our campout breakfast. Maybe he wanted his beanie off.

Pretty snug...

I think my neck would hurt when I woke up if I slept like this!

2007-08-21T10:50:00.000-07:00

Here are some new college pictures from this weekend! Whitney

Fishing Pics from Dad...

2007-08-16T00:29:00.000-07:00

Some more college pics!!

2007-08-10T09:36:00.000-07:00

Brownell Reunion

2007-08-09T16:04:00.001-07:00

I thought I would share some pictures from the reunion so you could see what you missed. It really was a fun day. The best day ever as they were calling it. Wish you all could have been there.

Dad and his sis.' singing the best day ever while dancing like sponge bob.

One of the survivor events. The wall sit. We lasted a long time, but didn't win. Mark won this event.

Water balloon launching.

Boy cousins

Girl cousins. There is a few missing from this picture!! Woe is me!

Scott and Dad as their usual selves. :)

Tractor pull.

Can't quite reach, but sure trying!

Justin's Dental School...

2007-08-08T07:58:00.001-07:00

There are 85 people in his class.

This is where they received their white coats... or as Dad would say, "The white robe contest".

He's putting on his coat here, but it looks like he is marching off the stage! :) hee hee

Jack

2007-08-08T07:31:00.001-07:00

What a cutie!

I am not happy right now...

Are you looking at me?

Helping dad with his first day of homework.

Man, he has a cute smile!

Nauvoo

2007-08-08T07:23:00.000-07:00

Isn't that beautiful??

Why I oughta!!

Star Wars Kid

2007-08-04T16:37:00.001-07:00

Pretty sure this is the funniest video ever!! My roommates and I were watching this and we were dying!! Hey Scott, do you remember watching this at like 2 in the morning that one night?! Haha!! Whitney

Some new college pics!!

2007-07-29T16:56:00.000-07:00

Birthday Boys...

2007-07-27T00:28:00.001-07:00

I love the fact that Riley thinks he is jumping!!

2007-07-26T16:24:00.000-07:00

Here is me and my two new best friends!! Aubrey is on the left and Ashley is on the right!! They are so much fun, I love them!! We were playing in the lockers in the music building today!! Whitney

Jacks blessing weekend pics...

2007-07-24T21:31:00.000-07:00

Sorry Stace, I had to post this pic. It was to cute!

Hot Pockets

2007-07-24T15:08:00.001-07:00

Jack's Mannequin - Dark Blue

2007-07-24T13:35:00.001-07:00

This is one of my new favorite songs!! I love it!! Whitney

Pete Murray - Opportunity (Music Video)

2007-07-24T13:19:00.001-07:00

This guy is so good!! I can't find him on itunes. If anyone can find him let me know.

A trip to the D.I....

2007-07-24T13:10:00.000-07:00

Here is my roommates when we were waiting for the Harry Potter movie to start! We went to the D.I. and tried to find the ugliest outfits that we could possibly find!! I look like I am straight out of the 80's!! Haha!!

Dr. Crane vs. Dr. Crane

2007-07-23T17:36:00.001-07:00

Hey guys- to start our new blog I thought I would post a funny clip from Frasier. Does this bring back any memories anyone?