Now she is ONE!

WOW.....


Where did that year go?  July 15, 2016 our Lincoln Von Brown turned 1 year old.  Her party was at Hollow Acres golf course and she was surrounded by friends and family.  Lincoln was blessed by everyone who took time out of their busy schedules to attend.  While family is important sometimes the greater joy in life is friends.  I say this because they attend things because they want to and not because they have to.  

We will forever be thankful for those friends that turn into family.  
Lincoln and I have a very strong bond.  People will tell you I have her spoiled and maybe that is the case, maybe not.  I was determined when she was born that she would know who I was.  It was important to me that she not be afraid of me or know me a stranger.  Did I spend way too much time with her in the beginning?  I think there is no such thing as spending too much time with your grandchild.  She is the love of my life and I will not regret or apologize to anyone for her identifying me as a safe person in her life.  

I never dreamed that my heart could hold as much love as it does for Lincoln.  Will there be room for other grandbabies that follow?  OF COURSE, and I will love each one with the intense love that I have for Lincoln.  

As you can see we are two peas in a pod and I hope that relationship follows us both til the end of our days!  I love you forever LVB....

Lincoln Von Brown

Our Precious Princess

God blessed us with a beautiful princess 

Lincoln Von Brown 

On July 15th at 5:57 pm

She weighed 8 Pounds 5 oz and was 21 inches long.  

She is the LOVE and JOY of our lives!  

Big hopes

I really had high hope of keeping this blog up to date but clearly I have failed.  So maybe, just maybe, I can keep up if I blog once a month instead of once a week.  I do believe that would be more realistic for me!

May and June slipped by before I knew what happened and suddenly it was July 4th!  We spent the day with several of our closest 4-legged friends, some of whom stayed with us to get out of town and away from the banging and booming of the fireworks.   We headed to the farmers market and bought some honey, strawberries and fresh maple syrup!  Then we headed off to do some car shopping (looking really more than shopping) at the annual Hubbard's tent sale.  But before we could get to the tent, a cell phone call from Lena would require us to go pick her up and take her with us.  Jacob was fishing for the day and "tagged out" to us.  We are all in agreement that she being 9 days away from her due date, she really shouldn't be spending a lot of time alone.  So, we loaded her up and walked her around the tent sale and then it was off to Wolcott to walk her around some more.  It is hard to believe that baby Lincoln Von will be joining us soon!  I am not certain where the months went but I do know that the last few weeks are taking far longer that the last 8 months have!  I can't wait to get her here so I can kiss her wittle face!   I thought that being a grandma was something I wasn't ready for but I must say that as her due date gets closer it is something I am definitely ready for!  I absolutely cannot wait.  Lena is fairly certain she needs a restraining order against me to keep me from kidnapping her child!  I claim grand parental rights!  At any rate we are ready but likely none of us more than Jacob and Lena.  They have prepared and re-prepared and now it is just the waiting!

Byron and I have seen a surge in the boarding business which we are ever so grateful for.  It is nice to be doing the numbers again that we were seeing in 2006 before the economy decided to tank!  I keeps us on our toes, busy and never bored!

Tony and Ashley seem to be doing well, though I don't get to spend much time with them.  Ashley was home for a bit but it will be a long stretch now before we see her again.  We are planning to take Lincoln to the Ville to meet FOSH and Uncle T.  That will be a time to remember.  Ashley will be taking classes in Louisville next week to gain another certification for her job as a respiratory therapist.  We are so proud of her and how well she has done in her career.  She certainly has been a blessing to many of her patients.

Well folks, again, I believe that brings us up to date.   Enjoy the summer time...Enjoy the time, period.  It goes by way too fast!

Love you all.
Kat.

Spring has sprung 2015

Vacation is over and I am trying to get into the swing of things again.  You know, kinda like  Stella Getting Her Groove Back?  

Vacation was relaxing and much needed after the cold, yucky winter that we had.   I still have no idea why I live in Indiana when my heart, soul and toes clearly yearn for the beach! 

It was good to catch up with Daryl and Kathy in Gulf Shores.  I so admire their willingness to make themselves happy and just follow their hearts and dreams.  Life really is what YOU make of it and they are living proof of that! 

So now with spring vacation in the bag it is time to go head first into summer.  And what a busy summer it will be.  We are kicking it off this weekend with me doing prom hair!  Never became a licensed beautician but God had a way of preparing me by giving me two girls who were blessed with massive amounts of hair (courtesy of their Nan!)  

After that it is time to start showering the babies that we will be welcoming into the family this year.  

3 

Yes, 3 babies, all girls and all very anticipated!  No we are not trying to be the Dugger famly, it just happened that we have two nieces that are expecting and then Lena.  Christy Barkho (Ryan's wife.  Shawn's daughter in law) in Missouri is due in June and is expecting a girl. Lena is due on July 13th with our Little 

Miss Lincoln Von Brown 

and another niece Kristy Dowler (Nathan's wife and Keenan's daughter) is expecting a girl in September!  I am excited that Lincoln will have 2 cousins her same age.  Family is important and this is adding so much excitement to our summer! 

I think that catches us up for now. 

Till next time! Love to you all....

Kat. 

IT's A .......Baby

I can hardly believe it!  I was just skimming through my posts and realized that I have failed to blog about THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT MOMENT (to date)!  The day that I found out the gender of my first grand baby!  

I have always intended for my blog to be a footprint, a diary of sorts for my children, grand children and their children.  I want them to be able to see and read my thoughts after I am gone.  I want them to be able to feel through the words that I leave (although be it electronically) how much I loved them.  With that being said.  On February 25th we found out the gender of our first grand baby.  Now, let me say that I will love all of my grandchildren equally.  None is more important or more loved than any other.  I WANT THAT TO BE CLEAR!  However, the excitement that comes with the first one is a feeling that I cannot even begin to explain.  I thought, when I found out that Lena and Jacob were expecting that I would feel love like I felt for both girls when I found out I was expecting.  But it isn't like that at all.  It is a different feeling knowing that one of my babies is carrying a baby.  I am emotional beyond belief when I think about the little one that is growing inside of her.  A very long time ago I read a story about how you should pray for your children.  It said you should pray for them emotionally, physically, spiritually, financially, and I have done that every day since I read that.  I prayed for them and for their children (my grand children) even before they were conceived.  Today, I continue those prayers and I add a special that the little one that Lena is carrying will grow and develop with no health issues along the way.  I want this baby to be healthy, first and foremost.  It is something I pray about multiple times a day even if it is just a simple whisper to God that he will protect this baby every second of every day.  

I never knew that it was possible to love someone so very much that I have never even laid eyes on, however the connection that I have to this little one is so strong and so real.  I can hardly wait to lay eyes on this baby for the first time.  So with out further ado,  

We are having a 

GIRL! 

Due July 13, 2015 

Her name:  Lincoln Von Brown 

 So, Miss Lincoln Von  I hope that you stumble across this blog someday, maybe when you are 10 or 20 years old and I hope you understand that even before you were born we loved you.  I LOVED YOU.  The photo to the left is what your Mommy and Daddy looked like the day we found out you were a girl!  Quite possibly one of the happiest days of our lives. And maybe one of the scariest for your Daddy!  We had a party that night with all of your family.  Me and your Pap were there, your Auntie Fosh came all the way home from Evansville to be there, Grandma and Grandpa Vincz, Grandpa and Grandma Brown, Uncle Jer, and cousin Dewey were there too.  Your Aunt Grace was there and she was excited that you were a girl!  The love that we felt that day was amazing and real and it was all for you little one!  Don't ever think for one second that you are not loved because while there will come times when you think your Mommy and Daddy are the most terrible parents in the world they have loved you unconditionally from the very moment you were conceived.   I love you my little princess.  No matter what I will never ever stop.  You are my first and I may make some mistakes being a Nan, I have never been a Nan before, it is my hope that you will always know that I love you....FOREVER!   I look forward to watching you grow into a beautiful young woman.  I have no doubt that you will be smart and funny too.  I know that you will teach me how to be a Nan for your cousins and brothers and sisters down the road.  Thanks for being my trailblazer!  We will learn how to do this thing together.  

Love you!  

Nan....