Hello Face, Meet Floor

Poor Bexley, she lives in a house covered with hardwood floors! Trying to go from sitting to crawling, she slipped a little and POW- she fell face first on the floor! What a tough little girl! After the initial shock, she went right back to her giggly, happy self!... It happened while we were on Skype with Granny Garcia- I think she was more traumatized than Bexley!

Rincon: Where time & troubles of the world pass by...

...Or at least that's what their website says! We stayed our third night in the city of Rincon; it was where Mitch was assigned to close the bank. Bexley liked all the moving around & traveling. I was worried she wouldn't be able to sleep with all the moving around we did, but she was exhausted from all the excitement every night that she didn't care where she slept! These pictures are from the hotel we stayed at in Rincon... Mitch was M.I.A. working hard.

New Room! Yea!

All to ourselves... I love the off-season!

Nap time under a poolside umbrella.... Ah, the life!

Checkmate!

A new friend

"What do you mean he's taller?!?"

Nap Time!

Bex is a real trooper. Because her parents are always running around crazy, she has pretty much mastered the art of falling asleep whenever and wherever she wants....

For some reason it always seems to be on Mitch's watch....

Easter Day

This year's Easter Baskets were fun to make! Instead of getting Bexley a basket, I just filled a flower pot we had laying around with some grass (left) and made the other one with Claudia Lopez out of milk jugs (right). Cute, huh? Claudia is one clever lady!

Also, I finally bought Bexley the spiky ball she always plays with at the library. She played with it about the entire time of conference.

Mitch & I got some good stuff too-except I kinda misjudged how many bags of jellybeans it takes to fill a mason jar. And, I finally got a pizza cutter! Mitch disassembled mine last year for an object lesson...... It was a great lesson, but my pizza cutter never recovered. All in all, a nice, relaxing Easter.

After Conference we went for a walk & Bexley lived it up in the Boehmke's vintage stroller from the 70's.... It's the actual stroller Tim's Mom used to roll him around in...

A big upgrade from our Snap & Go!

Swingin' around with Dad.

The Real Florida...

I think I found my new favorite restaurant in St. Augustine! I can’t believe my family has lived there for so long & this was my first experience at the Conch House. You can’t go wrong with a restaurant that has tiki huts, alligators & cars like this in the parking lot! When you eat there, you really feel like you're in Florida...

Bubbly Personality

In Florida, Bexley really blossomed! We caught all sorts of cute things she did on video so Daddy Mitch wouldn't feel left out!

WARNING: Most of the videos on our blog will be very boring to those who aren't a doting daddy, proud long-distance grandparents, loving aunties & uncles, or my dear friend Lizeth!... We just couldn't help it, she's just so cute!

Tia Ivee

Tia Ivee rocking Baby Bex to sleep in Granny's backyard.

One of the things I loved most about Bexley's first trip to Florida was watching her bond with her Tia Ivee. I really wish I had gotten video of the first time Ivee changed Bexley's diaper.... Somehow she got the dirty one re-taped to the clean one; so when she lifted Bexley up, both the clean and dirty diaper went with her! Ivee learned a lot about motherhood... I think the thing she learned most is that she's in no rush to be a Mom! She enjoys being a cool Tia, then handing Baby Bex off when things go awry! Ivee was so excited to have Bexley in town. She introduced her to her local friends, her international friends on Skype, and took probably close to a million photos and videos with her on her computer. I think she probably has more pictures of HER with Bex than I do! I love how much she loves Bexley and how proud she is of her little niece.

Florida OR Bust!

I don't think the drive to Florida would have gone as well as it did had Bexley not had a babysitter with her in the back the entire way! Rivers did a great job keeping Bexley calm... I really think she enjoyed his company! The ride home without him was not as easy, for many reasons, but I think she missed him too.

Rivers with his head in Bexley's carrier.

Bexley's 4 Month Appointment!

Bexley resting at the hotel after a long trip from Ohio to South Carolina.

Past the half way point and still a happy camper!

I cannot how time has just flown by & that our baby girl is already 4 months old! Everytime Bexley has a check up, Mitch and I have a contest. We guess how much she weighs-closest without going over wins! This time we decided to include the whole family! Whoever guessed the closest, I promised a little treat in the mail! Bexley was born at 9lbs, 3ozs.

Here are her stats from her 4 month appointment:

16 lbs, 6.5 ozs. (96%)

25 3/4 inches (95%)

head 16 1/2 inches (78%)

We definitely have a very healthy, happy girl! Papa Jose guessed the closest with 16 lbs, 5 ozs.... But Mitch is still claiming he won because he guessed, "Whatever Papa Jose guessed, plus .5 ozs." I know, what a cheater! Everyone else, including me, was WAY off! So Papa, I'll be sending you a gift in the mail soon! I already got Mitch girl scout cookies for technically winning. He's a smart, strategic boy, but Papa Jose deserves a reward too for actually guessing it!

Couch Rest

I knew one day Bexley would get sick for the first time!... I just didn't think it'd be the same time as her Papa! The two of them were a real sight yesterday-both with runny noses, both crying for attention!... Mitch isn't much of a complainer, so for him to say "I think I'm really sick," you know he must be next to dying!

Bexley really played up being sick. Last night she refused to sleep unless she was being held-which made for a really long night for Mom. Today she's still a little stuffy, but in a much better mood. She LOVES her little green chair!

Today, Mitch came home, still sick, to find Bexley watching TV in her favorite chair-hogging the remote! What's Dr.Mom's big plan for her two sick babies? Tylenol & couch rest!

Nothing the Olympics & PTI can't cure!

Really? My turn to have the remote?

What do you mean don't eat it!?! What else am I supposed to do with it?

Ticklish Toes

By popular demand, we're posting some mini-videos for the Grandmas! Ladies, you'll love this! We found our new favorite game with Bexley-it's so fun to see her personality growing.


She was kinda distracted, so we tried it one more time-but she had enough! I love her so much- she's even cute when she's grumpy!

Bexley's First Christmas Dress

I could not believe how hard it was to find a Christmas dress for a newborn!
These pictures were taken on Dec. 17th- I can't believe how different she looked only 10 days later on the day she was blessed!
Ivee's favorite picture

Baby Taz

Well, I should have known what I was in for when I found out Mitch's nickname as a baby was "Baby Taz!" Bexley sure can cry with the best of them!.... A trait she definitely picked up from her papa! This cute outfit showed up on our doorstep from Aunt Ada & Uncle Luis. Ada found this outfit 3 years ago-just about right after Mitch & I got married- and had been holding onto it, just waiting for our first little "Taz" to make her appearance. Like I said, just like her papa.

Bexley's Baby Blessing

Bexley Belisaria Brown received her baby blessing on Sunday, December 27th, 2009 in the Westerville 2nd Ward of the Columbus Ohio East Stake from her Papa, Mitch Brown.

Bexley was blessed with:

• A compassionate heart, like her Mother's
• A sense of humor- to help her overcome challenges she encounters in her life.
• To have empathy towards her brothers & sisters (fellowman)
• The gift of tongues- to speak to members of her family who speak different languages
• To honor her heritage-spiritual and cultural-both pioneer and converts of the church
• A desire to marry in the temple and lead her family with a worthy man
• A love for the commandments and a desire to follow them
• To "waste not a moment" in life and pursue an education
• To have a sense of accountability and integrity
• To have a personal relationship with the Savior

I wish I could have remembered every word, it was a very inspired blessing. Her grandpa, Papa Garcia, was in the circle, along with many close family friends from our loving ward.

She's a real talker-just like Mom & Grandma!

I absolutely love the dress she wore! After searching for weeks- and finding nothing-I stumbled across this dress with my Mom and sisters when we were holiday shopping! Thank you Ivee, for being constantly thirsty! Without you, we would have never gone to the food court and passed the store that had this dress! I knew it was the dress the second we saw it-especially when we all started screaming and running for it! This is my favorite face!