Current Events at the Brown Home

I have been trying to figure out where I want to start. So....I guess the first thing I want to do is just start with a general overview of what our life is like....and who we are..........right now.

My Wonderful Husband and Best Friend: Stephen Paul "Chip" Brown- Hmm...my wonderful husband. Where to begin? Chip just turned 26 years old in April. He is a manager at Joe's Real BBQ in Gilbert, AZ and LOVES working there. He has been there for close to 2 years now and would love to work there many more years. He is a great dad to Kenzie and loves playing with her, but has also done a great job of learning how to completely care for all of her needs. (I will reserve this area for him to edit his fave activities/etc).



Me: Danielle Marie Brown- Let's see here. I am 22 and will turn 23 in July. I am a stay-at-home-mom who God has blessed with the opportunity to work part time from home! I work for the billing department of a surgeon's office (Chip's dad is one of the four surgeons in the practice....this really helped in allowing for my situation of working from home!). I also type letters for Chip's dad.




Some of our favorite TV shows: The Office * LOST * So You Think You Can Dance * Chuck * America's Next Top Model * Beauty and the Geek* (Chips also LOVE LOVE LOVES Smallville)

Our Church: East Valley Bible Church Chip has been going to East Valley since it started 16.5 years ago. It is a large church and that took some adjusting for me (the church I went to back home was between 200-300 people, EVBC has 4,000-4,500). Now, after being there for over 3 years, it definitely is starting to feel like home. We love setting up the coffee/ice water tables once a month and meeting new people in the process : ) We have also been involved in two small groups, first a newly married group, and for the past year a "home group". The newly married group provided such encouragement and support for our first 2 years of marriage, and our current home group is amazing as well! We love all the couples so much and God uses the time we spend together each week to really grow and encourage the group.
The Kids:
Makenzie Rose- She is such a little miracle and blessing from the Lord. She was born last April and it has been amazing to watch her grow and develop over the past 13 months. It is amazing how dependent they start out, and in just a short year they are all over the place...walking and trying to use their own little language. Kenzie has blonde hair, dimples, blue eyes, and pretty much looks A LOT like her daddy. She thinks she is pretty funny and has SUCH a great personality. It is rare for her to be unhappy, even when she doesn't feel well. She has been such a wonderful baby and we feel SO blessed that God chose us to be her mom and dad.

BABY BOY- Our next little family member is being knit together in my womb as I write this! I am 28 weeks pregnant today with our little boy and we are getting anxious to meet him. We know so far that he is strong and healthy and active : ) We also DO have his name picked out, but have not revealed it yet! So that part of this little mystery man is coming soon as well. It will be interesting to see if this little guy is an easy going baby like his big sister has been, or if he's going to give us some trouble. We'll find out soon!

Where We Live: Right now we live in a cute little 2BR/1Bath condo in Mesa, AZ. We have lived here for 2 years now and, while we look forward to a little bit more space in the future, we are enjoying our nice little 900 sq ft coziness for now : ) We are close (4-5 minutes) to Chip's parents and the home he grew up in and even closer (2-3 minutes) from his dad's parents, Grandma and Grandpa Brown. We enjoy being able to spend time with his family frequently and know it would be much harder to get together if we lived farther away. Plus, it is nice having babysitters so close! Kenzie LOVES going over to Grandma's house and playing with the "puppies" (three big Weimaraners!)

The Living Room













The Kitchen













The Dining Room













Our Pets: We have FISH : ) I was not convinced that I could be a "fish person" before we got married, but Chip changed my mind. I thought having fish was having a 2 gallon aquarium with some goldfish or guppies or tetras. WRONG AGAIN! We have a 110 gallon aquarium which is the home of our 6 pets. Herbie- a Tiger Oscar Ugly- a Clown Knifefish Mmmmbop (yes, after the Hanson hit!)- a Jack Dempsey cichlid Flash- a freshwater pufferfish (although we're not sure exactly what kind.....) Sharkie- a Shark Catfish and last but not least..... Sucker Fish- a Sucker Fish...lol....or officially a Plecostomus












































Hmm...so I think I am about done for the night. Hopefully this gives a slight overview of our current (and wonderful) situation in life and how RICHLY God has blessed us these first few years!

In His Hands,
Dani