From Denny Brown (Roy) December, 2014
A Very Full House...
The Remarkable Family of Tandy and Grace Brown
Mike Brown has graciously offered to be the Brown Family Blogger! He will attempt to take up where Dolfe left off with the Plain Brown Rappers, keeping us up to date. If you would like to contribute or comment on the blog, please go to tandyandgrace.tumblr.com and click on the "Submit" button in the upper left corner. You will need to enter your name and email in order to comment. You can also ask Mike a question by clicking on "Ask me anything" in the same area. If you want to include a picture, you do that by clicking the pulldown menu in the toolbar where it says "Text", selecting "Photo" and dragging your photo into the box. Add your text in the "Caption" box. Please let us know what is going on with you and your family! If you click on a photo in the blog, you can see it full size. As a side note, please identify which branch (i.e.sibling) you are connected to--some of us have a hard time keeping it all straight!
From Becky Ward (Dick)
December 15, 2013
Greetings from Snowy Colorado!
We are grateful for the early winter snow that has fallen in Aspen. Skiing has been terrific on the mountains and the cross country trails. We hope Mother Nature continues to shower us with much needed moisture this winter.
2013 was a wonderful year for our family. Michael continues to train and compete as a member of the United States Nordic Combined Ski Team. The 2014 season begins this week with three World Cup “B” races in Park City, Utah. We will be cheering from the sidelines! He is working hard to be named to the Olympic team that will compete in Sochi, Russia in February. Watch for the US Nordic Combined team during the Olympics they have a strong team and could do well in the Games.
Michael continues to take classes at Westminster College in Salt Lake City during the spring and summer. Can’t believe he will turn 21 next week!
Last winter we traveled to Austria, Italy and Slovenia to watch some of his competitions. Who knew that we would be following our son around the globe? We were very fortunate to be there and enjoy some of the wonderful cross country skiing. A highlight when we were in Italy was to visit and stay with the family of one of our Rotary exchange students. They “spoiled” us with their superb Italian food, including six courses, and wine and grappa!
Craig continues to coach for the Aspen Valley Ski Club Nordic Team, oversee some of the back country huts in our area, and sell real estate. A deer surprised him on his bicycle going 45 MPH last spring …luckily the bike and helmet took the worst of the fall. He was “back in the saddle” on a new bike by the end of the summer.
Becky loves her new position as Aspen Campus Manager for the Aspen Institute. She is learning a lot about managing art galleries, plus the large conference and hotel complex. And she still assists with scholarship and special events. She is pleased that the ACL repair to our dog “Trapper’s” knee was successful so he can hike and cross country ski with her.
We’ve enjoyed several “family” gatherings this year- with the Brown family over Thanksgiving to celebrate Charlie’s 50th birthday; a visit to Grafton Pond, NH with the deSieyes clan and new baby Isabelle; and a “father-son” deep sea fishing trip with the deSieyes cousins to Panama. Craig’s mother, Becky, is in good health and will celebrate her 92nd birthday this year.
We look forward to hearing from you, and wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and health and happiness in the New Year.
Love,
Becky & Craig
Michael Ward (son of Becky Ward, grandson of Dick) is competing for a place on the US Ski Team for the 2014 Winter Olympics
Happy Holidays
From Natalie Dinkelmand (daughter of Charles)
Holiday greetings from the Colorado Brown’s, Ron and Jodi (Colorado Springs) and Natalie and Mark (Dinkelmand - Fort Collins). We enjoy spending time with Dad and Mom, (Charles and LaVena) in Fairplay, CO at Ken Brown’s Giving Tree Ranch. Photo taken at Thanksgiving 2013.
Warm wishes for a Christmas filled with joy and a peaceful 2014!
Submitted by Nat Brown, 9702220648
