After Harper was born, we sent out a mass email to our entire email address book with pictures and brief details of her birth. We have gotten some wonderful emails from family and friends in response. In order to archive all the kind remarks we have recieved, I have copied and pasted them into the comments section below.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
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41 comments:
"What a beautiful little princess! She is just perfect and so lucky to have so many big brothers to watch out for her as she grows!
Congratulations-we are so happy for your family!"
Love,
Darrin, Alicen, Malia, and Tessa Bateman
"What a beautiful family! You can see so much love and excitement in the eyes of Packer, Holland, and Cannon. These photos tell the whole story without any words at all. Harper has brought such love and amazement to your home. We keep showing Harper's pictures to everyone here. We also show them pictures of your whole family. They are in awe of you and want to hear all about you. We can hardly stand to be so far away. But the Lord is bringing me strength to cope. Keep the pictures and explanations coming."
Love, Grandma Brown
"Mark! How exciting! I am so happy for you both! A daughter is so delightful!!!!! The pictures were very sweet and your son's look so happy to have Harper in their family! Thank you for sending the great news! Tamara Smith ( my sister Sarah just had a girl on Monday-the seventh! It's a great season to have baby's!)"
Tamara Smith
"Congratulations!
I am so happy for you, she looks so cute. We have a cousin named Afton and she is so cute also. I hope you guys and your "baby princess" will continue to thrive together. Thanks for letting us know."
Bridgette Server
"Mark,
Congratulations! She is beautiful! Too bad she doesn't have any hair. I'm glad both Mom and Harper (love the name) are doing well.
Take care"
Dianne Morris (from work)
"Mark and Holly
She is absolutely beautiful!!! Of course. It must be nice to have a little more pink at the Brown's house.
Thanks of sending the pictures along and glad everyone is well. I can't believe how big Packer is now, time really flies by.
Take care"
Leslie White (work friend)
"Browns-
Congratulation!! She's beautiful! Call me if you need ANYTHING!"
Lisa Fisher (neighbor)
"Congrats!"
From the Bautista's
(Rhett, Robin, Madison and Lucas)
"What a great Mother's Day gift!!!!!!! She is beautiful! Thanks for letting me know! I sure love you, Holly! I love her little name!
Take care!"
Melanie Kieffer (Holly's college friend)
"She's a doll. Congratulations, Thanks for letting me know."
Pat Nichols (old neighborhood)
"Congratulations! She is such a baby doll. --and such handsome parents--and such handsome brothers.
I love the name you've chosen. Harper will fit her beautifully. I have a cousin (same age as my oldest son) and her name is Afton and she's beautiful inside and out. Holly Harper Brown is pretty wonderful, too.
Soak it all up!"
Laura Ellsworth (current ward)
"You guys, she is sooooooo beautiful! Look at all that
hair, and your boys are so stinking cute. Holly,
congrats, try to relax and do not answer your phone!
Im so happy for you. She doesn't even have a cone
head!!!!"
Love, Megan Thomas (current ward)
"Mark and Holly,
Congratulations! What a wonderful Mothers' Day gift. She is beautiful."
Sharon Welker (current ward)
"Congratulations! She's absolutely beautiful."
The Bowen's (current ward)
"Congratulations!! She is so cute!! What a beautiful family.
Much love,"
Aimee Christy (current ward)
"What a beautiful baby! All that hair! Congrats! We are so excited
for you to experience a girl. They really are so wonderful! LOVE THE BOW!!!"
Tanya (Remski) Chidester
"So glad that you let us in on the news!!! Congrats, nice work! it was fun to see all the photos. darling!! can't wait to see her in person and catch up w/ you all! Good luck w/ everything,
ie... sleep, and such.. bet the boys just are loving it!"
Hummer Family (old ward)
"Congratulations! What a beautiful princess! Thanks for sharing the news and pics!"
Love, The Kenney Family (neighbors)
"Dear Brown Family: Wow!! Harper is so beautiful that I can't even breathe when I look at her. She is perfect. I am dying to hold her and kiss her. How can I wait? Cannon, will you kiss her for me? Thanks.
The picture of Harper in the pink car seat look so much like our little Brown babies. We have a day old picture of Suzi that is identical. Other photos of Harper look more like Holly. Now, how could she be more lucky - to look like Holly and Suzi. Thank you so much for all the photos. We would die without them. We are just so thankful that she is here and has perfect health and that you, Holly are healthy too. Our many prayers have come true.
Packer and Holland, I bet you are really helpful to your Mom and Dad now that Harper is here. Please let us know some of the things you are doing to help and what you think of your new baby princess. You are so lucky to have a new baby sister. She can't play much now but in a few months she will learn to smile and want you to play nearby so she can watch you. She loves you very much.
We pray that all is going well in the Brown household. Wish we were there to help.
We have shown everyone in the office the pictures of Harper. They are totally blown away with her beauty and maturity. No one can believe she is only 1 day old. And all that hair! The 2 GA's have come to see her (Elder Condie and Elder Baxter, both 1st Q) They have been full of praise and compliments. It is hard to work when Harper is on my computer screen. I just pine to be near her. But the Lord is blessing me to be able to stand it."
Love, Grandma Brown
"Harper is beautiful!!!
The picture of her in the infant seat is the one that we have shown to everyone."
Grandpa Brown
"MelRae has introduced Harper to everyone in the New Zealand Pacific Island Area Office, including two General Authorities.
Everyone agrees that Harper is the most beautiful baby girl they have ever seen, and then they quickly and apologetically qualify their comment to exclude their own grandchildren.
I remember how concerned we were when we found that Mark had Jaundice when he was a baby. The doctors are now able to detect the condition quickly and then correct it with out any difficulty."
Grandpa Brown
"It will be so fun to see how Harper fits into the "boy" household. I am sure the pink is a strange addition! She looks beautiful. I don't know if she needs a bracelet to show she is a girl, but she SHOULD have a bracelet from her brothers! I think it is good that her name gives her and the rest of the troop a definitely connection to Grandma Harper! They are lucky!"
Aunt Shannon
"Congratulations guys! You have your Princess Harper! I love the name choice...very meaningful and all her own. We hope you guys are well. I will call you, Holly, when things calm down for you a bit and you are sleeping! I would love to bring you dinner after your family and ward have made the rounds. Love you bunches."
Lisa Elzey (long time friends)
"Congratulations, Holly & the Brown Men!!
I'm sure that she'll be the remarkable beauty that you are & allways have been! Of course, all of your boys are such strikingly handsome young men!
I was pleasantly surprised to get your notice of Harper's birth, since it's been so long since we spoke. I'm glad that I'm still on your e-mail list!! I've loved the gorgeous pics & stories of your family that I got at Christmas every year.
I actually now have my own lovely daughter to tell the world about! Ava Marie Rose Millar was born on 4/13. So we were both pregnant at the same time! I'm sure you're dealing with super-human sleep deprivation now too :( But, unlike me, you know how to deal with it!:)
Congratulations again!!"
Sunny & Ava (Holly's High School Friend)
"Oh my goodness she is cute! Holly you look great!"
Mrs. Smith (teacher at Summit)
"Holly,
Harper is so cute! Congratulations!"
Michelle Stewart (teacher at Summit)
"What a darling baby! Congratulations!"
Coral Lombard (neighbor)
"Congratulations to a wonderful and deserving family. She is absolutely beautiful and that dark hair, wow! We are so incredibly happy for you guys. Happy Mother's Day Holly! What a special blessing you have there, the pictures are adorable, thank you for sending them!
Lots of love,"
Kelly Jensen (old ward)
"Congratulations dear friends!!!! Little Harper was born on Brad's birthday! Holly, you look so radiant in that picture! I love it. You already even have a bow in her hair. You guys are such a wonderful family. Enjoy this precious special time! Thank you so much for emailing us. Happy Mothers Day Holly."
Love, Julia and Brad and all the Ross's (old ward & relatives of G&G's renters)
"Holly, Mark and proud brothers,
Oh my, what a sweet little girl! I am so glad she is here and doing well! She is beautiful! I have been thinking about you all and I am so happy for you. Please let me know if you need anything at all, I would love to help out!
Congratulations!"
Love, Kerry Hoffman (current ward)
"Harper is beautiful! She looks like her brothers which is good :) She has lots of hair.....i Love it! Can't wait to see her in person and hold her. Nice wok guys!!!"
Aunt Suzi
"LOVE THE NAME!"
Aunt Suzi
"Congratulations! Your baby is adorable. I hope you are having so much fun!"
Lisa Cutler (summit teacher)
"Holly and Mark,
Your new Princess is beautiful and so are your boys. Enjoy them."
Sincerely, Natalie Groathouse (Summit Administrator)
"Holly,
Well you sure have a darling daughter! She is SO eautiful!!!! She has lots of dark hair! Hopefully you can get a little bit of “shut eye” in there somewhere!
Take care and I can’t wait to meet Harper!"
Lisa McFadden (Summit Administrator)
"Your boys are so cute and Harper looks so much older than just a few days! Baby girls are tons of fun.
Congratulations."
Munro Murdoch (work friend)
:Congrats!!!! She’s cute… She must take after her mother."
Jared James (work friend)
"Congrats. She's a cutie!! If you need a babysitting, I'm available :) I have 3 girls and they want me to have a baby. I think borrowing others' babies is easier :) She is really cute!!"
Bonnie Bingham (work friend)
"I saw the pictures of that new little angel! You are one lucky guy! What a cutie!"
Carolynn Scott (work friend)
"I'm so excited! Have you chosen a name yet?"
Jordan Engle
"Holly and Mark,
C O N G R T U L A T I O N S ! ! !
We're trilled to welcome a beautiful baby girl into our family and think her name, Harper Afton Brown, is the perfect choice. We're grateful that both Holly and Harper are doing so well. Is it fair for a little girl to be the biggest of the Brown babies?
I was conducting an annual Public Affairs training seminar when we broke out just long enough to make the phone call and the timing was great. I returned and immediately made the announcement to the entire group of 38 people that includes two members of the 1st Quorum of the 70, four Area Seventy's and five stake presidents. The seminar is 1 1/2 days in length and I have 2 1/4 hour of the instruction. the attendees come from every island group in the South Pacific.
Mark, we're expecting some photos right away."
Grandpa Brown
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