Visit with Alison

One of my best friends, Alison was visiting her parents in San Antonio and came up with her sister to visit Mandy and me. It was so great getting to see her. I am so sad we won't see her this summer at our annual lake weekend. . .

Alivia's First Dentist Appointment

Much to most of my friends' dismay, I waited until Alivia was well past 4 years old to take her to the dentist. She did GREAT and let them scrape on her teeth and run all sorts of scrubbers on them. Dr. Watts was really nice and his staff was great. Dr. Watts said Alivia has a crossbite which can be seen when kids have allergies and breathe through their mouths, so we may have to see and ENT in the future. He also said braces were definitely in our future. . .

Cutest photo of Will and Alivia

Nanny Alva took this shot of the kids the other day. I just love the expressions on their faces.

Spring Day at the Ranch

My parents and I took the kids to Bertram for the day. We had an absolute blast. The weather could not have been more beautiful and the kids just love exploring out there. We walked down to the river, took several spins in the paddle boat, and had a hot dog lunch. Grandpa fished and caught several bass. Alivia was fascinated with touching and releasing the fish. Will was content to just watch Pa cast the fishing line. Thanks Mimi and Grandpa for such a fun day!

35 weeks (tomorrow)

So my friend Melissa reminded me that I need to cherish this time while pregnant and document it! And I have also heard from several friends that they think I look much smaller this time than when I was pregnant with Will. So I thought I would compare how big I am at 35 weeks compared with Alivia and Will.

Top photo (Alivia ~35 weeks)

Bottom left (Will ~35 weeks)

Bottom right (Baby #3)

Tag

My friend Amy tagged me!

Here are the rules:

1) Open your first photo folder.

2) Choose the 10th photo and tell the story behind it.

So, this would be summer 2002. Matt is driving across the country from Washington, DC to Portland, Oregon with two of his buddies - Daryl and Colin. They were both dropped off at different spots along the way. Here they are in Moscow, Idaho at Daryl's parent's ranch. Matt has his Texas t-shirt on in honor of me! I had been living in Portland for about 6 weeks (without Matt!) starting my Internal Medicine Residency at Providence Portland Medical Center. I remember I could not wait until he arrived. Our new house was filled with boxes while I was living with a family (The MacKays - they were awesome!) waiting for him to arrive. What an amazing time we had in Portland. It is hard to believe we were there from 2002-2005.