Mother's Day

My Grandmother ("Mama T") rode the train from Fort Worth to visit us for the weekend and to meet John Peyton. We had a nice dinner at Peyton and Emily's and Mama T just took all the craziness in. At 92 years old, she has good humor about all the activity. And Will seemed to really think she was special. Grandmother had more than a few laughs at Will's conversations with her.

Swim Team!

Alivia went to her first "practice" for swim team yesterday. There were more kids her age than I expected and all were girls except 2 little boys! I forgot my camera, so I took this shot with my phone. Alivia did pretty well, although we need to work on getting her to put her face under the water. These first 2 weeks are just a trial to see if she will make the team or not. . .

(Alivia is the one without a cap on, 5th from the left)

Daddy and Will

First Bath and 2 Week Check Up

So we finally got around to giving John his first bath! The pictures aren't great, but you get the idea. Alivia and Will were super-excited to "help" out so we really had to pay attention. John liked the bath overall. . .

We also had our 2-week check up with Dr. Dawson yesterday. John gained 14 oz. since being discharged from the hospital so we are well on our way (total weight 8 lbs. 14 oz.)! Dr. Dawson said he looked great. Next appt: 2 months old.

2 Weeks Old!

John is 2 weeks old today. Alivia is handling the change like a champ and even said today, "I love having a baby brother." Will, on the other hand, is a little more unsure about the whole thing. He swings from his charming self to complete defiance over the littlest things. But as Matt reminds me, we just need to give him some grace as he transitions to this huge life change. Hang in there, Will! We love all three of you so much. . .

Sister in the Bluebonnets

My parents took Alivia for the day out to Bertram. There were spectacular bluebonnets there and the weather was perfect. Alivia loved having the special one on one attention. They even travelled to see the progress of the remodel at the lakehouse. She came home one tired little girl!

Where Have All the Flowers Gone???

Matt had been eyeing a place near our house to take pictures in the bluebonnets (or bluebells as Matt often calls them!). But by the time we got ourselves there they were all gone! So we opted for plan B and took some pictures in the yellow flowers instead.

Let's just say Will wanted NO PART of this whole affair - Matt got so frustrated at one point that he yelled to Will "Be a MAN!" I was laughing so hard I had to turn around.