Wow, I'm sooo behind!

Okay, so I'm way behind in updating this thing. What can I say? I'm busy being a mom! But here it goes:

In early January, Matt's sisters, Sarah and Lisa, came to visit for a weekend. We visited the Arboretum and had lots of fun "appreciating" the trees.

This is a great action shot. We came across a termite-eaten tree, and Matt and Lisa enjoyed kicking part of the bark off.

Lisa conquers the vine!

Matt and Jennie sitting in a tree . . .

We're not sure what Sarah's doing . . .

We also went to visit the Battleship Texas, a real battleship that fought in WWI and WWII and is now retired.

Bring out the big guns.

Ahoy there!

A few weeks later, my mom came to visit to work on our family history. My grandmother was an avid genealogist and collected tons on information. So, my mom and I are trying to get it all organized on the new Family Search program. It didn't take long for me to catch the genealogy bug. I'm now dedicating at least an hour each Sunday to it.

Last week, my sister Alison was here in Houston for three different job interviews. We loved having her here and Michael enjoyed the extra attention. By the end of the week he would point from one to the other of us and we'd have to say Mom-Alison-Michael over and over. The last day she was here, we visited the Museum of Fine Arts downtown, including the sculpture garden. If you've never been, it's worth a trip just to see it. They have a fabulous collection!

I love this guy! Matt got not one, but two judicial internships for this summer, covering first and second terms. We would have felt lucky for him to get one, but two is amazing. And, they're with two of the judges he most wanted to work with. He'll be taking classes on top of the 40-hour a week internships, so he won't get much of a summer break, but the experience will absolutley be worth it!


A Michael update: Michael said his first word, "Mama," a few weeks ago. It made this mama very happy! About that same time, he took his first steps! He's been toddling around a little since then, but mostly he just takes a few steps and then falls. I think by his birthday, though, he'll be getting around better.

Just some funny pictures:

Hey mista', can you spare a dime?

Don't hate me because I'm cute.

Michael enjoys feeding himself yogurt and green beans.

Like my new do?