With a little help from our friends

We've been extremely blessed to have so many sweet friends help us during this time of transition. Mama Sims stayed with us for about a week and a half, cooking us dinner and cleaning up after our mess. She always says, I'll take care of you and Tim and y'all take care of the babies. So sweet. Although I think even she got worn out, which is no easy feat if you know my mom. :) Paw Paw also took Luke back to Clanton with him for about 5 days so we could have some time with just Mallory. That helped us sooo much. We realize how easy having just an infant is. We were so stressed with Luke and I don't really know why because all they do is eat, sleep, and make dirty diapers. :) Luke and Mallory's 12 year old cousin emily came and stayed with us for about a week to help out. Here are some photos of some of our visitors. We are blessed...thanks to our sweet family and friends for your support, dinners, and gifts.

The Deneke's

Amanda

Parker and the Henrys

The Brunsons

Zayne and Elisa

Anne Riley Marshall

Katrina

The Auburn Cap

Ever since Luke was young, Tim wanted to get him an Auburn cap. We thought it was a cute and novel idea, let our little boy wear a cap to games. Well, since Luke's been about 18 months he absolutely loves his Auburn cap and wants to wear it everywhere. Most kids that age, hate wearing caps. Not Luke. We sometimes have to hide it from him or he'll wear it to church. I relented one morning and figured it wasn't worth the fight, and let him wear it to school. He is almost obsessed with it Maybe this cap is his security blanket. Of course, it has gotten dirty and I have to sneak it to the laundry, just to get it washed. Well, poor Mom was stuck with the task of getting Luke dressed to go to the hospital after Mallory was born. Naturally, he wanted to wear the Auburn cap. She let him wear it to the hospital and of course he got lots of comments from the workers. Mom wanted him to take off the cap so that we could get some photos of him and the new baby without the cap on. Luke took his cap off and mom was able to put it away in her purse. Wouldn't you know that 20 minutes later, a worker walked past and asked Luke where his Auburn cap went. Oh well, we love your Auburn cap, we just want some photos of you without your Auburn cap on so we can see your face and hair. Enjoy these photos of Luke and his beloved Auburn cap!

Auburn Baseball

Yes, we are those crazy Auburn fans! While, I was in the hospital giving birth to Mallory, the SEC baseball tournament was going on. So, of course, we had it on the t.v. in the background. The doctor would come in and watch it with us for a few minutes and the nurses kept commenting how much we got into sports. Oh, if they only knew. Well, Auburn had a great a season and the team was able to host a regional tournament here in town. The only problem was that it was being held a week and a half after Mallory was born. Well, we all wanted to go so we just took her with us! Yes, Tim overheard a lady say that was the youngest baby she had ever seen at an Auburn sporting event! :)

Don't worry, I didn't keep Mallory out there too long. We probably only stayed 3 or 4 innings. Although, Tim and I joke that she's the easy one because all she does is sleep at this age! The only trouble we had was a ticket nazi. We realize Luke is getting to the age that he needs a ticket. Sometimes ushers ask for a ticket and sometimes they don't. He hasn't had to have a ticket for baseball games all season. Well, this guy starts asking for a ticket for Luke. We were at the parking deck gate so I had Tim go around to the front gates and of course those ladies don't ask for a ticket for Luke. So, Tim comes back to the gate to meet us and the usher says, "she needs a ticket". OMG, you've got to be kidding me. A week and a half year old needs a ticket to go to a baseball game that she's going to sleep through. I'll be holding her, so she won't be taking up a seat. I'm thinking this is ridiculous and probably got a tad testy with the usher. So, he informs us, he'll get his supervisor to settle the manner. The supervisor comes up and asks who is the child that needs a ticket. The usher points to Mallory and the supervisor starts dying laughing and says, "no, that's ridicuolous. She doesn't need a ticket." Thank goodness, common sense prevailed.

Getting Settled

It's been a whirlwind since we've been home. Thankfully, Paw Paw and my parents came into town to help us get adjusted to coming home. We've been trying to keep Luke busy so he doesn't get jealous or feel neglected. We were in luck because his cousin, Karissa, had a tea party two days after we got home from the hospital. Tim and his dad took him to the party. They said it was hilarous. Luke and another boy drinking tea and hanging with the ladies.

Luke also attended Abby Grace's 4th birthday party at the lake on Memorial Day. I can't believe Abby Grace is 4!!! Thank goodness for playdates to get that energy out!