Downward Dog

This would make his Aunt Rae so proud! Rae is a yoga instructor and the "downward dog" is a yoga pose that happens to be Marshall's favorite. He does this move all the time, even when he is in the baby pool at Pop and Loni's house.

It seems he is happiest when he is upside down.

Tubing

Last Sunday we spent the afternoon on the lake. It was fun to get out there and do some knee boarding and tubing. Marshall had his first tubing experience. I was a little let down by his lack of enthusiasm for water sports. His face never changed the whole time we were out there together. I am hoping next year he will at least crack a smile. He was pretty serious the whole time.




Watching the boats with daddy. He LOVES boats!






Notice the lack of enthusiasm (from him, not me, I am clearly happy about taking him tubing).

Blueberries...He loves them.

Can You Blame Him?

Dunkin' Donuts does make the BEST mocha latte ever! Marshall and I have a slight addiction. I'll share my mocha latte with this sweet boy any day of the week.

Dancing

Our little stud loves to hear music. Whenever it comes on he likes to shake his booty. Have fun watching. (Pause the music)

SO BIG!!!!!!

Since Marshall is getting so big we taught him to hold his hands up above his head when asked, "How big are you?" He has really got it down. Once football season starts we can teach him to do the same move when he hears the word "touchdown!"

Our next trick will be "sic' em bears." Stay tuned for that.

This Boy!

This boy is 11 months old today! This boy has the BEST smile, seriously, just look at him. This boy has seven teeth and he hates to brush them. This boy walks, I mean REALLY walks (he's fast). This boy says, "hi, mama, dada, sssss (sam), ttttttt (tom), ni-ni (night night), dis (this) dddd (down). This boy signs "more, all done, eat, please, thank you, milk." This boy gives some great (although very wet) kisses. This boy giggles, giggles, giggles (even when there doesn't seem to be anything real amusing, he just giggles). This boy asks to go to bed when he's tired, love that! This boy dances when he hears music. This boy loves to read. This boy begs for food (we're trying to break him of this, he can sense when food is around and he starts signing "please" every time). This boy puts a smile on our face.

We love you Marshall. What a big boy you are. I can't believe my baby is almost 1.