Sweet Face

He has a sweet face, right? His attitude is not always so sweet. How do I get a one year old to understand and respond to discipline? I'm lost. Scott and I were discussing this and he cracked me up when he said, "Dobson says you can start spanking at 18 months. Boy, I have a feeling my hand and his butt are gonna be good friends!" I'm glad we can laugh about it now, but he does seem to have a pretty strong will, so we may not be laughing later (say in about 6 months). Scott and I were such submissive children, how did this happen? We're praying he develops a submissive spirit.

the proof is in his mouth

I realized I actually got a picture of mulch in his mouth at the park yesterday.

On a related note, we attended a playgroup today and the eating of rocks, dirt, and mulch continued. I would have thought that after a couple times he would stop, but no, the battle continues. So far...he wins.

Perfect Day at the Park

I took all three boys to the park today to play and have a picnic. The high was 75 here and it was perfect park weather. We had a great time playing outside without sweating the whole time. It was actually pretty windy and overcast so we all wore long sleeves. This makes me so excited for fall. Marshall ate some mulch and thoroughly enjoyed himself. Please, someone tell me that my child isn't the only one that eats dirt, mulch, rocks etc. Not only does he eat these things, he doesn't at all seem bothered when he puts them in his mouth and he gets upset when I try and get them out of his mouth. I don't think all kids do this, maybe they do??? Maybe? I hope he's not the only one!

Green beans make him happy!

Zoolander

This is his best "Blue Steel" modeling pose.

Party Pics

Tiffiney put some pictures of Marshall's party on her blog . I knew some of you would be interested, especially those of you that couldn't make the trek to be here and celebrate in person. I love how they came out and can't wait to see the rest. Thanks again, Tiffiney! You Rock!

Once you get to the blog, scroll down until you see the post titled, "Marshall / 1 Year."

A Visit

I-Pa and Nana came to visit and help celebrate Marshall's first birthday. I think I-Pa must have hogged Marshall because we didn't get a single picture of Nana and Marshall. We will definitely need to do this when we visit them in October.

I was really surprised at how quickly Marshall warmed up to them. They arrived at 1:15 and Marshall went down for his nap at 2:00, when he woke up from his nap he went straight to I-Pa and snuggled with him while he had his cracker and juice. He was very content to sit and snuggle, later in the weekend he was comfortable enough to be giving out kisses.

He pretty much had I-pa figured out by the time they left. He knew that if I-pa was putting him to bed and he cried, I-pa would scoop him back up and cuddle him a little longer. This was from the kid who doesn't utter a peep when it's bedtime, just rolls over and goes to sleep. It's funny how kids know how to work it, even at age one!

We had a great visit I-Pa and Nana, come again soon!








wet kisses!