Pickle

I gave Mo his first pickle this week. He didn't really like it.

Baylor Children's Museum

Back at the begininng of this month we headed to Texas for a wedding. We decided to drive which is a decision I won't discuss or complain about here. I'll just say that halfway there Scott said, "We're NEVER driving again!" I must say I won't argue with that. Marshall did pretty well with the exception of the last three hours of our trip home. That was a LOOONNNNNGGGG three hours. Despite the drive we had a great time visiting friends and family in Waco.

While we were in Texas we made it to the children's museum on Baylor campus. It was a great way to spend a rainy day. Marshall really enjoyed himself and we were pretty impressed with the museum. Burning off energy is always good for the afternoon nap, this was a good way to get rid of that little boy energy.




He played with bugs.






Rode a tricycle.




Ground some corn.




And went in a teepee with Daddy.

It was a great day!

Cringe

Does this make you cringe?

It makes me want to clean his mouth with a Clorox wipe.

Snip, Snip

Well, we finally did it. We knew it was time when we kept getting, "what a pretty little girl" comments. I can't help but wonder if those people wondered why I was dressing my little girl like a boy?!?! I mean really, his clothes are clearly gender specific, and they are all boys' clothes. Anyway, I wanted him to be able to see. It was hard to cut those baby locks but we are pleased with the results. I think in two weeks it will be even better because it won't have the 'just cut' look.





This was the picture that made me make an appointment and get his hair cut.





He was so good. Two lollipops didn't hurt. He double fisted those the whole time.

The final result. He doesn't look so sure about it.























Most importantly, he still has those delicious baby curls.

Working Vacation

Scott had some business to do in Charleston last week so Marshall and I decided to tag along and make a vacation out of it. We walked around downtown, went to the children's museum, shopped at the outlets, went to the beach, hit the aquarium, and went to the outlets once more! Marshall did great in the hotel and we learned that the boy moves around A LOT in his sleep. Every morning we woke to, "mama, dada, mama, dada, dada, dada, mama!" That's when we knew the day had begun. We're looking forward to our next working vacation.









He got many treats, or as he says, "teat." That would be cookies n' cream ice cream on his lips. We said, "no" to the giant gumball behind him! :)







He hated the sand.

Charleston Aquarium

I wasn't so sure about taking Marshall to the aquarium but Scott thought it would fun. He was right. The look on my little boy's face was pure joy. He stood at the big fish tank and just pointed and squealed. We tried to go to the next exhibit and he turned around to go stare at those fish. The aquarium was the perfect size, not huge, but big enough to take a couple of hours and enjoy family time. I was pretty excited about the penguin exhibit, I can tell you all about the four penguins that live there. They are on loan from the San Diego aquarium. I never knew aquarium's loaned there animals. Anyway, we had a really great morning at the aquarium.










There were two baby skunks at the aquarium and I still don't know why they were there. Not very aquatic.

Beach

We headed to the beach one evening during our little mini vacation. I got a few cute pictures of Marshall, despite his hatred of sand. What can I say, he's definitely MY boy. I totally understand his feeling toward sand. I HATE it too! I wouldn't be sad if I never had to feel sand again. Even with his shoes one he would freeze up and shake his head "no." We laughed and took pictures...then we picked him up. I had to get a few shots, he looked too handsome not to.