We haven't been taking many pictures lately. Marshall came down with croup, apparently cousins share all sorts of things. A steroid was prescribed by his doctor and my sweet little one has just not been himself. A few adjectives to describe Marshall on prednisone: cranky, aggressive, fussy, needy, moody. He just really hasn't been himself and quite honestly my patience was starting to run thin. Fortunately he took his last dose today and I am hoping he returns to his happy little self quickly. Someone, please tell me that stuff gets out of their little systems quickly! He finished up the nasty medication just in time. I almost sold him for 23 cents yesterday and I would have been making out really great on that deal. I kid....kind of.
Scott has surgery tomorrow so he also has been on prednisone for the last week in preparation. These two have been a match made in heaven. :) Hopefully the Crawford family will all be feeling better in the coming weeks. I'm hoping by Thanksgiving everyone is healthy and feeling good.
I'll get some pictures up when he is feeling up to having his picture taken again.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Sunday, October 31, 2010
how i was able to get some things done
Most days Marshall really enjoys me playing with him. On most days, I really enjoy getting down on the floor and playing with him. He's really tons of fun and never ceases to crack me up. However, there are some days that my home requires a bit of my attention. Last Friday was one of those days. I was fortunate that Marshall independently went to the coloring basket, pulled out his markers and coloring books, and began to quietly color for about 45 minutes. As I cleaned the kitchen and he colored, he would occasionally look up at me and say, "not color on the wall, color on paper." I appreciated that he was reminding himself of that little rule. There was enough cleaning to do in my house without the chore of washing the walls added to the list.
I love that he still has chubby baby hands. I think it may be the only "baby" piece I have left. I'll be sad when he actually has real knuckles and not the sweet little dimple knuckles.
serious concentration 
I love that he still has chubby baby hands. I think it may be the only "baby" piece I have left. I'll be sad when he actually has real knuckles and not the sweet little dimple knuckles.
serious concentration School Party
Marshall's little class had a Halloween party last Thursday. They performed three songs with motions and then filled up on sweets. Marshall was pretty excited about wearing his costume to school despite the nasty humidity we had that day. He endured the song and dance only because he knew that treats were to follow. The treats were really much more important to him. I think he made the cutest little zebra. I wasn't sure how he would handle the hood but he actually loved it!
The important stuff!
The important stuff!Monday, October 11, 2010
skytop orchard
This past Saturday we went to an apple orchard in North Carolina. We had heard a lot of good things about this particular orchard and decided to make the trip up. We were so glad we did. There were goats, ducks, hay rides, playgrounds, picnic areas, pumpkins, and of course apple picking. Our favorite was the hot apple cider donuts, so delicious! Marshall picked out two little pumpkins that he insisted on carrying into the apple orchard. He toted those pumpkins around the whole time. It was a great family memory and we plan to make it an annual tradition. That makes me so happy because apple picking and apple donuts are such a fun memory I have from my childhood and I'm glad we found a good place to carry on that tradition.
Mo enjoying his apple donut.
Hauling those pumpkins through the orchard. I think he stole a few apples too!
Mo enjoying his apple donut.
Hauling those pumpkins through the orchard. I think he stole a few apples too!dollywood
Back in September we took a long weekend and went to Pigeon Forge , TN. Marshall LOVES Dollywood. He still continues to talk about it and I'm pretty sure he is ready for a trip back. We like to call it redneck Disney. It has been great for our family because it isn't too far away and we were able to get season passes for cheap. We don't want to spend money on Disney World until he can really enjoy and remember the trip.
I regret not taking my camera the first day of the trip because he rode on the Veggie Tales roller coaster. It is a children's roller coaster but not what you would consider appropriate for a two year old. On the first day they measured him and he met the height requirement. The following day he wanted to ride again, marched up to the attendant and was told he wasn't tall enough. He was disappointed but handled it well. I just wish I had a picture of him riding the one time he was able. Hopefully on our next visit he will have grown the 1/10th of an inch he needs to legitimately ride.
He would wave to us every time he went around.
This was one of his favorite rides. I was surprised at how patiently he would wait in line. Such a big boy.
They both really love Dollywood.
I regret not taking my camera the first day of the trip because he rode on the Veggie Tales roller coaster. It is a children's roller coaster but not what you would consider appropriate for a two year old. On the first day they measured him and he met the height requirement. The following day he wanted to ride again, marched up to the attendant and was told he wasn't tall enough. He was disappointed but handled it well. I just wish I had a picture of him riding the one time he was able. Hopefully on our next visit he will have grown the 1/10th of an inch he needs to legitimately ride.
He would wave to us every time he went around.
This was one of his favorite rides. I was surprised at how patiently he would wait in line. Such a big boy.
They both really love Dollywood.
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