Untitled Post (Day 6)

Not much to blog about today. We are having kind of a quiet Easter weekend. Scott and I did some work in the yard while Marshall napped this morning. I should have taken before and after pictures. We still have a lot to do, but it looks so much better already.

Our plan is to go to the park and have a picnic lunch and let Marshall enjoy the BEAUTIFUL weather we are having today. I'll be sure and take pictures of our fun family outing. For now, enjoy the pictures of this happy boy hanging out in his cousin Jack's old shirt. He gets to wear lots of his cousin's old clothes. Hooray for hand-me-downs and for a sister that has the same taste when it comes to clothing for our boys!






He's sporting a little bit of bed head here. I didn't notice it until after I took the pictures, but he is looking a bit poofy.

Kisses (Day 5)

Marshall has started learning what "kiss" is and he has an interesting way of giving kisses. He comes in with mouth opened wide and many times with his tongue out. I've always said, "there's no other way to kiss but with passion!" My nephews even know the phrase, "kiss with passion." I have a picture on my fridge of Sam and me sharing such a kiss. It is so sweet, his little eyes are closed... absolutely precious. Apparently Marshall thinks kissing with passion involves lots of drool and a tongue. We have a bit more learning to do. I will take one of his wet kisses any day. That is, when he isn't distracted by a crumb on the floor or a bird tweeting outside (just about everything distracts him these days) and will actually give me a kiss.

Yesterday I put him in front of the full length mirror in our bedroom to see what he would do. I think it is safe to say that he was quite taken with himself. I would say, "give that baby a kiss" and he did, over and over again. He would smile and wave at himself too. So cute!


kissing with passion (note the tongue)




more kisses

Marshall's Nicknames

Marshall has been given quite a few nicknames in his almost eight months. It seems a new one is thought up every few weeks. It helps to have a 3 and 4 year old cousin who can help come up with these things. I made a list of the most popular names he is called:

Marsh
Marshie
Marsh-Man
Mo
Mo-Mo (this happens to be the one Scott and I use most often)
Mooshy (this is a cousin Sam original)
Boo
Bub
Bubby

I'm sure I've forgotten some, but these are the ones used most frequently. Not very often is he called his given name. I love sweet little nicknames.





and....a picture just for fun

I can't believe he's mine! (Day 4)

I have a better understanding now of how my parents love me. I suppose having a child of your own will make you understand the love of a parent. I would die for this little boy, without thinking and without hesitation. I love him more than I even know how to describe, all you parents know what I mean. I can't believe he's mine, well... he's God's but I am so grateful that God blessed him to me on this earth. I am so thankful for the gift of this special little boy. I can't believe he's mine!

Marshmallow (Day 3)

In the spring and summer our bed looks like a big marshmallow. One of Marshall's nicknames is Marshmallow (he's a little soft)! Here are some pictures of Marshmallow playing on our marshmallow bed.

Splish Splash (Day 2)

Splish, Splash...he was takin' a bath. I put Marshall in our large tub last night. He had a blast. All of his toys were in his bath tub but he didn't care. Our tub was so roomy, he crawled across the tub, put his face in the water, and was all smiles. We took over 200 pictues of him in the tub last night! That's too many, but he is so smiley in all of them and I am having a hard time deciding which ones to delete. These are just a few of the 212 we took. :)

Day 1-BONUS POST

I've done today's post for "Seven Posts in Seven Days" however, I took these cute pictures tonight and thought I would do a bonus post just to get this thing jump started.



Why the big grin?


Looking closely...crawling toward...




DADDY!!!