My mom flew out on Friday morning to spend a few days with us. We have been having a great time with her and she has been having a fantastic time with Marshall. So, here's what we've been up to for the last couple of days...
On Saturday afternoon we went to Holy Hill, a cathedral about 45 minutes north of Milwaukee. It is out in the country and it is beautiful. Unfortunately spring hasn't really arrived in Wisconsin yet, so everything is still dead, but it was still nice. Marshall was a great little sport and I'm sure he enjoyed being out in the sun, despite it still being a little chilly.
Marshall had an audience for bath time this morning with Grandma Toney around-he was a definite ham for the camera...
And of course, Easter pictures...
And in honor of the Easter Bunny...
And a nice family picture...
Grandma Toney also talked me into letting Marshall try some Cheerios. I resisted for two days because giving him Cheerios would mean that he is growing up, but I decided to face the facts and broke down and bought him some Cheerios last night. So, he had has first experience with Cheerios after church today. He didn't put any in his mouth, he just played with them. Grandma Toney did get one in though and he was quite entertained with it for quite a while-definitely different then baby food.
We are actually having a pretty decent day in Milwaukee today so Marshall and I took his first trip to the park. We only live a few blocks away so we decided to enjoy the sunshine even more and walk.
I absolutely love this picture, and here's why. When Marshall is at home Richard and I are always talking about how big he's getting and how quickly he is growing up. Well, I put him in the swing at the park and just started to laugh. To us he seems big, but compared to many other things, like a swing set, he is still just a little guy. He just looked too cute sitting there in the swing to not snap a picture!
On Monday afternoon we went to the Betty Brinn Children's Museum in downtown Milwaukee. They have a special play area for children three and under and Marshall had a great time. He played with soft blocks, sat on a huge horse, and played tic-tac-toe.
On Saturday afternoon we went to Holy Hill, a cathedral about 45 minutes north of Milwaukee. It is out in the country and it is beautiful. Unfortunately spring hasn't really arrived in Wisconsin yet, so everything is still dead, but it was still nice. Marshall was a great little sport and I'm sure he enjoyed being out in the sun, despite it still being a little chilly.
So here's the explanation for this sad little picture. Richard pulled his clarinet out the other night for the first time since we had Marshall and this was Marshall's reaction to the beautiful clarinet music, what a sad little guy!
