What Marshall Has Been Up To...

Playing in the bathtub. As of last week, Marshall is no longer using his baby bathtub. He was just getting too big so we decided to put him in the real tub. He absolutely loves it and bath time is a hit.










Playing with Luke Rabe. A couple of weeks ago my friend Jill needed a baby-sitter for her two boys for a couple of hours. Nolan is two and fortunately slept the whole time I was there and Luke is five months. Luke slept for quite a while so I just had Marshall to worry about. Marshall was pretty excited to see Luke and these two little tikes had some fun together. Everything went smooth until near the end when they both needed bottles at the same time, so after some screaming from both of them, I got their bottles made, sat in between them, and held a bottle in each hand!

Getting into everything! Now that Marshall can move he is all over the place and our apartment is in a permanent state of mess. Marshall is so curious and just wants to grab everything and make noise with it all! While it definitely makes more work for us and at times can be frustrating, I just remind myself that I'm glad he can do all these things-it is a blessing!

Standing. Alright, I know this is a random picture, but I just love his little fat feet and chubby legs. so I had to take a picture. Marshall loves to stand against the couch and tap his hands on the cushions.

Playing with rings.

Supporting the Cougars.













Sleeping great! Marshall is consistently sleeping 11 to 12 hours at night and usually two two hour naps every day! I am loving it, mostly because I have had some very big work projects and it is so handy when he is such a good napper! And, as noted by the picture, he is also a very cute sleeper, this is one of his most frequent sleeping positions-I just love it!






Brushing his five teeth! That's right folks, his fifth tooth just broke through a couple of days ago. He now has three on the top and two on the bottom. Not even nine months old yet, and he's got a mouth full of teeth!




Smiling for the camera-what a happy guy!










Playing with a new toy-a rummage sale purchase! So I live in a cul-de-sac with a bunch of rummage sale loving women. I don't get all that excited about these things because I would rather just go to a store knowing that they have what I am looking for instead of trapsing all over the city trying to find what I want. Well, a few Saturdays ago I went running with some friends and we ran by a rummage sale and they had this toy that I have been wanting to get for Marshall for a while. It is in great condition and guess how much it cost me-$1!!! My first rummage sale purchase-I was so proud of myself! I don't know if I am truly converted to rummage sales yet, but at least its a start!

Practicing his push-ups!

And a Memorial Day trip to Michigan! Marshall and I took a little vacation to Michigan to visit my grandparents and many aunts, uncles, and cousins on my dad's side of the family. It was a wonderful weekend full of fun, relaxation, and of course, lots and lots of great food! Marshall also had a blast. He was constantly entertained and loved every minute of our stay.

Marshall and Jenna
Marshall and Jace
Marshall's crazy hair one morning...this is how he woke up, time for a haircut? Not quite yet. :)
Marshall and my cousin's son, Joel, who is five months younger then Marshall, but just as tall!
Marshall and my Aunt Michelle
Jenna and Marshall in a game of "Hand to Foot"
Marshall and Grandpa Toney just relaxing.

Playing with doors. Marshall has developed a fascination with doors. Anytime I open a door he scoots his little body over and swings the door back and forth and gets a kick out of it-ah, simple pleasures!

Playing with his cougar, good old Scar!

Clapping and talking!

So that's what Marshall has been up to, here's just a couple notes on what Richard and I have been doing. Richard took his last final as an M2 two weeks ago so of course we had to go out to celebrate. We went out for dinner with three other couples and had a wonderful time! It is crazy to think that two years have gone by already; we're growing up!


And now to close the longest post in the world...a couple of weeks ago we had our annual branch talent show and I performed a hip-hop dance with some of our great Relief Society sisters. We had such a fun time practicing on Saturday mornings and we rocked the show! We are already starting to think of new ideas for next year!