Marshall Outside

Last night we took Azure to the park to play ball. Marshall looked so cute all bundled up in his coat, hat, and gloves. He loves being outside. Even if it is really cold.

Dinosaur Museum

What a funny looking dinosaur!
This really puts things into perspective!
Here are the boys by a Utah Raptor. Scary!

Dinosaur Museum

Matt and Marshall.
He is so tiny!
First time riding in his big-boy stroller without the carseat.
Wow we had a lot of fun! It wore him right out.
Here is Marshall and Mommy by a baby mammoth who was probably less than 1 year!
Yesterday Matt and I took Marshall to the the Dinosaur Museum at Thanksgiving Point. We had a lot of fun and Marshall seemed to like it. He was wide-eyed the entire time. We bought him a touch and feel book that he was really excited about. By the time we were done he was so exhausted.

JCW's

Yesterday we went to JCW's for lunch. Marshall had his first french fry and loved it! Here he is making a mess of it.

Sick Baby

Poor Baby Marshall has spent the last month of his life being sick. He started with bronchiolitis, which is a lung infection. This then developed into RSV, which developed into the pneumonia. He has had a fever of 102 degrees, with a cough, throwing up, and difficulty breathing. He was put on antibiotic and has a nebulizer to help open up his lungs a little bit. He is such a good baby that he sits nicely and helps you hold the mask on while he has his treatments. He knows it helps him feel better.
I missed two days of work last week to stay home with him. Then Grandma Vallentine took Wednesday-Friday last week to watch him. It was nice to know he had his own personal nurse to take care of him.
This week he is doing much better. He is still coughing and kind of sleepy, but is starting to be his cute little self again. What a relief!

Sitting Up!

One day when I picked Marshall up from daycare the babysitters were so excited to show me that Marshall could sit by himself! They had spent most of the day teaching him how. I was so excited when I got home that I took a billion pictures! As you can see, Azure was very nervous about it so he was there to catch him if he fell!

Hanging with Daddy

Marshall is such a Daddy's boy. He gets so happy when his daddy gets home to play. Daddy is the only one who can get him to sleep properly too! He has special methods that he tries to teach me, but it is just not the same!

Big Boy Food

We have started the new adventure of eating solids. At first he ended up with more on his clothes, and on me, than in his belly! Now he is doing much better.
So far he has LOVED sweet potatoes the most! I am crazy and decided to make his baby food. We have stocked our freezer with sweet potatoes, carrots, and peas. We have also made bananas! He makes a big mess, but is really happy with having a full tummy.
We have also started loving to drink from sippie cups! One day I was drinking a glass of water and Marshall grabbed at it. He then drank from my cup like he had been doing it all of his life. I finally decided to buy him his own big boy cup. I'm so proud of my little guy. He is getting so big that it makes me kind of sad.

Christmas Afternoon

Christmas afternoon we went to Sherri's house for lunch. (Matt's Mom) We had our annual crab and shrimp meal. Then we opened presents and played some really hillarious games. It was fun! We had a fantastic, relaxing Christmas.

Christmas morning

Here are some more pictures of my family on Christmas morning. We had a nice morning together. My mom started a cool tradition where she buys ornaments for each person each year. Then she passes the ornaments out and you have to say something nice about the person who's ornament you get. It is really neat.

Marshall's First Christmas

Early Christmas morning we went to my mom and dad's house to open Santa presents there. Holy Cow Marshall got spoiled! Here are a list of some things he got; pajamas, clothes, a dog that sings and talks, books, tool box set, baseball toy, cars, a jumper, etc. It was a lot of fun to see him try to open up the presents. He was much more interested in the paper and bows than the actual toys.

Christmas

Christmas Eve at Mandie's

This year we decided to get together with Matt's Dad's side of the family on Christmas Eve. We had a ton of fun. We each brought a game and did a white elephant type activity to see which game you got. Then we played some of the games. Great idea!

Halloween Costumes

Here are more pictures from Halloween at my parents' house.

Halloween at Sherri's

We had a Halloween celebration at Sherri's house. We carved a bunch of pumpkins. They turned out great! It was a ton of fun!

Marshall's Blessing

Here are some more pictures taken the day of Marshall's blessing. Daddy did such a good job blessing him. Too bad Mommy couldn't hear any of it. The microphone was not being close to his mouth, so it was hard to hear. He recapped it for me after though. I think he covered his bases. It was so nice to have so many family members there. The entire chapel was full of our family. We are so lucky!