My cute friend Amber is getting into photography and she took some pictures of me and lil Marsh. We had so much fun...especially with all of lil Marsh's antics. Here are just a few from our fun day. Thanks so much Amber for all of the time you spent with us---one month to go and then we will have a new little one for you to take pics of! :)
We had Marshall's 4th B-Day party at a park near our house. It was the only place we could go to accomodate all of the kids he invited! We had superhero stuff for the boys, and princess stuff for the girls. Marshall got some great presents and we are lucky that so many of his friends were able to share the day with him! Thanks to all of our family and friends for sending him such wonderful gifts----can't believe he is already 4. He was so excited to set out all of the stuff on the tables with me.....until he saw all of the kids arriving....then off he jumped!
Masks and emblems for the boys...
Had to have wands and rings for the girls.....superheroines!
Superhero treats!
More superhero and princess treats!
The kids wanted Marshall to play with them....especially the girls!:)
Jacob, Lydian and Colin
Luke, Nevaeh and Marshall
Marshall was a great help to me in keeping track of so many kids!
Superhero Buddies- he wanted me to put one on my tummy!
When I went to my last Dr. appt, my doctor told me to bring my camera next time since Marshall is always so good to help her measure and listen to the heartbeat.....in between his 80 questions of what each tool is used for! ( Not the most flattering pics I realize----but hey! It was definitely a moment we needed to capture!)
Our lil Dr. Marshall listening to the baby's heartbeat----he is so proud that he knows how to work the tool!
We decided to go to the Aquarium in New Jersey today. The boys loved seeing all of the fish, sharks, turtles, penguins and hippos! There was so much to see and do, so we were all over the place! Here are some pics we were able to catch:
The boys loved watching the divers swim with the fish, turtles, rays, and sharks!
Notice the diver behind the glass
And- here are some eels! (Reminded me of Flotsam and Jetsam from Lil' Mermaid!)
Only use 2 fingers to pet the jellyfish and be gentle! Marshall had to think about it for it minute...
Love Marshall's face in this pic---he was so hesitant to touch them!
Petting the Sting Rays
This pic is kind of dark------- but we went into this tunnel tank and could see sharks swimming above and around us....kinda' freaky and cool at the same time!
I had to hold Marshall up cause' he thought the sharks would come through the glass!
Carrie, Jackson, Marshall, Me and Jordan leaving our day o' fun
Goodbye and Good Luck Elder Tate! He was a missionary in our ward and would always come over with his companions to eat, teach, eat some more, and chat with Marshall about sports! He has been so great to us and our ward has loved having him and his companions here. He now gets to go home, start school, and have his first date in a few days! He said he was coming out here the end of July with his family to see some sites of Philly and so hopefully we will have a new addition when he is here! Thanks for being such a great missionary and a good example to our ward! It is soooooo hot here right now.....nothing below 90 for the last week and being pregnant and no central air makes it more interesting. We have these window air conditioner units and they are sooo loud, but it beats sitting here and melting in every room! This pic is especially for my sister in law "Heather" since she has been asking to see how my tummy is growing! Love ya Heath, and can't wait for your little guy in a couple of weeks!
So here is an update of our week! We weeded and planted flowers, worked, and Marshall continued to study. It got really hot and humid this week and so Kelley spent every little chance she could planted in front of the air conditioners! Lil Marshall takes every opportunity to study with "daddy" and loves to pull up his chair and get his books and highlighter to help his dad get ready for the "big test". He played t-ball on Saturday and then went to a birthday party and bowling for one of our friend's daughters. He was so excited that this time he didn't need to use the stand to roll the bowling ball down.....he could roll or 'throw' the ball all by himself! The highlight had to be when Lil Marshall had both of us come to our "doctor appts" where he proceeded to give us shots, listen to the baby's heartbeat, and look at our charts to see when we would be coming in again. He would also take phone calls and then tell us that he was talking to the other doctors.....he would always say to them "can't you understand I'm busy and have to take care of the patients- talk to you later, love you BYE!!-----what a funny kid......must take after his dad!jk
Batter up!.......
And it's good! Now all we have to do is get him to remember to run to 1st not 3rd after he hits the ball!
Marshall and Nevie waiting for the pizza to come out!
Rachael helping Marshall- he had so much fun bowling and was so excited to go to her B-Day party!
