Grammy is here

Grammy made is here all safe and sound after an 18 hour flight from Qatar. I kept Marshall up late Monday night so he could see her and I just know she was so excited to see him. She got here around 8:30 and Marshall ran in circles through the kitchen, dining room, and living room about 20 times. He is such a show off when people come to the house. Grammy was so thrilled to play with him she just plopped on the floor and dove right in. Marshall wasn't the only one who was happy we had a guest, Sandy and Skippy were super crazy and barking like maniacs when she walked in the door. We played around the house inside and out for the last few days to let Grammy get over any jet lag she had before her flight to San Antonio this morning.

Yesterday we went to Northshore Park to show Grammy our favorite place to go these days. It was way hotter than I expected but we had fun anyways. Nick asked his mom what we did at the park and she told him "We followed Marshall around." That is so true, he is all over the place and can't always decide where he wants to go with all that grass, mulch, sand and water around. The biologist in me wants to rant a bit about some people that I saw today and I always see at the park. There is a sign that says "Please don't feed the ducks" with an explanation saying that the ducks thrive on their environment and over feeding causes disease and over population. To me that says it all and the first time I went to the park after I read this sign I put the bag of bread back into my bag and did not feed the ducks. EVERY time I go to the park it seems like people decide to ignore the sign and feed the ducks anyways. I know it's fun to feed the ducks but can't we just let them be and enjoy watching them??? Ok, I'm done with that. On to other fun stuff.

So, after the park we met Nick at Tom and Jess' house for dinner. Tom made yummy mango guacamole and burgers with mushrooms and onions for dinner and awesome heath bar cookies for dessert. Marshall loves their house because they have wood floors that he can throw stuff on and stairs that he can climb. With all the excitment of the day Marshall was exausted and ready for bed when we got home. Tom came by this morning to take Grammy to the airport, so we said our goodbyes and will see her next week when she drives in for Marshall's birthday.

Happy Earth Day to all!!!