Happy Birthday Marshall!!

Today was Marshall's big 1st birthday and he woke up with a smile as usual! He drank his milk and was surprised by Grammy with presents from her, Grandma Horton, and Aunt Nancy. He got some really fun things but his favorites were the blue shovel and yellow sifter. He carried them around all morning long. He played all morning long, took a nap and waited for Uncle Tom and Howard to come over. Nick came home for lunch and we all went out to Grimaldi's for lunch. If you haven't been here yet it is an AWESOME pizza place at The Woodland's Waterway. As many know, with a kid at a restaurant time is very important and while waiting for food we have to get creative at times. Marshall snacked on a few things but got bored easily so I gave him my lemon, which was very entertaining to watch. He would put it in his mouth and make a yucky face but put it right back. It was so funny and I got a lot of great pictures. After lunch we went to the splash pad and luckily had it all to ourselves. This was Marshall's first time to see a splash pad so I was probably more excited than him. He wasn't sure what to think of it at first and I'm not convinced that he loved it, but I do think he had fun.

Grammy watched Marshall tonight while I went to a Just Between Friends sale with Jess. I didn't get as much stuff as I normally do but I did get some good play clothes for the summer. When we got home Marshall wanted to show Jess all of his new toys he got this morning even though he didn't touch them all day.

Overall, it was a wonderful day and I just can't believe my little man is already 1. His big birthday party is Saturday and we are looking forward to fun times with lots of family and friends!!