Parks and Haircuts

One of the things I am planning on doing this summer is trying to hit up a lot of the parks in The Woodlands.  I decided to go to Tamarac Park off of North Millbend yesterday.  We got there and there was only two US Postal Service cars parked there.  I looked and saw two women eating lunch at the pavilion by the water so I decided to go ahead and get out of the car.  We went to the water and saw some turtles, lots of dragonflies, and one male mallard.  The "Please do not feed the ducks" sign was also at this park and I was happy to see no one, really, not one person, feeding the one duck.  We walked around the pond and happened upon a great blue heron but fortunately didn't spook it away.  We watched it slowly walk away and continue fishing for minnows.  At this point Marshall was tired of being held so we walked to the actual play area.  One thing I liked about this park was the shade, but it was back in the woods and with Marhsall and me being the only ones there it was a bit unsettling.  I was on constant watch out for "bad people in the woods," and let my imagination get the best of me a few times with all the noise the woodpeckers and squirrels were making but I still had fun.  The playground was fun and Marshall enjoyed climbing up the slides and playing in the mulch.  My little guy is already such a nature lover that once he found the dirt and sticks that's all he wanted to play with.  At one point two young guys showed up at the skate park and Marshall was very intrigued with the skate boards and the noise they made.  Overall, it was a nice day and we will definitely go back again.  I don't have any pictures of the day so sorry =(

On another note, Marshall and I went today to get him his first professional haircut.  My mom has given him a few buzz cuts but we thought it was about time to get it done with the sides faded and all.  I have heard a lot of good things about Clip Its in the mall, so that's where we went.  Marshall sat in the chair all ready and somewhat happy, but once the stylist put the smock around him and he lost his hands he decided that he wasn't sure about this new experience.  She pulled his hands out and gave him a toy but it didn't work AT ALL.  He cried the whole time kicking his feet and all.  When she was all finished he had a cute spikey look and got a toy lizard.  It was definitely an interesting experience but totally worth not trying to do it myself at home.  Enjoy the pics!