Father's Day 2013

Father's Day this year was full of fun for you. We took Dad out to breakfast on Saturday with Nana and Grandpopper at the Trolley House. For dinner on Saturday we went over to Grandma and Grandpa's to celebrate. You were the star of the show as you ran around outside and played with the garden hose and water fountain.

That left Sunday all to ourselves. So we decided to take you to Settler's Park. We had so much fun as we have never been out there before. We played with the musical instruments (drums and xylophones) and you got to run around the splash pad. It was so cute watching you play as you giggled and ran around watching all of the older kids get water dumped on them. You stuck to the water that sprayed up out of the ground and played with the water surrounding the drain. We wore you out by walking out to the baseball fields. After that you were tired enough to go to sleep. The rest of the day was pretty low key and very relaxing.

Click Here to Watch a Video of Marcus at the Splash Pad

First Camping Trip of the Season!

We went camping this past weekend. Let me tell you I was a little nervous about going. Yes we went last year but you weren't walking/running everywhere. We also wanted you to sleep on your own in the pack and play. So I was worried about you falling everywhere and worried about you freezing to death. Of course you were fine.

Your weekend consisted of throwing rocks in the river (often times this involved trying to get into the river to which we had to hold you back), throwing the ball for Bailey, playing bags, and following everyone around. You had such a blast. You were able to have your first taste of roasted marshmallows and soda (by accident, I thought I was giving you flavored water) both of which you absolutely loved.

Although you did fall frequently, you didn't get hurt. And while you did fall you progressively got better at navigating the rocks as the weekend wore on since you finally realized you needed to look down at the ground as you walked. As for sleeping, the first night you didn't stir once in your pack and play! I was up constantly checking on you to make sure you were warm, you must have loved being all snuggled in there though. Your Dad and I sure froze but you were toasty warm which was all that mattered. On day two you actually slept from about 10:30pm until 10 the next morning - which is amazing for camping! Most people don't sleep that long, but I think you were pretty worn out from the previous day's activities.