Marshall, Water and Buckets

Hi, my name is Marshall and I love water!

FUN IN THE SUN!

Last week we had temperatures in the 80's. Marshall loved filling his buckets with water and pouring them on our porch.
Beep Beep!
Marshall and Corbett at the pool. OOH the benefits of apartment living!

Look at these whities... it must be genetic.

Train Musuem with the Records

The Records came to visit from San Jose for the day. Sammy and Marshall had fun at the train museum... its to bad our camera died and we didn't get many pictures of our cute Record cousins.

Easter Weekend with the Record's

Sacramento Temple- Grandpa Record and Marshall
Grandpa and Marshall love water
Jackson three
Grandma Record taught Marshall the Easter story with eggs.

Easter Weekend

Marshall's first egg hunt.

Marshall collected eggs and rocks in his easter basket.

Grandma and Grandpa Record came for Easter. On Saturday we visited Sutter's Fort.


Grandma Record and Marshall at Sutter's Fort.

Marshall's 2nd birthday

Marshall has just recently been able to sit still enough to watch TV. We hope to use the media to our advantage... Elmo Potty Time!


Grammy added nicely to the Elmo theme with the Elmo slippers. It was so nice to have Grammy there.















Marshall was so excited to open his gifts. Ripping the paper was the exciting part for him.










Maybe he'll be a doctor or nurse someday???















Some may think this is strange, but Marshall's birthday cake was rice crispy treats. He is allergic to egg.










Ketti watched Marshall for the weekend while we went to Monterey. We figure that this would be the last time we could do something like this alone before the baby is born.

Here we are at Pebble Beach on the 17 mile drive.

Our Funny Boy

Grandpa Jackson came for a weekend to ski with Corbett in Tahoe. Before we got a chance to put the snowboard boots away, Marshall decided to try them on to see how they fit. He didn't get far walking in them.
































Marshall likes to pick out his own clothes. He even looks trendy sometimes. Here he is sportin' the plaid shirt, church tie and navy coat.

























Marshall likes crayons..... need we say more.









Chrissy's belly is growing. She's at 16 weeks!

Marshall and Chrissy visit Utah

Chrissy and Marshall went in a big airplane to visit Aunt Amy, Uncle Cameron and baby Amara in Utah. They got to see Amy's really cute new house, play in the snow, ride in the wagon, take naps, eat, change diapers, eat again, play, eat, play, eat and eat out at Famous Dave's. They also get to see Aunt Stacy and Uncle Jeff. They had lots of fun as you can see...


Marshall thought that the slide would be fun...until he landed on a pile of snow.... oww weee
We are training Marshall early to help and clean up. He shoveled all Amy's deck in less than 10 minutes. He is such a good boy.
Look at these cute cousins: Marshall and Amara.
Wagon ride!

Grandpa Jackson and Marshall

Look at our little cook!

Its Christmas once again in Santa Barbara

Marshall doesn't like Santa Clause.... but he likes to say ho ho ho!


Thomas the Train was a big hit! Thanks Grandma!



Christmas morning... crazy fun!

Some of the Record grandkids with Grandma and Grandpa



Our first Christmas in Santa Barbara!


Marshall liked to play with his cousins Christmas presents.

Dad and Cameron
Marshall, Donovan and Cameron on an anchor at the harbor
Nativity with cousins
The Stehemiers stopped by Christmas morning to deliver 25 spud nuts on my 25th birthday.

Now that mom and dad Record are home from their mission in Argentina, we were able to have Christmas together... the first time in three years.



We had lots of fun in our T-shirts at the local harbor.



Marshall loved to watch the waves
























Ginger, Amy and Chrissy

Corbett's first day on a motorcycle

For your viewing pleasure, I present a video taken by Dorson, Corbett's Dad, on Thanksgiving weekend as Corbett falls off the motorcycle. The best part of the video is commentary right at the end of the video so hold your laughs until the end. Please remember this was my very first day on a motorcycle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9pc9-6S6lM

I Tag Stacy Soto

Kara- I truly am a slacker friend! It has taken me 4 months to do this:

1. What is your occupation? Wife then Mother then daughter and sister
2. Do you like banana sandwiches? That’s nasty
3. What are you listening to right now? The fan in my bathroom/ Corbett talking on the phone
4. What was the last thing you ate? Chicken cashew broccoli stir fry
5. Do you wish on stars? No, but I like looking at them.
6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Brown… it’s the new black
7. How is the weather right now? Its night time; I can’t tell
8. Last person you spoke to on the phone? My sister, Amy
9. Favorite T.V. shows? I don’t usually watch TV…the news sometimes
10. Favorite T.V. commercial? N/A
11. Favorite drink? Water
12. Favorite sport to watch? Soccer
13. Have you ever dyed your hair? Regularly
14. Do you wear contacts or glasses? Nope
15. Pets? I am allergic to most pets
16. Favorite month? December…I get double presents on Christmas and B-day
17. Favorite food? Mexican? Italian? All the above; I like a good rack of ribs about 2X a year
18. What was the last movie you watched? Evan Almighty… I think that’s what it was called?
19. Favorite day of the year? I love Fiesta day/week in Santa Barbara. The whole town celebrates with carnivals, parades, Mariachi bands, Spanish dancers, confetti filled eggs and real Mexican food.
20. What do you do to vent anger? Laugh or cry
21. What was your favorite toy as a child? I can’t decide, either the bald Barbies (My sisters chopped off their hair) or my dolls (My sister had scribbled on her face with a pen)? Actually I liked my brother’s logos, but he took them when he went to college.
22. Fall or Spring? Fall
23. Hugs or kisses? Oh, I love Hershey’s hug’s and Corbett’s kisses.
24. Cherry or Blueberry? Neither- Nectarines
25. What is on the floor of your closet? Shoes and my sewing machine
26. Who is the friend you have had the longest? Not sure?
27. What did you do last night? Read a chapter of “It takes two to talk” Its part of the speech therapy class I’m taking.
28. What are you afraid of? Spiders…. I can spot them behind furniture in the dark.
29. What bugs you? Not much.
30. How many states have you visited? Not sure... 30?
31. Favorite car? The car I have now… Toyota Camry
32. Number of keys on your key ring? 9
33. How many years at your current job? 20 1/2 months. I’m a mom
34. Favorite day of the week? Saturday is family outing day…. Its fun!
35. How many states have you lived in? States – California, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, Minnesota and back to California

Now it's my turn to tag someone: I TAG Stacy Soto

Playing with the box, not the toy

Marshall got a new car this week. It's one of those little tikes plastic cars. We had to get him one as an early Christmas present because he pulls kids out of their own cars. I guess we give in pretty easily. Anyway, now that he has the car, he likes the box better. I know this a phenomenon that is shared by many parents. For all those that can relate, enjoy this short clip:

The Three Blind Mice

Three Blind Mice

Our little mouse doesn't like to keep his ears on.
Our candy man!

Good times

We have been bad bloggers. It's taken us over 2 months to get something new on our blog. But here we are actually getting it done, so we are moving in the right direction.

We are having a great time in California. Marshall is growing up fast and has more energy and enthusiasm than we thought was humanly possible. Here is a video of Marshall running around the house as we watch in amazement.



Marshall's room now has a little sign that has his name on it that matches his quilt from Grammy Jackson.


Yes?


Marshall is learning a lot right now including how to use a spoon. He is actually successful...some of the time. Whenever he is successful, he's pretty happy about it. Well, he's pretty happy regardless. We just give him a bath after every meal which is why he doesn't wear any clothes for meal time. We just let him eat and make a royal mess.