Benjamin Andrew Marshall

We are so thrilled to announce the arrival of our precious nephew, Benjamin Andrew Marshall, born 3/29/2010 at 2:49pm weighing 7.6 pounds and measuring 20 inches long. It was a big surprise what our little one was so a boy is incredible! It makes me tear up a bit thinking that the girls have each other and now Sam and Ben have each other too. We are so blessed. Jenny and Jim are doing great and Gracie is a wonderful big sister already. More pics to follow!

Sam 7 weeks

Sam is now 7 weeks old! Time is just flying for us! His big milestones this week were getting his first bottle and sleeping four nights in a row for 6 hours at a time! We are just so in love with this little man and are having such a blast watching his personality shine through. On a personal note, because I am pumping and he likes the bottle, I actually got out of the house to get my hair done. It was amazing :)

My favorite pic of Sam to date

Eeyore

Charlee LOVES her Eeyore doll. It's pretty cute because it's actually my Eeyore from about 15 years ago discovered when we cleaned out my parents' shed. She loves to carry it around the house in the baby bjorn. She would probably rather carry Sam, but Eeyore will just have to do :) She calls him "Eeyoreyeoreor"

My Handsome Hubby

This morning we went to Crystal Cove to take some shots of Norm for a short film that he wrote. I had fun taking the pics, and the kids had fun at the beach. I am lucky to have such a handsome hubby!

~Saturday Morning~

I am just loving Saturday mornings with my babies. This morning Charlee, Sam and I had a bunch of fun while Daddy slept in. Charlee kept giving me these funny looks and Sam was a smiley little man! I just love these babies!!!!

23 Months

Charlee is now 23 months and is such a hoot! New words are flying out of her mouth daily...today it was Minnie Mouse. She loves her little brother, playing with Girdie, watching her favorite movies, playing with water, dancing at Princess Ballet, snuggling with mommy and daddy, wearing her boots which she puts on herself and going to the park. Another few cute additions are her love of winking, which is really just a glorified blink, and singing songs while I rock her before bed. She is super silly and likes to tell me which song to sing but she switches before I am one line in! It goes like this, "Song Mommy, sing Ariel," me, "look at this stuff, isn't it neat," Charlee" no Mommy, Frosty," me, "Frosty, the snowman," Charlee, "no Mommy, Puppy," me, "How much is that doggy in the window" and then we just giggle and giggle and it goes on like this for a good 10 minutes. We just adore seeing Charlee's personality come out more and more...what a silly girl!

This is what happens when Daddy dresses you for the park!

So sleepy from all that singing!

5 Weeks

Hard to believe our little Samuel Cash is 5 weeks old! Time really flies with two little ones! He is doing a great job of holding his head up, is starting to coo, looks at you straight in the eyes when you talk to him, follows you when you walk around and is starting to smile. We just love this little man and are so happy he is in our lives!

Smilin' with Daddy!

Charlee and Charlie

Charlee just loves her Pops and namesake...they are so silly together! Tonight they spent quality time with tutu's on their heads...never a dull moment with our Charlee and Charlie! We love you Pops!!!

Poo Poo!

Charlee has been quite the potty trainer this week. At almost 23 months old she has gone poo poo in the big girl potty twice all on her own. We thought at first that she was just 'practicing' but sure enough she stood up and there it was. I have a picture but Norm thinks that it is obscene so I will spare you the graphic shot. We are so proud of our little pooper!

Happy Birthday Nenny!

Today is my Nenny's 32nd birthday! We are so lucky to have such an incredible sister, sister in law and Auntie in our lives. She is so beautiful inside and out...even with her very pregnant belly! We wish we could be there to celebrate with you but we love you!

Anya and Pops

We have been so blessed lately with so much help from Anya and Pops. Anya has been over nearly every night this week to help me as Norm has had a super busy schedule this week. I am so appreciative of all of their love and support, and of course Sam and Charlee LOVE it! They are even going to babysit Charlee tonight so that we can go to a screening of one of Norm's films! We love you both so much and don't know what we would do without you!

Carter

Last Wednesday was so much fun because Auntie Rachel brought Carter over for a play date. The kids did so great together...we were so proud! They ended up pulling the toys out of the toy box and replacing them with themselves! Made for some cute pics :)

Stone Girls

Last week Erin and the girls came over to meet baby Sam. He loved snuggling in with Emma and had his hand wrapped around her for quite a while...so precious!

Art Fun!

The weather here has been hot and cold...literally! One day the sun is shining and the next day it is raining away. We have tried to find some fun activities to keep Charlee entertained. We thought this one would last an hour but we only got about a good 10 minutes! Here is some examples of her artwork...Sam slept through the whole event :)

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