Marley's girlfriend, the esteemed Princess Gracie, came over for an afternoon date. Tragically the two had been seperated when Marley, the big guy he is, was graduated into the Stage III room at daycare...leaving the poor and helpless Grace to fend for herself in Stage II.
Marley was showing signs of depression: listening to The Cure, taking long baths alone in the candlelight, and brooding in his room...I swear I heard "My gift will be the death of me...oh intelligence, advancement and cute...what good is it all if I am seperated from my love?!?!" coming from his crib.
So, being the caring parents we are, we had to invite Grace, and her father, over! The afternoon went as follows:
First Marley tried to impress Grace with the new wheels his grandparents bought him...the Bat Cycle, complete with theme music, flashing turn indicators, and Bruce Wayne himself ordering all riders to "Get to the Batcave". Thinking Grace would be intimidated by such sheer force and power, Marley gently coaxed her onto the bike with the reassurance that he would be there shoould she need him....
Clearly, that was not the case! Grace quickly took over, asserting her independence and bravery, the bike was no match for a Princess of Grace's metal! Marley looks on...proud!
After taking the bike for a spin around the compund a few times, Grace grew tired of this material possession...motorbikes are no way to a princess's heart!!
Of course Marley knows this, he is a Renaissance Man. So he invites her into the living lair for a little poetry and a bottle of white...
After a few sips of the good stuff, a 1985 Chardonay I think it was, Grace eased into the rest of the afternoon content to be read to and doted over...
You can tell she is a true princess by the pinky finger lift while drinking!!
I think this photo captures the true success of the day as Jackson humbly holds the Ethiopian flag proudly in his hand! A sure sign of respect and approval!
With Mom in tow for reinforcement and relationship advice, we headed over to the water park...
Marley wasted no time in buttering up the Princess' father and went straight for the bear hug...
Grace appreciated the gesture...
Dad was there to witness the blessed event...
and the rest of the day went off without a hitch...
I can't believe that on March 7 we celebrated our one-year Famiversary! One year!! One glorious, happy, life changing year or joy! It's amazing how much we have taken to being a family! And Marley is such a fabulous little spirit, every day Mike and I thank God for all of the struggle and emotional turmoil we went through to have Marley! I wouldn't change a moment of any of it!!
And we were going to let him drive home....
But he had a few too many at our celebratory dinner!!
And this is his serious pre-game face....very focused!! But I think he's actually playing with his new favorite fpund part...see post below for further explanation! 
This would be an action shot...
And his Eldebarge look!!
And this is the expression Marley will make when he realizes what a cheeseball his mom really is!!
He decided to show off his muscels and push all 4 of these kids on the merry go round! He actully pushed them all by himself, as is demonstrated in the video below! What he lacks in height he more than makes up for in strength...well and cuteness...but that goes without saying!!
Then suddenly the rest of the world ceased to exist!!
First Marley tried to impress Grace with the new wheels his grandparents bought him...the Bat Cycle, complete with theme music, flashing turn indicators, and Bruce Wayne himself ordering all riders to "Get to the Batcave". Thinking Grace would be intimidated by such sheer force and power, Marley gently coaxed her onto the bike with the reassurance that he would be there shoould she need him....
Clearly, that was not the case! Grace quickly took over, asserting her independence and bravery, the bike was no match for a Princess of Grace's metal! Marley looks on...proud!
This one is my favorite! This past weekend he fell asleep a few times while still sitting up...part of the nap rebellion! I usually go in and move him to a lying position, but I had to get a picture of this one first! Look at that flexibility!! Michael likes to refer to his finally giving into sleep as "Tacoing"...I would say this fits the description to a T-aco!
