How a few weeks makes a difference

Well it is has been a few weeks since our last posting and wow, A LOT has happened. I suppose that is how it goes when you have kids...they definitely put "how fast time flies" into perspective.
Marcus' accomplishments: he is grabbing his feet, picking up toys and twisting them around, sitting up supported (almost completely on his own) and saying cute non-sense words. He said "mama" for the first time the day before yesterday but it was not on purpose no matter how much I wanted it to be. :)

What we have been up to: we had quite a few visitors recently so things have been crazy but that is always the case with this Dunne household. Curtis' sister, Renee, came out from Salt Lake City for a weekend. We really enjoyed having her around. Curtis' aunt, Marilyn, came out the same weekend so we all got together for a family dinner at his grandparents' house. It was nice to see them all and watch them enjoy Marcus with us. Then a few days later my girlfriend from high school came up with her little boy (8 months old) and her daughter (6 years old). We did way too much in a short amount of time, including taking Marcus to the beach for the first time. That was fun but let me say it was A LOT of work! It was just us and our kids so it was interesting to say the least. Those few days were fun but a little too action packed. We ran around so much that Marcus and I ended up getting super sick after she left. Looking back, we realized we tried to fit too much in to a short amount of time. Our fever lasted for a few days. And for the record, fevers BITE especially when you are trying to take care of a feverish child. We both got over it just in time to get ready for our next group of visitors. My family (two brothers, sister-n-law, neice) and my best friend and her husband came up from LA; plus, my cousin and her family came down from Sacramento for Marcus' baptism. What a memorable and special time for us. It was an amazing weekend...my mom's house was full with people, tons of food and fun times. We will be posting some pics from all that has happened so please stay tuned. :)