My very talente sister has an etsy shop where she sells some awesome hand made crocheted and knitted items. You should go check it out!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/fivelittlemonkeys05

A few pictures

I follow a photography blog that gives tips once a week on how to

improve your photography and other ideas dealing with photography.

Last week she said you should take pictures that tell a story.

So, I gave it a try.

Here is a story that has been happening a lot at our house lately.

Enjoy

I am glad that I can laugh about this now...

And we did get one smile out of all those pictures,

but it has terrible exposure :(



Happy Half Birthday

Spencer is 1 1/2 today!!! Holy Cow!

He is pretty much the smartest 18 month old in the world...

(or close to it I think :)

He can:

 Count to three

Do puzzles like a pro

Knows most animal sounds and body parts 

Get into anything

Figure out how to turn anything on or off

Figure out how to open or break anything

Climb onto everything

and a bunch of other really smart things that I can think of right now.

He has started to attach to things now.

 When he goes to sleep he has to have his cup of water,

 his little blanky and his dog, Scout.

(Well super, while looking up a link for Scout,

 I found out there is a recall. Just what you like to hear)

He is getting his 13th tooth.

He is waking up around 6:30 every morning

That = grumpy :(

(Spenc and mommy)

He does takes great naps

(she typed as her said child started waking up from a short nap)

He loves nursery!!!

Funny side note. I have been waiting and waiting for the day he was 18 months so that he could go to nursery. I mean I have been counting down since he was like 3 months old. Now that he is able to go I am all worried that he will miss me and need me. I feel all worried to leave him. But the good news is, he did just fine last Sunday.
Didn't even miss me...that is a good thing, right?

He is so busy and full of energy.

 Sitting still is a rare happening with him.

 He loves to be moving and doing.

 If I lay on the floor I know I better be ready to be jumped on. 

He is testing limits like never before.

 He looks at me with a sneaky grin when

 he is going something he knows he shouldn't.

 Good think I am a darn patient woman. 

Or something like that.

I am going to have to add pictures later
 because he really is waking up from a short nap.

I was hoping that since we got up at 6:20
 this morning he would take a longer nap.

Oh well.

Happy Half Birthday little guy.

We sure love you!

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss. What an inspirational guy...

• Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you.
• Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
• Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.
• You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.
• Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
• Just tell yourself, Duckie, you're really quite lucky!

• I like nonsense; it wakes up the brain cells.
• You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself, any direction you choose.
• Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.
• You're on your own, and you know what you know. And you will be the guy who'll decide where you'll go. Oh the places you'll go.

http://quotations.about.com/od/bookquotes/a/seuss1.htm

17 Months

My little "baby" is growing so fast. Everyday I look at him in amazement to think that he is ours forever. I love the way his eyes light up when he gets to turn the lights on and off or pushes buttons on the microwave. I love the way he says "mommy" like I belong to him. I love how excited he gets when hear or sees trucks and doggies. I love when he helps me count to three. I love when he says "awesome". I love when I sing to him and he lays his little head on my shoulder and pats my back. He can be a little stinker but (can't we all :) I love every part of him more than I ever thought possible. I am so grateful for my little guy. He brings me so much joy! 

Here are a few recent pictures. Yes, I know he is in the same (adorable) cloths from my last post but I promise it is a different day. These are some pictures I took while we were at my parents house on a little red chair that my mom got when she was one.

Enjoy.

Spencer

Have you ever seen anything more adorable in your life?!

Spencer just turned 16 months old a few days ago.

One of my favorite things that he has started doing is saying "thank you"

when he hands me something. He will get a can from the pantry and hand it to

me and then say "thank you". Or he will unload the dishwasher with me and

say "thank you" every time he hands me a plate. He also takes all the CDs out of the

 entertainment center one by one...thanking me all the time as he hands them to me :)

It is pretty darn cute.

We are counting the days till nursery!!

Only 2 months...I think I can make it.

Happy Holidays

Well, I know that all of you have been waiting so anxiously for me to finally post about our Holiday season. Well wait no more! Here is is:

We spent Christmas Eve with my family.

We had a yummy dinner at my Grandparent's house.

Then we did a little nativity.

I was the donkey...not sure how that happened.

{Luckily there were no pictures of that}

Spencer was a pretty cute little shepherd!

He stayed still and quite the whole time as pictured below :)

All in attendance:

Grandpa & ma

My sister, her husband and kids

My ma

And pa

And our little family

Spencer was pretty happy about that picture too!

We missed my other sister and her family who

didn't come because of a sick kid :(

It seems like someone always gets sick.

We spent Christmas morning together at our house.

Besides starting a little too early, it was a very nice morning. 

Spencer with his gifts

We got most of these gifts at our neighborhood exchange for free.

He didn't really care about most of them.

That is why I am so glad we didn't spend a lot of money on  him!

Our cutest and bestest gift:

The rest of the day we spent with Nate's family.

Sorry, no pictures.

My Mom came to stay with me for several days in between Christmas and New Years.

I LOVE having her come stay with us. She is one of the best people I know.

She helps out with Spencer and cooks and cleans. She is the best!

We had a great time watching a chick flik,

shoping, talking and just being together.

New Years Eve was going to be this great party at our house but again,

there we sick kids and it ended up being my parents and Nate's parents.

It was a little awkward but ended up being pretty fun.

New years day we did have a litlte party at our house.

My parents were there and one of my sisters and her family.

That was a fun day! I didn't take many pictures of that day either.

 But I did get a cute one of my little Dalin!

Happy 2011!!