Archive for June, 2009

4 month stats

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
Spencer on his tummy close-up

Spencer on his tummy close-up

Spencer turned 4 months old on Sunday, and today I took him in for his 4 month appointment, during which they did the usual poking and prodding, measuring, and gave him another round of vaccinations. As usual, he was a pretty good kid. He seemed very interested in the animals they had painted on the [...]

California and Spencer’s first cold

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
Hanging out in the Denver airport with mom

Hanging out in the Denver airport with mom

This past weekend we went to California for Curt Fischer’s wedding. Trips to California are always hard for us, since we know quite a few people there, and never have time to visit them all. This time we chose the Buchheits and Aunt Jean. We arrived on Thursday evening and stayed with the Buchheits. Our [...]

Tim and Phil visit

Sunday, June 14th, 2009
Clare, Phil, Spencer, and Tim

Clare, Phil, Spencer, and Tim

This week our friends Tim and Phil visited for a couple days during their 2 weeks tour of Colorado and New Mexico. It was really great to see them. Spencer liked them very much, and it seemed like the feeling was mutual. On Tuesday I took them out to Red Rocks and to the Coors [...]

Curt Fischer and Idaho Springs

Saturday, June 13th, 2009
Chris, Greg, Curt, Spencer, Rob, and Clare in Idaho Springs

Chris, Greg, Curt, Spencer, Rob, and Clare in Idaho Springs

Curt Fischer, a friend of Clare’s from Case stopped by with 2 of his groomsmen last week on his trek from Boston to San Francisco, where he is getting married (today). They got in fairly late on Friday, and had to leave early Saturday to go rafting in Idaho Springs. It was a beautiful day [...]

Blinky

Friday, June 12th, 2009
Spencer blinking to audio and visual cues

Spencer blinking to audio and visual cues

Spencer generally likes riding in the car. Really, he likes getting out of the house; he likes a change of scenery. But he doesn’t like waiting around. I can empathize with that. After I strap him him into his car seat, I do not have long until he starts to get fussy. So while I [...]