Archive for July, 2009

Avid Reader

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Spencer reading the ads

Spencer reading the ads

Spencer is very interested in colorful objects these days, especially ones that make noises, like crinkling. So a perfect toy for him are the ads. We get plenty every week, and I only look through about half of them. I give the rest to him. Get the latest Flash Player to see this player. [Javascript [...]

One foot per minute

Thursday, July 9th, 2009
Spencer playing on the floor

Spencer playing on the floor

Spencer has been working really hard lately learning to crawl. He is definitely making some great strides, but is not too coordinated yet. Right now he can move about one foot per minute through lunging, rolling, scooching, and the occasional crawl. Since he moves pretty laboriously, I have included two videos: the first one is [...]

Camping, take two

Sunday, July 5th, 2009
The whole gang at Mt. Evans

The whole gang at Mt. Evans

Last weekend we went camping for the second time, this time with Dave and Ellen, who were visiting. Our second camping attempt was successful. Dave, Ellen, Spencer, and I left Friday afternoon to get a campsite at Echo Lake. There was a big storm around 2 p.m., which was when we were planning to leave. [...]