Archive for 2009

Chil(ly|i)

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
Spencer finds a  good christmas ornament

Spencer finds a good christmas ornament

The last week or so has been quite cold. Yesterday the high was 11°F, and it was -10°F when I woke up this morning. Since it has been chilly, it has been good weather for chili. On Sunday we went over to Aunt Betty and Uncle Phil’s for chili and Christmas tree decorating. Melissa and [...]

Shoveling

Sunday, December 6th, 2009
Spencer all bundled up

Spencer all bundled up

The last several days have been quite cold here. The highs have been in the 20′s since Wednesday (except for yesterday, when it got up to 35°F). Because of the cold, we haven’t been taking Spencer outside much. This is very unfortunate, since Spencer really loves going outside. I have bundled him up a couple [...]

Cousins

Saturday, December 5th, 2009
Spencer and Sadie playing together

Spencer and Sadie playing together

We went to Michigan for Thanksgiving to visit the Felty’s. Spencer had a pretty good time playing with his cousin Sadie. Here is some video evidence of that. Get the latest Flash Player to see this player. [Javascript required to view Flash movie, please turn it on and refresh this page] document.getElementById(“player1″).style.display = “”; var [...]

Bagel

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
Spencer likes bagels

Spencer likes bagels

Spencer really likes bagels (and pizza crust). Sometimes he chokes on it a bit, but less all the time. He is getting some more teeth now (the top two next to the middle ones — he has yet to get the middle two), so it probably feels good to have something to chew on.

Walker

Monday, November 16th, 2009
Spencer pushing around a chair

Spencer pushing around a chair

At some point this past week, Spencer discovered that he could not only cruise around on furniture like couches, but also with chairs, and that he can actually push around the chairs. So now we spend quite a bit of time each day pushing around chairs (or the exersaucer). He is not too good at [...]