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Happy birthday Spencer!

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Black forest cherry cake from Das Meyer bakery

Black forest cherry cake from Das Meyer bakery

Clare helps Spencer blow out the candle

Clare helps Spencer blow out the candle

Spencer turned one year old yesterday. We had a little party, which was a lot of fun. Here are a few pictures from the party, and a little video of Spencer opening a present. As is often the case with first birthdays, he was only interested in the first present. The first present also happened to be a car, so that might have played a role. After people left, he thoroughly inspected the rest of his loot though. Thanks to everyone who made it. We had a great time!

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McQueen Cousins

Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Spencer and his cousins playing

Spencer and his cousins playing

Spencer had a blast playing with his cousins at his birthday party. Isabelle and Connor took turns riding on Spencer’s Lightning McQueen car while Spencer pushed them. A couple times Isabelle lifted her feet up, and Spencer was actually pushing her. At other times Isabelle or Connor were using their feet to push the car. They did this for quite some time. It was really fun to watch them.

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Vroom Vroom!

Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Spencer playing with his car

Spencer playing with his car

Spencer has been getting pretty good at playing with his big car lately. It is clear that he is really close to walking, because he is not really relying on the car for balance. Occasionally he will stand up on his own when he wants to inspect something with both hands, but then once he realizes he is not holding onto something, he quickly finds something to hold onto, or simply drops to his knees. So I think he is ready to walk physically, but not quite there mentally yet.

In this video, he displays how he is now able to turn around and go the other way when he reaches an obstacle with the car. At the end, he switches over to his small Lightning McQueen car, which is actually filled with bubble bath.

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Like father, like son

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

Spencer and Rob in their cords and plaid

Spencer and Rob in their cords and plaid

Spencer and Rob playing in their cords and plaid

Spencer and Rob playing in their cords and plaid

Dwight and Patti got Spencer a really cute outfit for Christmas. I am not sure if they did this on purpose, but it happens to be something very similar to what I frequently wear – corduroys and a plaid shirt. Actually, before Spencer came along, I tended to wear slacks and dress shirts, but those don’t see much use these days, since they don’t resist stains as much as cords and flannel. Here are a few pictures of Spencer and me in our cool duds. Thanks Dwight and Patti!

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Bearable

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Spencer the bear ready for a walk

Spencer the bear ready for a walk

Spencer the bear playing with his tabletop toy

Spencer the bear playing with his tabletop toy

Spencer and Rob ready for a hike

Spencer and Rob ready for a hike

Paul and April got Spencer some really cute clothes for Christmas, including a sweatshirt that is bear-like. It is super fuzzy and has a hood with little bear ears. It just happens to fit perfectly right now, and the hood fits great too, which is hard to find. Some of Spencer’s clothes with hoods tend to either not cover his ears very well, or block his view. Spencer the bear and I have been enjoying quite a few walks lately.

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