A day at the beach

The weather wasn't the best while we were in California but Casey and I were determined to take Spencer to the beach.  He didn't mind the cold water but it's probably because we had him all bundled up.  Maybe next year the weather will be nicer.

Casey's 32nd Birthday

We spent Casey's birthday down in California with his family.  Unfortunately this year we did not go to Disneyland, but I believe he still had fun.

I made Casey a fruit pizza for his special day.  Spencer and Schoo-dooby Sweet Cheeks (gnome) jumped into the photo at the last second.

Casey opening his gift with Spencer

Spencer and I got Casey a 1 1/2 hour massage.

After eating his birthday dinner (traditional beans, rice, and enchiladas) he opened gifts from the family.  He got a fantasy book from Mike, yummy food items from Melissa & Co., power bars from Brady and Jennelle, and another 1 1/2 massage from his parents.   He scored big this year!

Happy 4th of July (a bit late)

Today started off with the annual 5k/10k race.  Casey, Aymee, and Mike (Aymee's fiance) ran in the 10k and Patrick ran in the 5k.  Sue, Brady, Spencer, and I cheered all of them on.  Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of this event because I was distracted by Spencer - sorry!

After the race some of us went to church.  It was neat hearing testimonies about sacrifice and independence on the 4th.  And, it was fun seeing family friends and introducing them to Spencer. 

Before the fireworks we barbecued and played games.  Later on we met Sue's sister, Janie, and her kids/grandkids at the park for the beautiful firework show.  Once again, it was cool to see everyone.

The gang chillin' before dinner

Jennelle saluting the flag.  I guess Brady got this shirt for $3 at the Goodwill.  Great find Brady!

Family portrait

Melissa and I.  Spencer was grateful she brought an extra blanket even though it was pink.

When the firework show was over we looked over and Spencer was asleep.  Clearly loud noises don't bother him at all!

Pre 4th of July

Because the 4th fell on a Sunday some of the activities were on Saturday like the bike parade, ward breakfast, and swimming at the lagoon.  We had a special 4th of July onesie for Spencer and although he started the day out in it he didn't last but 20 minutes in it before his diaper exploded.  We tried!

 Grandma Sue and Spencer

Sophie and Reagan at the start of the bike parade

Casey, Reagan, and Spencer.  He was dipping his toes in to test the water before getting all the way in. 

Spencer is like a little fish.  He loves being in the water. 

Spencer hangin' out with his daddy in the lagoon.  I can't wait for Casey to teach Spencer how to swim.  I don't want Spencer to grow up and have water issues like me.

Cali or bust

After Casey finished teaching summer school we packed up the car and headed to southern California.  Since we didn't know how Spencer would travel we broke up the trip by staying at our friends house in St. George (thank you Jen and David).  It was a good thing we stopped because I somehow contracted a UTI and had to go to the hospital at 2:00 am.  I'm so thankful we weren't traveling while I was in pain.  When we got to California we stayed with Ryan (Casey's brother) and his family for a few days.  Spencer was loved very much by all of them.  

 We stopped to feed Spencer and change his dirty diaper in Parowan.  This wasn't supposed to be a stop on the trip but because I hadn't looked down at the gas gauge and we were running on fumes we decided to stop.  To this day I am the winner at pushing it to the limit.  This time we filled our tank with 13.6 gallons of gas and the tank is only a 12 gallon tank.  This is one thing I can beat Casey at:)

Spencer partied too hard with his Uncle Ryan that he passed out while eating Cheetos.

We want to thank Logan for making sure Spencer had a cute, new outfit on every 5 minutes.  Boy did she love changing him or his diaper.  She was willing to do anything in order to be closer to him.

We want to thank Ella for doing silly things to get Spencer to smile.  He loved being around her. 

We want to thank Avaree for spending hours rocking Spencer.  He loved being in her arms so much that he would just fall asleep.  

Owen with Scout and Spencer at Sushi.  Spencer felt like one of the boys with the twins!

Spencer really liked to talk to Zachary especially on the way home from the Sushi place.  Thanks for listening to all his sounds Zachary.

2 month check-up

Spencer had his 2 month check-up right before we left for California.  I thought I was prepared for him to get shots but I wasn't.  I cried when he started screaming when they held him down - poor boy!  He recovered quickly and before we knew it he was showing off his bandage and smiling.  And, for those of you who are interested, he now weighs 11 pounds and is 22.5 inches long.  Our little boy is growing up so fast!

 

Fun at the Park

Spencer absolutely LOVES being outside so we've added picnicing at the park to our nightly activities.  We've gotten really good at making sure we have everything before we head out the door on our walk to the park.  

Spencer enjoys being outside so much that he typically falls asleep before we're done playing games.

Casey has gotten extremely good at grilling:)

One evening we met our friends The Bullard's at the park.  Their son is a month younger than Spencer and we know they are going to grow up to be best friends.

When Spencer doesn't have time to be outside he makes sure to get some suntanning in through the windows.  He just loves the sun!

Father's Day

Spencer and I made sure that Casey had a fabulous first Father's Day.  We started off the day by sleeping in and then making blueberry pancakes.  Before church we gave him a card with a rain check on his gift (I didn't finish it in enough time because one of the items was on back order).  He received his gift the following week which was a shadow box of his St. George Ironman.

For dinner Spencer and I grilled some Red Snapper.  We ended the day by going on walk with our friends, The Smith's.