Cute boys

Spencer loved looking through the toy catalogs that we got in the mail before Christmas. Every time he turned the page he would ask, "Which one my like best?" and then tell me which toy was his favorite on that page. I'm nervous for the day when he can actually remember which toys he wants. We'll probably stop looking at catalogs when that day comes.
Spencer chillin' with his buddies (Moose, Mouse, and Puppy).
Spencer is holding up Batman that we found at the thrift store (complete with his batmobile). It's amazing how boys are magically drawn to super heroes. That's why they like their daddies so much. :)

Growing up so fast...
Spencer is really good at *gently* pushing Gavin in his swing. We had to practice a bit.

Christmas!

Spencer loved hanging up the ornaments on our Christmas tree and could do it over and over again...

... that's why he got his own Christmas tree he could decorate over and over again.

Cute Gav-man

After Christmas zone

Thanksgiving in Bloomington

We spent Thanksgiving weekend at Brant's sister's, Danille's, new house in Bloomington, Indiana. Thanks, Danille, for letting us take over your house for a few days!

Two beautiful cooks standing by our beautiful Thanksgiving feast!

Ready to eat!

You can see in the background what Spencer was doing during dinner, watching Finding Nemo. Enjoying dinner is a lot easier when you're not trying to coerce a 3 year old to eat yams.

He preferred watching the movie, too.

Spencer got lots of one-on-one time with his favorite aunt.

Gavin and Grandma Pam cuddles

Enjoying some delicious kettle corn with Aunt Danille.

A challening game of checkers

We went to a fun children's museum in Bloomington. Spencer (and Grandma) loved it!

Brothers

Since Gavin loves watching everything Spencer does, Spencer is always excited to do things for him because he knows Gavin will love it. Here he decided to draw a picture for Gavin. It was so sweet.

Spencer had to show Gavin how to use his toy.

This is my kind of camping: inside where there's a heater and a dvd player.
Gavin already has 2 teeth and seems to be working on a 3rd so he's always got something in his mouth. He's still a super happy baby, though.

Spencer's best (pretend) friend is Puppy. He does almost everything with Spencer around the house. Here he is helping out with the sweeping. Puppy needed some refreshment after all that work so Spence shared his drink with him.

Spencer Being Spencer

We just discovered how to upload and embed our YouTube videos, so here's our first attempt...

Spencer was crying (he got hurt somehow), so Brant quickly thought of a "new game" Spencer could play to calm him down.

This one below was just Spencer being a goofball. He made up his own "Pirate Ship Song" that I guess Pirates sing when they can't find their ship...

Happy Halloween!

Arrgh! Spencer the pirate ready for trick-or-treating. Thanks Pam for making the shirt and to Katie and Nicole for letting us borrow the pirate accessories. Spencer was a pirate for 3 days, but now has returned back to his normal self.

Gavin wasn't a big fan of his giraffe costume, but I think he looks super cute.

Out trick-or-treating. Spencer had just been crying because he fell down for the 3rd time. It's hard walking around with a peg leg. Well, he didn't actually have a peg leg, but maybe he was trying to really act the part. It was freezing outside so all of the costumes were covered up by coats. Gavin stayed nice and toasty in the stroller.

Things around the house

Who needs a Mr. Potato Head when you have your own head?
Helping Mommy do the dishes. I actually really do look forward to the day when Spencer's old enough to do my least favorite chore.

We made this fun car garage that Spencer loved playing with. We got the idea from last month's Family Fun magazine. We did a simpler version because Spencer was so excited to play with it.