Hike on Mt. St. Helens

Last weekend, we loaded up Spencer and went for a hike on Mt. St. Helens. It was so beautiful! It was a cloudy day, so we never actually saw the mountain...but we still had a great time! As you can tell it was a pretty chilly day - kind of a glimpse of Fall. Makes me think of the leaves changing, pumpkins and yummy soups...

New "firsts"

Spencer has three teeth now! His top right tooth popped through while we were in Boise last week. He is such a great little "teether"... we have never seen any symptoms of teething at all! I think having a sweet, easy baby like this is God's way of tricking you into having a second one! ;)

Spencer is sitting up like a champ..but refuses to roll! I am guessing it is the 22 pounds that are making it difficult! It is nice that they call it "healthy" at this age. He does sit up and wants to put everything in his mouth. I have to be careful what I put within his reach! He likes to shake his head "no"...we like to think he is dancing. He also likes the noise it makes when he opens and closes his lips...likes it even more when someone imitates him. We could play this game for hours!

I think today I say my first glimpse of a little baby fit. I gave him a new sippy cup and he was so excited about it that he did not want me to take it away. When I did, he let me know that he was very upset. Yikes - this may be a small glipse of the future!

Here is a fun picture from one of our play groups...

Visit to Indy!

Spencer, Mom and Dad made the annual trip to Indy for the Brickyard race (I have momentarily forgotten if it is the Brickyard 400 or 500...hmmm...don't tell my husband!). We had a wonderful time with friends and family. Spencer was an absolute champ...even through getting stuck on the tarmac for three hours on the way to Indy and an hour and a half on the way back! Little man handles time zone differences better than I do and was on a normal nap schedule within the first few days.

We had tons of fun boating (look at the tiny life jacket), going to the zoo and just hanging out with family. It was wonderful to see Spencer and Cristina "playing". Too cute!!