Spencer is 18 months!

How is my baby 1 1/2? Crazy! He is so much fun. Here is what he is up to:

- He talks a lot more. New words are date do (thank you), bye bye mama, bye bye dada, puh puh (puppy), woof woof, of ew (love you), mommeeeee and noooooo!
- He is as busy as ever but is doing much better at obeying us and not running off as much. Thank you blanket time!
- He plays really well with his toys now. When Wright is not around, he will sit and play by himself for over an hour, happy as can be.
- He finally loves to read books and will look at them by himself and bring them over to us to read.
- He weighs almost 26 lbs (put him on the scale the other day). He feels so heavy. Like Wright, he is very solid and dense.
- He has the best, dimpliest smile and loves to share it all the time. He also loves to smile BIG at you when he knows he is doing something wrong. :)
- We go to the pool a lot and he is not really a big fan. He would rather run around the outside of the pool than get in.
- He still does not have any interest in TV.
- He just dropped his morning nap and sleeps 3-4 hours in the afternoon.
- He loves his blankies and lovies. I let him have them in the car because it keeps him quiet ;). As soon as I hand it to him, he immediately puts his thumb in his mouth.
- He has started screaming a lot again when he wants something that he can't say and he pretty much refuses to sign. Hoping this will end as he learns more words.

The "Mighty Warriors"

Some of my girlfriends with boys came up with a wonderful idea to have a character camp for all our kiddos this summer. We each lead one week and teach the boys about Godly traits like forgiveness, patience, perseverence, etc. The camp is called the "Mighty Warriors." Wright loves it, and it is such a wonderful treat for me to have a free camp to drop him off! This week, Emily and Elizabeth taught about forgiveness and the story of Joseph and his coat of many colors. Wright was the only one of 8 boys who would put on the coat. Here are a few pics...

Cousins

Loved this pic from the family reunion.

Memorial Day Weekend at Cedar Creek

We had the most wonderful Memorial Day weekend this year. It was just one of those perfect weekends where we had great company, great weather, great food and all the kids got along with no fighting or complaining! Thank you Croffords for having us!

Ready for summer...

The inflatable pool was a huge hit as always.

Our hosts.

Just chilling while our kids were entertained.

Wright was in LOVE with Annabella. And the feeling just might have been the same on her end.

Slippin and a slidin.

Little Spence waiting for cake.

Gina, Mac and Wesley.

Wesley waiting for his 1st bday cake.

Wesley opening presents which were quickly confiscated by the older kids.

Unwinding with Snow White after a long day.

A Few Recent Pics

Spending time at the Science place.

Spencer loved the water table.

Last day of sports camp.

Spencer loved playing with his big cousin Sean!