Spencer absolutely adores Wright these days. If Wright is in the room, Spencer just watches everything he does and laughs constantly. Tonight I captured the two of them in their doggy pjs - these pics show exactly what I mean.
Wright talking to Spencer while he looks at him adoringly.
Spencer chillin' by himself.
We went to Aspen last weekend and had a fabulous time enjoying a much-needed break from the kiddos. Randall and Amanda's wedding could not have been more beautiful and it was great getting to spend time with lots of friends that we don't get to see very often.
Heading up to the top of Aspen Mountain on the gondala.
We hiked up to the highest point of Aspen Mountain. Isn't it gorgeous!?
We had a great weekend at the Lane's house at Cedar Creek Lake. Thanks Jennie and Patrick for being wonderful hosts!
Relaxin' with some drinks on the awesome deck.
The Blakeslees brought their awesome pool which was a huge hit as always.
Wright was a little better at the slip n' slide but mostly army crawled down to the bottom.
We had sports camp today and Wright had a great time. He seems to be learning a lot about sharing, teamwork, following directions the first time, waiting his turn and of course hand-eye coordination, strength training, etc. It is really a wonderful camp and the teacher is so great with the little guys. After camp, we stayed and played in the Blakeslees backyard blow-up pool. The boys had the best time and did not want to get out!
Tug of war, trying to pull Mr. Donovan into the "mud"
Having a pow wow...
More tug of war.
Pool time!
Wright's prayer tonight before bed went like this...
Me - Wright what do you want to thank God for?
Wright - Um, Jesus, Murray, Jeff, Greg, Anthony (the Wiggles), all my cars...and my other car.
This about sums up his loves these days :) At least Jesus made the cut!
We went to the Roughriders game last weekend and Wright had a great time. The big highlights were the food (hot dog, chips and ice cream) and the mascot which he thought was a yellow dinosaur who must be friends with Dorothy the Dinosaur from Wiggles. This was big talk the whole night. He also really liked the playground area where he was almost trampled a million times by kids 4 times his size. The part he seemed least interested in was the actual baseball playing. I quickly realized why Brendan wants to put off Wright's major league debut for a much later date. It was funny that when we got there he kept talking about how he wanted to go to the baseball game, we have to hurry to get to the game, etc. We realized as we got to our seats and he began to throw a fit that he thought he was going to be playing in the game. No wonder he wanted to bring his bat. I am sure this line of thinking came from a Dora episode where Boots has to hurry to play in the baseball game. Poor kid is so warped by TV!
Lovin that hotdog, bun, mustard and all.
Cheering - this interest in the game was short lived.
Us with the yellow "dinosaur" who is "not scary mom, he's not scary"
Dad and Wright.
I have been so bad about blogging recently. Summer is here and we have been super busy. Brendan had back surgery a few weeks ago and while I was supposed to be home being a nurse to him, I got horribly sick with a stomach virus. It was awful and we had to pawn our kids off to anyone who would take them :) Once I was better (about 4 days later), Brendan was pretty self sufficient. I felt terrbile that I was basically no help at all.
The kids are doing great. Wright is doing one day of school this summer, and we started sports camp last week which I think he is going to really love. We started potty training last weekend and it was a HUGE disaster - he was just totally not ready, or at least not acting ready. So we went back to diapers all week and decided to give it another try this weekend. He has been like a completely different child. We started back up yesterday and he only had 2 accidents. Then today, he had none! And we even took him to a baseball game tonight where he went 3 times on his folding portable potty seat in the public bathroom. We are very proud and trying not to jinx ourselves by getting too excited.
Spencer is as easy as ever. He is seriously the happiest baby. All you have to do is talk to him or smile at him and he just laughs and coos loudly. He is starting to really love his big brother too and notice him a lot. The other day we were swinging in the backyard and I was holding Spencer and pushing Wright. Everytime Wright would come toward us, Spencer would just laugh hysterically...that wonderful deep belly baby laugh. You just can't help but smile around him. He is also so easy to take care of, as long as he gets fed, he is good to go. We are so blessed to have another easy baby :)
Some funny things Wright says these days...
"Are you kidding me Spencer?" - when he spits up
"Just a moment, Mom."
"Dad, are you ok? You hurt your back? You need to go to the hospital?"
There are so many more that I can't think of right now...
Over the past week or so, Spencer has advanced by leaps and bounds. He grabs onto toys and talks to them. He is cooing like crazy. And yesterday was a big day because he rolled over (from stomach to back), started sucking his thumb and slept an 11 hour stretch (8-7)! Here is a pic of him from today...
Gotta love my sweet 2 year old who thinks I am the most beautiful woman in the world. Yesterday I had a People magazine out and he was looking at the pictures and came across this one of Scarlett Johansson. He exclaimed "Look! It's mommy!" I said "No, that's not mommy." (laughing) And he insisted "Yes it's mommy in the shower!" LOL! Talk about good for your confidence...
Ever since baseball season started this year, Wright is dying to go to a game. We are going to a minor league game in June because Brendan says he is too young to appreciate the majors. Here is an example of his passion...
To say that our lives have gotten twice as crazy since we have had Spencer is an understatement! A funny (in hind sight) example is our evening last night. We got home from the grocery store way later than expected and both of our boys were grouchy and hungry. I was rushing to get Spencer his bottle while Brendan was getting Wright's dinner together. While running around feeding Spencer and trying to help get the food on the table, I tripped and fell hard onto the dog crate. By some miracle, I lifted Spencer up in the air and managed to keep him from getting hit. However it made a loud noise and was scary to say the least... Anyways, after Spencer quit screaming and I was back on my feet, I walked back toward the table. Wright had been saying "Mommy, mommy" for a few minutes and I was ignoring him in light of everything else going on. Finally I said "Yes Wright, what is it?" and he answered "I spit up." I looked at him and he was sitting in a pile of throw up! All I could do was laugh to myself and think "Lord, what are you teaching me here?" Patience and perseverence I guess, I am going to have a TON of that!
Wright and Spencer at 4 months. I just noticed that they have the exact same hair and cowlick!
