Abby-Kat 11 month

Abby is 11 months old today. Busy, busy, busy this little one is. (hmm that sounded just like Yoda) She is walking all over the place, and so happy to be doing so. She started walking at 10 1/2 months and rarely crawls anymore. She is walking a full 2-3 months earlier than her brothers.

Sounds she makes:

Oh-yah

Uh-oh

Grunts and points until she gets what she wants--eh eh eh eh eh eh (not my favorite)

We thought she was turning into such a girl--snuggling with her dolls and stuffed animals and laying her head on them saying, "ohhhhh", until one night she snuggled and "ohhhh"-ed Spencer's football. Mom and Kristi even saw her snuggle and "ohhh" with a baggie full of chess pieces. So much for the sweet girlie girl--so funny.

She loves Grandma's mashed potatoes and gravy and can sip from a straw---especially if it's mommy's pepsi cup.

She LOVES her Peek-a-Zoo book that aunt Shannon gave her.
We won't even talk about her sleeping---let's just say it's bad enough, there is NO WAY I'm doing this baby thing again. Sleeping aside, she is such a happy little love and we adore her.

Happy Birthday Poo!!

It hasn't happened yet, but I am waiting for the day Spencer says, " Mom, stop calling me Pencer-Poo!!"

Well my little "Poo" turned 5 today. He has been so excited to turn 5. We have been counting down since Christmas and he was not disappointed at all. The day was all Spencer and he played and played. The gifts were perfect--a couple of games, a General Grevious Sword and a Beyblade Battle Arena, and other odds and ends that will get his attention once the Beyblades are dead from overuse.

We went to Wingers for lunch and Grandma made him the perfect Birthday Cake---A "cake" made of stacks of Oreos. It was a huge hit!!

All day today Spencer would say, "Remember when I was 4...." or "When I was 4...." It absolutely cracked Chad and me up on the way to lunch.

A few things about my little Spencer at age 5:

loves to wrestle with Daddy, snuggle with Mommy, play with Cameron and talk sweetly to Abby.

working SO hard on his speech!! he is doing great with his /s//p//l/ and once we get started on his /g/and /k/ he will be a new boy.

still loves weapons of all sorts and loves to play, play, play

as headstrong as ever

he is opening up more in social situations--thanks to pre-school, church, speech class (he seems to be favored in all 3, probably because he is so kind and sweet and obedient and nobody can resist his shy smile.)

I love you Spence---I am grateful to Heavenly Father everyday that you are mine!!!!

He is driving me nuts lately in pictures!! All the pictures I have of his Birthday, he is doing this goofy smile with crossed eyes. Makes him look kind of "special".