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Go BYU!

This post is a little old I know, but for Labor Day weekend Bryce, Spencer, and I went to Houston for baby Sam's (my brother John's new baby) blessing. Of course that Saturday was the big BYU OU game in Dallas. And thanks to Craig and Sharayne, Bryce was able to get a ticket to the game! He was so excited...I'm sure if any of you know Bryce and BYU football you could understand. He had been wanting to go since he knew we were moving to Oklahoma so I'm glad it worked out that he could go. Anyway, so we drove down and stayed in Dallas on Friday night. Then we dropped Bryce off with Sharayne and my parents, Sarah, Spencer and I drove the rest of the way to Houston.

Here is Spencer with Aunt Sharayne. We only got to spend a few minutes with her so we are excited for Christmas when we'll have a more time to hang out with her and everyone else in Bryce's family!

After we dropped him off, Bryce and Sharayne went to the JFK memorial where he was assassinated. After that they picked Craig up and headed over to the game.

Craig, Sharayne, and Bryce

The amazing stadium and gigantic HD screen.

I should probably let Bryce write about this because I am sure he would have a lot to say. But I am pretty sure he loved every minute and he came home with a very hoarse voice. He texted me after the game and said "That was the third best event in my life next to marrying you and spencer's birth!!!!!!" Pretty ridiculous I know but I'm sure it's the truth. =)

The Beach

While Bryce was in Dallas getting ready for the football game, Spencer and I got to go to the beach with everyone! It was Spencer's first experience at a real beach and I think he mostly liked it. He loved crawling in the sand and getting dirty for a while. He did get tired of the it though I think and was ready to go home and take a bath and be able to crawl around on a clean floor.

Mommy and Spencer walking in the ocean!

Crawling in the messy sand.

This was the dirtiest he got. I caught him eating some sand a few times, and then he fell on his face getting it even dirtier.

Finally clean! Well, Spencer was anyway. Obviously wearing white shorts was probably not the smartest idea.

After the beach we all went to John and Emily's to eat pizza and watch BYU play against OU. Spencer was pretty wild and all over the place so I didn't pay too much attention to the game until the end. We were all pretty excited to see BYU win! It is too bad about Bradford getting hurt though. Since we are living in Oklahoma we (or maybe I should just say I because Bryce only cheers for OU if it will help BYU go up in the polls) are still cheering for Oklahoma. Hopefully both BYU and OU will keep winning so everyone around me will be happy! =)

Sam's Blessing

And finally the whole reason we drove down the Texas, little Sam's baby blessing. We are so grateful to my parents for letting us ride down with them and for my Uncle Mark and Aunt Wendy for letting us stay at their house. We were really glad to be there and to finally meet baby Sam! He is such a cute baby. It was also fun to see John and Emily and their cute house!

Family picture after church.

Sam with Breeny, Ben, and Grace. Spencer was exhausted after church and so wasn't awake to take pictures with the other cousins.

Me with baby Sam. He is such a cute little baby. And so tiny! It's hard to believe that Spencer used to be his size! He seems like a giant next to him now.

The blessing was so nice and I really am so glad we got to be there for it. Hopefully we'll be seeing more of John and Emily and Sam now that we're living a little closer to them!

Spencer wanted to try Uncle John's pull up bar. Isn't he so strong?

Duck Pond!

This week here in Oklahoma the weather has been really nice, well until yesterday anyway. It wasn't very humid and it was only in like the 70's. So one night we decided it was time to take Spencer to meet some ducks at the duck pond. I think that he liked them...he didn't really get really excited or really scared or anything. There are some big white ducks that are really loud and kind of mean. We were feeding a few ducks and they came running over honking at us. They were all getting really close and so Spencer and I decided it was time to get away from them. Bryce fed them a little but they were honking and getting closer and closer to him so he turned around to walk away and one of them snapped at his back! It was so funny. Anyway, it was a fun little trip and we know to try and stay away from the mean white ducks.

Bryce and Spencer with our favorite duck. This one was even taking the bread out of Bryce's hand. Spencer's face looks a little concerned, but he really loved the duck.

Spencer is into everything these days. He loves to go through drawers and cupboards and just pull everything out.

He also really loves climbing down the stairs. There are four little stairs that lead up to his room and he is getting good at climbing down them. It would be easier if he just went down them backwards, but he has to start out going head first and then he'll eventually turn sideways and get to the bottom. I haven't let him try this on the big stairs yet because I am sure that he would just roll down them. But these little ones are good practice for him.

Update on Spencer

And of course I can't ever post anything without adding in a few pictures of Spencer.

I suppose with being mobile and climbing on everything there are going to be lots of falls and a few injuries. Well, this has been Spencer's first big injury (and it probably isn't really that big, it's just seems big to me, ha). So he fell on the wood floor and bit his tongue! Doesn't it look painful? Every time I see it or think about it, it makes my tongue hurt. But Spencer apparently has a pretty high pain tolerance (or I'm just a huge pansy). So he fell and was bleeding a lot. He was pretty upset at first, as you can imagine, but since it happened he hasn't really acted like it bothers him much. He still eats and chews on anything he gets his hands on. He even sticks his tongue out and grabs it with his hand and pulls on it! I make him stop because it's just too much for me. But he's doing pretty good and hopefully it will heal quickly!

Spencer's pool hair do. I think his hair gets blonder everytime he is outside in the sun!

Swimming in the pool! He really did not like this at all, although he is getting more used to and starting to enjoy the pool.

Spencer in his old man pants. Actually, all his pants can do this. Poor kid is definitely going to be short. These are 9 months pants and they are still too long on him!

And in case anyone wonders why Spencer is so spoiled and gets whatever he wants, this is why. Who can say no to this face??

3 Year Anniversary!

Monday was our three year anniversary! We were able to leave Spencer with my parents and go out to dinner together. It was so nice to just sit and enjoy eating and being together. It has really been a great three years. We have been through and learned a lot together and I am a much better person because of my husbands good example and influence. Anyway, it was a great anniversary!

Our wedding day

After three years of marriage.

Swing!

It has been quite a while since I have posted new pictures of Spencer! He is 10 months old now and such a happy and fun baby. He is so wiggly and loves to crawl around everywhere. You can hardly keep him in your arms sometimes because he just loves the floor. He is into everything too. He loves to open cupboards and drawers and really only likes to get into the ones that he's not supposed to. He isn't very interested in walking or standing on his own. Anytime we try to stand him up or help him walk he just bends his knees so he can get down and crawl away. He has been sleeping really well lately too. We usually put him to bed around 7 or 7:30 and he will wake up usually once around 11, but then he'll sleep until 6:30 or 7 (sometimes even later!). He also takes two naps, usually about 1 or 2 hours each. He doesn't really like his binky anymore. In fact, usually when I give it to him he knows it means nap time or bed time and so he will just scream and spit it out. So I've learned it's better to just not even give it to him because even when he does take it I find it on the floor in his room later. He loves to splash in the bath tub and drink out of any cup I am drinking out of. It is hard to believe how fast he is growing and that he will be having his first birthday pretty soon!


Grandpa put a baby swing in the backyard and Spencer LOVES it! Anytime he gets fussy I just have to take him out to the swing for a little bit and he's all smiles!





Breeny loves to hold Spencer and give him hugs and kisses. She will be such a good big sister. (and don't you just love Spencer's mohawk?)

Playing the piano. This is something he really enjoys as well, just pounding on the keys.

Trying to escape from his pj's.

And in case anyone wanted to see the cutest little baby bum in the world, here it is! Or half of it anyway. I was putting his diaper on after a bath and tried to just pull it over a little because it was a little crooked and ended up ripping it! He didn't seem to mind to much...

So we are all doing great in Oklahoma. Bryce is really enjoying his job and it looks like they'll be able to start up some Athletic Training at some of the schools around which I think he is looking forward to. Spencer and I are just enjoying our time at home during the day with grandma. Lately we've also been able to spend some time with Aunt Jenny, Aunt Chelsea, and Uncle Matt (who are visiting for a little bit from Utah) and Aunt Jessica, Ben, Grace, and Breeny. I think Spencer has really enjoyed all the attention he gets from everyone! Also, I have decided to make a quiet book for Spencer. I am pretty excited about it right now...we'll see if that lasts when I actually start putting it all together. Hopefully it will help to keep his attention during church! He likes to yell and make lots of noise whenever it's really quiet so I'm thinking a quiet book might help us.