Pumpkins and Rides!

This weekend we hit up the pumpkin patch, and also went to the Railroad park where they have, you guessed it, a railroad, for the little kiddos to ride on. Also present was a carousel. Spencer looks super cute on all the rides, but I'm not sure he was into any of them! We also got the swine flu vaccine, Mommy ran 11 miles, and Daddy played some golf. We are a BUSY family!

This weekend Spencer will finally premiere his Monkey halloween costume when we hit up a halloween party down the street. Mommy and Daddy are headed back to ASU for some more college football, and Mommy is also planning on running 12 miles on Saturday, pre-football. Should make for an interesting game!

Oh, and we're looking forward to having the California Miller family out for a visit/dinner on Sunday evening. Should be good times!!

Happy 10 Months!

Yup, can you believe it, he's 10 months old?! To celebrate, pictures of his new look:

I love this little guy!

Yeah, I'm a bad blogger.

I'm sorry it's been so long, there just wasn't all that much going on these days. Spencer is growing like a weed. He's also crawling for real now, walking with assistance, standing almost on his own, eating solid foods (we're working on this) and saying "ma-ma, da-da, ba-ba (not sure if that's for Baxter or bottle yet)" I've heard him also say "na-na" and "pa-pa" and I've been told he said "lu-lu," but I don't buy that one yet. Oh yeah, he also high fives. See one of the videos below. And, he lost his voice for a while there (we had another sinus infection). I couldn't help myself, I had to video his funny lack of voice!

Anyway, here's what we've been up to:

He fell asleep eating. Poor, tired dude.

Yup, he's a dope!
Playing with his buds, Conner (the baldy), Caleb (in red) and Brayden (in yellow). The dads were watching the Cardinals game.

Standing and playing all by himself.

Here's the high five:

Weekend Pictures!

Thanks to Kim and Bill, we got some cute pictures of Monkey at Miles' First Birthday party this weekend. They were so cute! Thanks guys!

This one was my favorite - eating his first cookie ever. Yum, he loved it.

"Mom, can I please have that cookie back?"

"Seriously, OK?"

Here he is practicing his standing at the play table with baby Oliver.

Cheese!

9 Month Stat Update

We had a little visit to the pediatrician today for Spencer's 9 month check-up. All's good. He's healthy, and everything looked right on target. He got 1 little measly shot - a flu shot - and there was barely a tear!

He's still on the large side, weighing in at 21 lbs., 12 oz. (75%), 29" tall (75%) and he has an 18.5" head (90%).

He is now allowed to eat anything EXCEPT honey (and any honey products) and whole nuts. Time to start introducing him to some new and exciting foods!

Can you believe it?

Spencer is 9 months old today!

Happy 9 month birthday, Mr. Monkey!!

Mommy's Run

I haven't posted much about this because I hate to be a downer, so I'll give you the abbreviated, positive version: Mommy is running a marathon on January 17, 2010 and is running on behalf of the American Cancer Society. She has to meet a fundraising goal of $1,000.00 and is already almost 1/2 way there. She's running this on behalf of all of those who have been impacted by cancer in some way (sad as it is, it feels like we all have).

Anyway, I know times are tough, but Mommy would appreciate anything you can donate to help out the American Cancer Society and support those impacted by cancer.

Donate here: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/DetermiNation/CRFY09GreatWest?px=12752812&pg=personal&fr_id=19671&fl=en_US&et=4NN4G9xDQPMNC8XcDNvo_w..&s_tafId=345208

And please include the name(s) of people you'd like Mommy to run for. She will be wearing a Tshirt on race day that will include everyone she's running In Honor of and In Memory of.