Good Times!

Jason and I went to Suffolk, Va this weekend for his fraternity brother's wedding. We started off the weekend with the rehearsal dinner at Planters Peanut Farm. A really neat place and fabulous dinner! We went to a great brunch on Saturday morning, then the wedding and reception at the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts. Betsy and Danny were a beautiful couple and we had such a great time sharing their special weekend! Took some fun pictures, but this one is my favorite!

Off to New Orleans in less than 24 hours. Campbell is SOOOOOO excited. We bought him his own little suitcase that he can pull on his own.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

One more thing...Happy Birthday Jim!

Today is my brother, Jim's 42nd birthday! Happy Birthday GIP! I love you and hope you have a wonderful day!

xoxo,
Bug

Happy Tuesday...Campbell is at school!

I always look forward to Tuesdays and Fridays when Campbell gets to go to school. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my little guy and LOVE being with him, but I also LOVE the 4 hours to myself on each of those days. We woke up this morning to 32 degree weather, burrr! Winter is here and Campbell was super excited to put on his gloves and new hat he got for his birthday. (I will take a picture of him in the hat - it's so cute). The minute we were in the car - the gloves were off! I explained to him that when we got to school he'd need to put them back on, which he did without any fussing.

We had a low-key weekend with lots of Daddy/Campbell time. I had some Junior Friends obligations so it left the two boys entertaining eachother. Saturday was a VERY rainy day, so the pony rides were going to go on were cancelled. We did go to a birthday party (was supposed to be outdoors but got moved inside). Campbell was very excited about the cake and cookies! We then went to the English's house for dinner. Our wonderful sleeper came along and went to bed at their house while we enjoyed an evening with friends. On Sunday, I continued doing my Jr. Friends things and Campbell and Jason relaxed and watched football. A perfect Sunday!

On Friday, Jason and I are leaving for Suffolk,VA for a wedding. One of Jason's fraternity brothers is getting married to his highschool sweetheart! Should be a great time. Campbell's favorite babysitter - Ashby will be here to provide tons of entertainment and fun!

Then in 7 days, we're NOLA bound! WOOHOO! Campbell is so excited to go on an airplane - that's his latest fascination.

Off to continue enjoying my free time! Have a great week everyone.
xoxoxo!

Cool Find

I saw this just now - a chance to win a watercolor. All I have to do is create a link to it and hopefully I will win it! Wouldn't it be so cool to have a watercolor done of Campbell?

Campbell had a great day at school today. They weighed all of the kids today and he is the 2nd heaviest - weighing in at 28 pounds. A few ounces more than his 2 year check up last week!

Happy Friday to all. Counting down to Thanksgiving...13 days!

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Trip to Lynchburg

Last Friday, we packed up our things and headed to Lynchburg to see Jason's family for the weekend. Campbell was very excited to see Ma-Ma, Grandaddy, Grandpa, GG, Auntie Amy, Mason, Dwayne, Derrick, Andrea, and Ella. It was a whirlwind of visits with the family.

We took Jason's grandparents with us to an indoor play room on Saturday morning. Campbell loved it but loved running up and down the large and loud hallway. Ma-Ma and Grandaddy loved seeing Campbell in action and were amazed at his constant talking and non-stop movement.

Ma-Ma had to get her hair cut, so we dropped her off and went to see if the trains were being loaded and switched. We parked the car and let Campbell sit in the driver's seat to "drive." After a couple of minutes he stood up, opened the visor and mirror and proceeded to fix his hair. See video on blog.

We then went to a playground for a few minutes before picking Ma-Ma up and Campbell loved going up the ladders and coming down the slides.

Sunday, we visited with Jason's sister and her family. Jason's nephew, Mason, gave Campbell two of his old toys - an airplane and a helicopter. They are a huge hit!

After a fun-filled weekend, we headed home to begin another week!

Stay tuned for more posts - a weekend filled with a pony ride and a birthday party are to come!

Campbell's 2 Year Check Up

Campbell went to Dr. Gallagher the other day for his two year check up. He's a perfectly healthy little boy who put on quite a show for her. Laughing, talking, dancing...his typical personality. I was so glad he did not get quiet around her because I wanted her to see him how we see him all of the time. He even ran thru her office yelling for "Dr. G!"

He was a brave little boy getting his flu shot and held my hand while I got mine. Because he was SO good, they gave him 2 stickers and that made him forget all about the shot.

So now, we don't go back to Dr. G until he turns 3 - unless he gets sick of course. It's hard to believe that we go every few months for 2 years then only once a year. Another sign that my baby is a big boy now.

I think he has finally gotten over the Halloween and Birthday hangover. It definitely took a few days. Life is back to normal for the Spences!

Campbell's 2nd Birthday and Halloween!

Friday was very bitter-sweet for me. Bitter because my baby is getting to be such a big boy and is officially a toddler! I feel like it was just yesterday that I had him and now he's got his own personality (and what a personality it is) and has become so independent. Sweet because he pretty much understood his birthday, so it was incredible to watch his excitement and joy! Jason and I wanted to make sure that he could enjoy both his birthday and halloween, so we did birthday in the morning and Halloween at night. We started the morning by going into his room and singing the first round of Happy Birthday. Then went downstairs for breakfast where we put a candle in his pancakes and sang the second round of Happy Birthday. After he finished breakfast, he opened his presents (a doctor's kit, horse on a stick, shopping cart, and basketball goal). The doctor's kit was a huge hit!

Campbell went to school yesterday and I made cupcakes for his class. They sang Happy Birthday (3rd round) and they even made him his own birthday crown!

Now comes trick or treat time! Our friends, the Prices and the Shattls, came over to go around the neighborhood. 6 Adults and 5 Children - Ella (4) - Sleeping Beauty, Sophia (2 - another Halloween baby) - Duck, Campbell (2) - Monkey, Maddie (2 in January) - Flower, and Sylvia (1 month - Cow). We were quite a sight. The kids had a blast going up to the houses. When we asked Campbell what to say after he got a treat, he quickly replied "More!" No kidding.

It was a perfect 2nd birthday and 1st real Halloween for our little guy.

On Saturday, we had 19 of Campbell's friends and their parents over for snacks and cake. We filled the backyard with a small moon bounce (borrowed from the Prices), a tunnel with a truck ball pit, kids basketball goal, other fun outdoor toys. We made a mini-carnival in the yard. Jason's brother and his family came up from Charlottesville. His girls are now 12, 9, and 7 and were huge helpers with the little kids. Many of the kids were completely enamoured with our nieces - quite cute. All of the children were suffering from Halloween Hangovers, especially Campbell who take a little while to get into the party. But once he did, he had a blast. LOVED the cake and the pigs in a blanket (dad, you would have loved them) most. After everyone left, we sat back and watched him open his gifts. Our friends were too generous with their gifts and I know Campbell will have so much fun playing with them. We are so fortunate to have met tons of great people up here.

So now we're gearing up for Thanksgiving and heading to New Orleans and then Christmas, where we'll stay up here.

I'll put a few pictures of the weekend here, but most are on the Spence Family Web Album - click the link to the left to be taken to the album.

Thank You Kiki and Tater!

Campbell wanted to send his thanks to Kiki and Tater for his bouncing zebra toy!