Duck, Duck, Drew!

We took out the Halloween costumes for the first time and dressed the boys for the country club Halloween party. They were so cute and we had a great time. Although, the haunted house was quite scary for Campbell and hopefully he will sleep thru the night tonight without any nightmares of monsters. :) In all honestly, the haunted house was quite impressive and even made me jump a bit! Off to a halloween parade tomorrow followed by a fall festival at Parker's school. Hope you're having a great weekend!

Countdown to Campbell's 4th Birthday!

I CANNOT BELIEVE C WILL BE 4 in 1 WEEK!!! Where did the time go? When did he become this little boy and no longer a wobbly toddler who said "wub you" for "love you", "ya-ya" for "hot", "b-b" for airplane, "dat-do" for "thank you", and so on. Now he's asking questions like "Daddy, you make money?" The funny thing about this is that we were talking about Jason working and making money when Campbell so innocently asked that question. He really thought Jason physically made money. I WISH!

We are in such amazement with every question, comment, thought, feeling, and expression that this little boys throws at us. Every year, around his birthday, I get very sentimental (okay, I know, when am I not sentimental), thinking about his arrival and how I instantly fell in love with this little human being. I didn't know him, but couldn't wait to learn every trait that he would have.

In the last 4 years, Campbell has grown to be a sweet, sensitive, loving, caring, nurturing, smart, social, and fun boy. It's hard to believe how much he's done in 4 years and it's only the beginning.

He's traveled to New Orleans 8 times (this includes 4 Mardi Gras trips), North Carolina 3 times, the beach 2 times, Florida once, and Colorado once. He has been to 3 zoos, taken multiple pony rides, carousel rides, almost mastered swimming, is learning to play tennis and kickball, is singing in the church choir, and is in his 3rd year of school. I am sure I am forgetting something and thanks for reading all of this. It's more for me, so I can one day remember all of the fun he had before he turned 4.

Thank you, Campbell, for making us your parents. For letting us love you and for trusting in us to give you the best possible life. We couldn't be more proud of you and look forward to MANY, MANY, MANY years of fun and laughter! We love you.

Wordless Wednesday

I'm A Nut...

Campbell has been learning all kinds of songs at school and has impressed us so much with this new one that I had to take a video and post it! Happy Friday!

Happy Birthday to my Sweet, Sweet Mom!

Today is my mother's 74th birthday. Yes, she is 74 and looks FABULOUS! I know she won't mind that I've said her age because unlike many women, she is proud of her age. In her 74 years, she has had 5 wonderful children, wiped tons of runny noses, attended one too many parent-teacher conferences (some good, some not so good), driven countless carpools, served on lots of volunteer boards, become a grandmother of 4 ranging in age from 21 down to 1, survived cancer, has been married to my dad for 50 years, and not once has had a complaint or regret. She is such a strong, beautiful, caring, loving, and devoted woman and friend. I just pray that I can look back when I'm 74 and have done at least half the things she has accomplished.

Happy Birthday, Mom. Here's to MANY, MANY more fun years. I love you.

And so it begins...

The Kick

The Run

The Score!

The weekday practices and the weekend games. Yes folks, little league has begun in the Spence house! Alexandria Little League now starts with kickball f or kids ages 4-6. Campbell had his first practice and game last week and it was hysterical! The kids are all totally confused...one girl kicked the ball, then ran afterit to catch it; another (our son) kicked the ball and then stood there. It looks like they all need a little help with the basics! That's why we went ahead and signed Campbell up.

When the coach asked the kids to say their names, Campbell answered..."I'm Campbell Rapier Spence." HA!

Who knows what he's talking about now!!!

15 months!

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