Road trip!

We finally decided to brave a road trip with Spencer and head to Utah for an extended weekend. One thing we learned is that our instincts were probably right and he might still be a little young for a road trip, but all things considered, he did great (oh, except for the 90 minutes of screaming on the way down there). We were very excited to meet new baby Claire and have Spencer meet his Uncle Adam & Aunt Jodi. In fact, ALL of the Stonehocker kids were there so it was like a nice little family reunion! Here is our niece Claire Lynn Christensen...7 weeks old already!
Spencer LOVED spending time with his uncles. This is probably my favorite picture of the weekend, Uncle Tyler with his "little Tyty" as he calls him. We named Spencer Tyler after him.
College football with Uncle Adam
We had a more successful drive back...sleeping until Mountain Home! And then the tears began. I'm thinking next time we fly!

Happy Birthday, Rocco

I seriously can't believe that our little Rocco is one. He is the happiest, most mischevious little boy I have ever met and I love him to pieces. We all do!

Aunt Nana probably shouldn't have made him try and share his new birthday chair right off the bat, but as always, he is a pretty good sport when it comes to Spencer.

Our first trip to the zoo

Last Wednesday was Rocco's first birthday, and what better way to celebrate than with a trip to the zoo. It was especially exciting for me since it would mark Spencer's first trip there. Of course, he really could have cared less, but everyone else had a good time! He did seem to show some interest in the monkeys and the cerval (is that how you spell it? a big cat) but that was about it.
While we were there, there was a group of three mom's with their boys who were about the same distance in age from Gage, Rocco, and Spencer. I couldn't help but smile as I knew that is what we are in for in about five years...and I can't wait. Here are our little guys now.

Our First Pumpkin Patch

So I have to say, Chris initially gave me a lot of crap about taking a 5 1/2 month baby to the pumpkin patch, as he will have no recollection of the events. However, once we got there, he was right there with me, posing the baby with pumpkins and everything. You have to sort through a lot of crappy, rotten pumpkins to find a good one, but we found a perfect one that was just Spencer's size.
Here is the happy family on the ride pack to the farm
I'd say it was a success, Spencer is quite pleased with his little pumpkin!

See Spot Walk

If it's the first Saturday in October in Boise, then we are at See Spot Walk to benefit The Idaho Humane Society. We started doing this event three years ago when Fergie Ferg was just a pup and this was our first year doing it as a family (Spencer was just a pinto bean in my tummy last year). It's always fun to see the Etnyre and Hoffman families (because we really just don't see them enough) and walk our doggies on the mile walk downtown. There are litterally hundreds of dogs that participate and I am always amazed that no blood is drawn, but everyone always has a good time.

Football!

I love football season. I didn't always care, but now I do. I love that Boise State is getting national attention, and I love that Green Bay has won more games than the Vikings so far this year. Let's hope everyone keeps up on the good rolls! Tailgating is a big part of football in this town, so we took Spencer with us to his first tailgate that Qwest was sponsoring. All his BSU gear is cold weather (who knew it would still be in the 90s) so we made due with the only blue and orange things he had.

And then Monday was the Pack vs. the Bears and the boys were ready! Too bad they Packers threw the game away but the night was redeemed since Rocco took his first steps and Spencer not only rolled from his back to his tummy, but to his back again.