We got spoiled having them in town for so long. I think we all wish they could just live around the corner…
Until they get sick of sunny Florida (yea, right!) I guess little visits will have to do.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Spencer’s baptism
We had Spencer baptized on Sunday and it was such a special day. All of our family came into town and helped us celebrate our sweet, baby boy! I didn’t pick up my real camera the entire weekend and came away from the day Sunday with a bunch of “just ok” iphone pictures. I can’t believe I didn’t even get one decent one of Spencer in his outfit! Not to worry, I had a photographer come after the church service to take a ton of pics of Spencer and the whole family. Can’t wait to get them in a few weeks!
Here are the shots I did get…
Maxwell ready to go in his knee socks and saddle shoes. There are only so many chances a momma has to dress her little boy in outfits like this and I took full advantage! and, yes, there was a little bribery involved in convincing him to wear the socks! 🙂
Also, when did he get so tall and skinny? This little boy does not have one ounce of baby fat left. He’s just all legs, knees and elbows now!
Marching into the church and ready to go!
Who did we see when we walked up? LuLu! Maxwell was one happy little boy!
We then went into the parlor room to get Spencer ready and wait for the service to start. Here’s a blurry pic of our little family…
and a grainy pic of me and Maxwell…
and a not so good picture of Spencer with his adorable, chunky legs in some knee socks of his own!!
The legs of his bubble needed to be pulled up and his knee socks were a little bunchy there but, don’t worry, that all got fixed before the service! This is the same outfit that Maxwell wore for his baptism. You can see all of those pics here and here!
Spencer did great during the service. When Reverend Sharps was holding him Spencer just kept looking up at his face and reaching out to touch his chin. So precious! Maxwell was a little …how shall I say it?… energetic during the service! But, overall he acted just fine and was a cute little 2.5 year old boy.
Here are two videos if you really care to see…
Right after the service, the photographer took a bunch of pics of the boys, me and Robert right outside the church. She then came back to the house and took lots of shots of our whole family together. I’m so excited to have those! After the pictures were done, it was time to eat and play! A big thanks to GJ and Susu for helping with the food.
A few pictures of everyone enjoying the day!
By the time the afternoon was over, we were all happy, full and exhausted! A big thanks to everyone for making the trip to celebrate sweet Spencey!!
Family!
For Spencer’s baptism on Sunday, we had all sorts of family trickle in all weekend long! It was SO fun to get everyone together and let all the cousins play, play, play! First in was GJ and Daddo. They got here on Wednesday and Maxwell could not have been more excited to see them! My mom went with me to pick him up from school and when he saw her he just said, “heeeeey GJ” and then ran up to give her a big hug. It was pretty much the cutest thing ever. Maxwell then couldn’t wait to get GJ home so he could “jump on her.” Yep, jump on her. I have no idea where he has gotten this but every time I talk about GJ, Maxwell talks about how he wants to jump on her. So, as soon as he got her to the house, he made her lay down on the couch and he jumped on her! Poor GJ! She’s a good sport!!
Daddo got some good time in loving on sweet Spencer that afternoon…
My mom played nanny for the boys on Thursday as Susan was out of town and I took a lunch break to go to Zoe’s with them. They were pretty good lunch dates…
GJ then drove to Arkansas to pick up Susu and bring her to Birmingham. We were all so happy she made the trip!
and here is Susu declaring that Spencer’s hair does indeed have a red tint to it. He seems pleased with that idea! We’ll see!
Keath, Jen, Delaney and Nate got into town on Friday night and we had a full day of fun on Saturday!
GJ and Keath took Maxwell, Delaney and Nate over to the tot lot and ran into this on the way…
Oh boy! I don’t think there could have been anything more perfect for this crew considering Maxwell’s love of firetrucks and Delaney’s love of all things pink!!
The three amigos then had lunch together…and all had to sit on the same side of the table, of course!
All that playing at the tot lot makes you thirsty!
Spencer was being well tended to by Keath!
After naps, everyone came back over to the house to celebrate a very special birthday!
Delaney turns 4 TODAY! Happy Birthday Delaney! We celebrated with a little fire truck riding…
and cake!
What comes after cake? Presents of course! Maxwell was a big (and largely unwanted) help to Delaney in opening her presents! This pictures makes me laugh…
Delaney had just put on the pink tiara that came with her new Ballerina Barbie and Maxwell snatched it off her head before she could even say “princess!” ha!
Maxwell then checked out her new Barbie dolls…
“Wait a minute, these aren’t trucks!”
But, he ultimately decided they might be fun to play with for a little bit…until Delaney rightfully took them back! 🙂
Maxwell wasn’t too upset though because he got a special present from Susu and GJ even though it wasn’t his birthday (GJ’s good like that!). He got a T-ball set and he, Nate and Delaney had the most fun playing with it after dinner. Batter up!
It was such a fun day! These cuties got lots of love from GJ…
and even gave each other a little love! “We like each other!”
Funny little kids.
A BIG thank you to Keath and Jen for making the long trip! We loved having you here and Maxwell hasn’t stopped talked about “NateNLaney!” 🙂
Aunt and Uncle Messy
Last week we also had a visit from Robert’s sister, Mary Beth and her husband, Holland – affectionately known as Aunt Messy and Uncle Messy! 🙂
We treat our guests right around here and were sure to give them the most comfortable seats in the house! 🙂
Maxwell had fun playing football with Robert and Holland…
and Mary Beth had fun loving on Spencer!
We got the tunnel out…
and then Robert did this and I laughed.
Then Maxwell had to do it too, of course!
Funny boy.
We always love seeing Aunt and Uncle Messy!
See you tomorrow!
Egg Hunt
Last Sunday we went to the egg hunt at church and Maxwell had a ball. We’ve been having egg hunts around the house for about 2 weeks now so he was ready for the real thing! 🙂
Looking cute and Easter-y!
Spencer and I met Robert and Maxwell up at church and all of Maxwell’s Sunday School friends were very interested in checking out the baby!
Luckily big brother Maxwell stepped in to save Spencer!
I don’t think Spencer minded sweet Anne checking him out though! 🙂
It was then time to head over to the hunt which they had moved inside because of the soggy, wet ground. While waiting, Maxwell got his basket stuck on his head…
I laughed and took another picture before finally helping him get it off! 🙂
Spencer enjoyed the hunt from the comfort of his stroller…
But Maxwell was on a mission…
His goal wasn’t to get as many eggs as possible though…
No, his goal was to get all the ORANGE eggs he could find! He only wanted those orange ones!
He knows what he likes! He ended up with a pretty full basket with mostly orange eggs plus a few red and yellow mixed in. Not a blue or green in sight! He was even more excited when I showed him the eggs had candy in them!
Even though he looks upset here, he’s actually just smiling through a mouthful of chocolate and trying not to lose any!!
My cute little egg hunters!
Happy Easter!
