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Nine!!

October 18, 2021

Spencer is NINE! My lovable, slightly mischievous, blonde hair blue eyed baby is NINE!

Newborn…

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One year old…

1 year

Two years old…

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Three years old…

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Four years old…

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Five years old…

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Six years old…

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Seven…

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Eight…

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and now NINE!

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It doesn’t get much better than this kid. As I say every year, he’s a happy kid who plays hard, tries hard, and loves hard. He has grown up so much over the last year and is becoming such a cool kid. He seems to be a “typical” middle child – pretty easy going and doesn’t demand too much attention. Because of that, he deserves some extra special attention sometimes! He and Maxwell fight like brothers but I sure am glad they have each other – they are gamer partners, yard football teammates, and the brunt of each other’s pranks. It’s awesome. If Spencer and Samantha get off on their own they have the very best time together. You should see the music video they made on my phone last week! 🙂 Spencer is the best brother to them both and they are so, so lucky to have him as the happy glue in the middle.

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Spencer is doing excellent in school. He’s in 3rd grade with Miss Campbell and everything comes easy to him. I don’t think I’ve ever helped him study for anything and he’s still acing all of his work. It’s still a struggle to get him to read – he’d much rather be on the iPad – but we’re working on it. He has good friends but is also friends with everyone. He’s a pretty likable guy! His core group from kindergarten are still his favorites but he’s picked up some new best buds from his class this year. He’s a friendly, loyal kid who makes friends easily.

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Spencer is doing his best at practicing to be a professional gamer or YouTuber! He’d be on the Nintendo or iPad all day long if we let him. He has a tendency to zone out – or zone in! – on his device and we have to keep that in check. Thankfully, if you can get him outside with any kind of ball he’s a happy camper. He’s really enjoying golf, loves baseball and basketball. He’s playing football for the first time and doing so well! He’s playing cornerback on defense but he’s also the guy that they will throw into any position when someone gets hurt and he figures it out! Spencer rarely gets flustered and keeps his cool in unknown situations. He’s made some great plays in positions he’s never played before. One thing I love about Spence is his good attitude about the games. Sure he loves to win but, if they don’t, he’s kind of ok with that too! He doesn’t quite have the competitive nature of his brother (or his mom!) in a good way. He’s also the best encourager and teammate. You can always hear him yelling the loudest for his teammates from the dugout or the bench!

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A little interview with Spencer:

Favorite book? Dogman
Favorite TV show? or YouTube show? Mr. Beast
Favorite movie? Woody Woodpecker
Favorite color? Green
Favorite song? Fly N Ghetto
Favorite number? 7
Favorite restaurant? Mexico Lindo
Favorite thing to eat? Cinnamon bread with Nutella or PB
Favorite friend? Henry, Crawford, Jacob, and Jack
Favorite toy? Ipad
Favorite animal? Elephant
Favorite dessert? Brownies
Favorite sport? Football
What do you want to be when you grow up? Professional YouTuber!

I’m so proud of this kid and love him so much! How lucky am I to be his Momma?

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Happy NINTH birthday, Spencey!!

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Surprise

October 15, 2021

Look who surprised us last week with a special visit!!

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We love Mrs. Susan! She sure does spoil us on our birthdays!!

Have a great weekend!

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More birthday celebrations

October 14, 2021

For my birthday Robert nicely made dinner reservations! Woohoo! We went out to Bricktop’s on Tuesday night because Wednesday was football and Thursday was cheerleading! I didn’t care when we went out and was just glad we got to go!

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We had a great dinner as always and made lots of wishes!

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I was even good enough to get a few presents including this just right coffee mug that Maxwell picked out all by himself! Sweet boy.

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Robert got me a crockpot. Thankfully he also got me a very, very nice piece of jewelry to go with the crockpot!  🙂 Not sure I had been good enough for that but I’m not complaining!! My crew sure does love me and makes me feel special on my special day! Lucky me!

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Birthday celebrations

October 13, 2021

Last week we had a low key but good celebration of Robert’s birthday!

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We just made dinner at home – roasted chicken, his request! – and opened some gifts. Brothers will be brothers…

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We celebrated with a good dessert and big wishes for another great year!

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Happy Birthday Robert!

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We love you!

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Augusta

October 12, 2021

We made the drive to Augusta on Friday afternoon and had what really was a great weekend with family, all things considered. The cousins all got to hang out…

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Uno was played, of course!

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We got a decent family photo…

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and we got to recreate some classics!

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The kids left their mark in Augusta by carving their initials into a tree in Susu’s yard. Love it.

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The service for Susu was lovely. We just did a graveside service and the sun was shining with a nice breeze. There was quite a crowd and it was so nice to hear from people how beloved Susu was.

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There is lots of cleaning out to do in her house and while it is a lot of work, it was fun to open drawers and unearth some treasures. One treasure we found was her wedding dress – the dress that she made herself in 1946! Wow! Also, Susu was tiiiiiny! I could get it on – barely – but it wasn’t zipping up!

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GJ is carrying the weight of cleaning out the house and working so hard to get it all done. I don’t know how she does it all but I sure am proud of her and wish I could help some more.

Overall it was a nice weekend celebrating the one and only Susu! I think she’d be proud that we even managed to get this crew to pose for a big ole family photo!

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We love you Susu!

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