What is wrong with this child?

Today we went to Bradley's 3rd birthday party & got a picture of the 3 friends, Spenser, Bradley & Tripp.  Click on the photos below to enlarge them to see what my child was doing in each picture!

Spenser at 3

Let's see- a few things about my 3 year old:
He loves condiments, ketchup (used to be pronounce "dep up"), sour cream, bark a que & man days (in his words).
He loves pizza.  I personally could eat it everyday, & although Jon likes it, his diabetes prevents him from being able to eat it every day but we sure can!
He loves Dora, Scooby, Olivia, Cars (only Mater & "Lightning the Queen"!) & Thomas.
He is learning alot in school & is learning how to write upper & lower case letters.
His favorite candy are M&M's  ( he calls them m m 's)  & Smarties.
His new thing to say to me is " Mommy, I like you".  I get that at least once a day!

I wrote this a few months ago & thought I'd share.

Being here at my Mother in laws & looking thru all the photo albums & meeting elderly family members & visiting graves of those I haven't met has all made me really think about how true it is that we all grow so quickly. If you are lucky enough, in your lifetime you will be a child, a teenager, a young adult, an adult & then one day you will watch your child get married & you will become a grandparent & you will bury your parents. I can still remember my childhood & growing up very vividly. I can remember all my neighbors & friends, how young we all were & who I now get to see on facebook have their own children & become grandparents. I realize with alarming clarity that this is MY time. I am now the parent with a child to raise when it seems like just a few short years ago I was the child & my parents were raising me. In the blink of an eye, it will also be my time to watch my kids get married & have their own kids & then it will also become THEIR time. I will enjoy & remember each moment even though it scares the hell out of me how quickly it progresses. I hope God allows me the "time" to be here for it all. One day we will die & become a memory. Generations not yet born will ask who you were.  It is fantastic though when my 3yr old puts his little arms around me & says " I wub woo sooo much"!
Yes- this is my time! 

Day with Thomas!

Today, the 3 of us & Kristie & Bradley went to the town of Spencer NC to spend the day with Thomas! Highlights below:

Us on Thomas

The boys riding Thomas

                                                                 We switched kids!

Trip to Alabama for Papa's memorial golf tournament

We went to Alabama for the annual Steve Driggers memorial golf tournament in honor of Jon's dad hosted by Papa's company. Jon & his brother Brad & their team won the tournament!  Yay!  We also spent a day at the pool.

                                                            Jon & Brad

As we were driving home, we passed alot of utility trucks going to NC after Hurricane Irene.

Caitlyn comes to visit!

My beautiful cousin Beth has had her first child after trying for so long. Gorgeous baby Caitlyn came to visit & we had nice family time!

                                                        The proud family!

Dexter's cancer

A little voice told me to go outside & spend quality time with the dogs & to do it now so I did. When I got outside to the dogs area, I noticed Dexter's testicle was ALOT bigger than his other one (the little one at the top is the size they are supposed to be):

We made a vet appointment & they said yes, it's cancer & he had a castration that week. He is fine & cancer free now!  Yay!  Although he might not see it that way!