Spenser's first haircut!

Yes he's 3 & yes he is just now having his hair cut!  He was not a fan but was somewhat ok after it got started.

Thank God for Genetics!

When my Mom concentrated on things, her tongue would always stick out & I've noticed in the past few months how Spenser's does too when he is concentrating! It makes me smile thinking of my Mom & thankful for genetic material that gets passed along so we always have something of our loved ones & never forget!

Learning about 911

Today at his preschool the Fire Dept came to talk about 911 & they brought the truck for the kids to explore & goodies for the kids.  Spenser tells what he learned:

Busy weekend

Today we had Bradley's 3rd bithday party & then Aunt Leigh & the boys came over for dinner & to watch the Auburn game.  Sunday after church, Spenser & I met up with my Dad & Uncle Jordy & went to the NC State fair. Then after Jon came home from work, we went to our dear neighbors Frank & Janice's for dinner. A really nice weekend!

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!