That's What I'm Talking About

Yesterday I made a crock pot chicken, then made stock out of the carcas overnight. Tonight we had homemade chicken noodle soup. After getting over the initial disappointment that I used "shells" instead of "noodles," Spencer took a bite and said, "That's what I'm talking about." He kept heaping on the praise for my soup. A little positive reinforcement can go a long way, I tell ya!

Also, tonight I was taking pictures of Spencer's baby gear because we are offering it to some friends. The boys called me back into the living room and this is what I found:

He was never small enough to use this Moses basket we received at a shower, so hoping our friends will put it to good use!

Easter Sunday

We woke up bright and early on Easter morning and Spencer started a fun scavenger hunt that Geep and Pop set up for him.

After he unpacked all the loot from Geep and Pop's basket, I remembered that I heard some sort of scratching on the front porch in the middle of the night. Maybe the Easter Bunny had left something outside?

 

Then we got dressed and headed to Geep and Pop's church, where there was an Easter Egg hunt.

We had lunch with Pop's cousins in Helotes, then we headed back to Austin for the last chapter of our Easter festivities at Garven's house. There was another egg hunt with Piper, Beckett and the neighbor kids, followed by lots of trampoline jumping and a delicious dinner.

Spencer was worn out when we got home - and we kept him up much later than we ever do - but it was worth it to pack in so much Easter fun with family and friends.

Easter Picnic at The Farm

Lisa, Ken and their families once again hosted a fun Easter picnic at "The Farm" in Frelsburg the day before Easter. We had a really fun time, but I didn't take that many pictures.

There was fishing...

 And eating...

And of course an egg hunt with Sarah and her cousin Mae...

  Spencer found both the gold and silver eggs, which had a combined $3.00 inside!

Easter Lead-Up

Here are some of the things we did leading up to Easter.

We crafted:

We hunted eggs and smashed cascarones at Roz-Mina:

We dyed eggs:

 We made chocolate bird nests and a carrot-shaped cheese ball:

The end.

Workin' at the Carwash (2013 Edition)

Last year around this time I posted about Spencer washing my car. That video is one of my all-time favorites. Well, he and Daddy were nice enough to wash my car this week and make it "shiny as ever." Such a nice little helper!

A Lovely Idea

At the grocery store yesterday Spencer said, "Daddy, do you know what would be lovely? If we bought flowers for Mommy." I agree. That was lovely!

Constructions, Contraptions and Reading

It feels like Spencer is growing and developing so much right now. Sometimes I look at my tall boy and wonder how did he become such a big kid all of a sudden? See what I mean:

Today I want to jot down a few things I want to remember...

First, the way he calls instructions "constructions." As in, "Mommy, where are the constructions for my helicopter?" We never correct him because it's just too darn cute.

Second, the way he loves to build "contraptions." He's like a junior Rube Goldberg, putting together ramps and boxes and blocks to roll cars and balls down. Daddy really gets into this activity!

Finally, he is starting to read. He spends an hour every day for quiet time, mostly looking at books. Just about every day he emerges with a new word he's figured out. He'll type it on his toy computer (from memory) and proudly show us. We've been reading chapter books lately for bedtime, especially the Magic Tree House series, and he will stop me so he can try to point to a word or phrase I just said. He also loves to rhyme words. He's just really interested in words and language in general right now and it's fun to witness.