June started with a drizzly, dreary trip with friends to the petting zoo! Spencer loved feeding all the animals and learning what they were. He also loved playing with his friends and running through the rain.
Side note: he has a bandaid on his head in all the pictures because he got a tiny scrape and then refused to take the bandaid off. By the time I finally ripped it off (after at least 2 weeks) there was no marking or anything underneath it. However, 2 days later he did face plant and road rash his head...
We were actually more than happy to go on such an overcast and cooler day, as we've heard that going in the middle of summer in the heat is brutal, it's crowded, and there is no shade.
We spent a lot of time in the monkey/reptile house when it got really rainy. It was stinky but the monkeys were cute and interactive. The bigger monkey that I didn't get a picture of kept grabbing ponytails and things out of people hands.
The above picture is the smaller monkey hiding under a blanket. Spencer thought it was cute and was one of the first to realize there was even a monkey underneath!
Nate and I have been blessed with super great friends in the last few wards we've been in and this ward is no exception. I have a group of really really great friends who were so sweet and thoughtful to throw me a surprise baby shower at one of my favorite places...Costa Vida! Baby birthday cake, me, and Spencer all got spoiled. We got so many cute baby clothes (which I think I've determined I am a baby clothes hoarder!), baby blankets, toys, and of course diapers!
Many people were so thoughtful to think of Spencer too! I didn't get home until like 10pm and he reopened every present plus his right then! I really had no idea about this. Nate told me we were going to "ladies night" at Sportsman's Warehouse and then to run errands. I did think it was funny/odd that a so many people asked what my plans for the night were. But I'm clueless and never would have guessed. Nate was a trooper when the tome came, for putting up with my attitude about him driving the wrong direction, stopping at Costa when we'd already eaten, and then begging me to go inside. The only time I realized something was up (though I didn't know what) was when he was almost laughing asking me to get out of the car just so he could get horchata.
Later in June, Spencer did a session of swimming lessons. He would rather have just played and usually was a little timid to do much, but it was good to get us out of the house a bunch before the baby came. And he's definite;y way more comfortable in the water now.
This was just a cute picture of Spencer and his friend Markley. We went on MANY walks with her and her mom and other friends this summer!
The Discovery Center had a shark exhibit that was pretty cool. The hammerhead was Spencer's favorite and we spent a bit of time reading and learning all about sharks there!
We went to the livestock auction with Opa and the Rices to look for sheep for Opa. The memorable thing from this trip to the auction was the percentage of bum sheep. Lots of them had bad legs, one had a bad neck and the auctioneer even joked about him being drunk and unable to straighten his head. It was odd how many there were so when these 3 normal lambs came up, Opa wasn't sure how many more there be and snagged them up!
The funny story is that when Opa went to pay with his debit card, they only took cash or check. There wasn't a bank very close and we were about 40 minutes from his house, but only like 15 from ours. Nate had worked that Saturday so I called right as he was getting home to bring our checkbook out. So Nate and I actually ended up buying 3 sheep that day :) Opa paid us back later so I finally had to quit saying that I bought 3 sheep at the auction.
This tie is from primary for Father's Day. We were cracking up at Spencer's answers about Nate and cooking.
Spencer thought he was so funny fitting into the baby carseat. And we tried to squeeze in as much pool time as we could before baby brother came! I even signed Spencer up for the first session of swim lessons (which ended 4 days before my due date...call me a risk taker). It went alright, Spencer didn't love it and it was just him and another very timid little girl in class. She had a really hard time participating or wanting to do anything which then made Spencer not want to do anything either, so it wasn't very productive and he said he didn't want to do anymore swim lessons. Guess we'll try again next year.
Nate had his LAST day of grad school class!! This is a picture of him in fall 2015 on his first day and then this June on his last day! He also likes to cut it close, his final paper was due the week before my due date. He could turn his paper anytime until Friday and he waited till Friday to officially finish. :)
