Blue eyed boy.

Today I had 2 people at church comment on Spencer's wide vocabulary and how clearly he talks. So I wanted to write down some of my favorite things he's been saying before I forget. (Someday Nate and I won't be so busy and when that day comes, I'll get back to updating this family journal of ours)


Spencer's in LOVE with dinosaurs right now. He loves to walk like a dino and roar like a dino all day long. He loves the shows:
Dinosaur King
Dinosaur Train
The Land Before Time (all of them)
DinoTrux

When I take him to the indoor playground (Jabbers) he loves to commandeer the t-rex and another smaller, t-rex looking dino (I really should know what it is by now). He calls the Farmer Pickles and Sue.

At home he only has one dino and then a little car dino. When he knocks over the car dino he will say "You alright little guy?" And it's pretty adorable.

He knows what a stegosaurus, pterodactyl, triceratops, tyrannosaurus rex (though he calls it a "towey rex") and long necks.

Spencer also likes to sing. He knows his ABC's, Twinkle Twinkle, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Row Your Boat, Once There Was a Snowman, Old McDonald, Bingo, and I'm sure more. My favorite thing about him singing is if I join him, once the song ends he'll say "nice, job singing, mom!" And even though I'm terrible, he is so serious and sincere.

My favorite part of ABC's is "...h, i, j, k, m, m, m, o, p..."
He also makes Old McDonald have about 5 dinosaurs.
Bingo is also a dinosaur and not a dog.

He watched Toy Story for the first time the other day, he was loving it until it got to the part with Sid and his toys. He came running to find me and had his hands over his face like he was pretending to be scared. He said "I'm 'fraid of the 'pooky 'pider!" And it took me a minute to realize he was talking about Sid's toys spider that has mechanical legs and a doll head with a missing eye.

Spence loves to "nuggle" when he's falling asleep. He'll also ask, "mom, wanna pet me?" which is code for rub my back.

He asks "can I hold you?" when he wants to be held.

So long 2015!

2015 was a BUSY year.
A LOT happened.
So here's 15 highlights from 2015, in no particular order:

1- bought a house!
2- got a dog.
3- ran very first half marathon. And a month later ran the second!
4- Nate turned the big 3-0!
5- started back to school to finish my bachelors I started almost 10 years ago!
6- my brother got married.
7- started working 25-30 hours a week.
8- went to Disneyland!
9- Nate started back to school for his masters.
10- pulled up carpet and put down new floors in our house.
11- had our first garden that overflowed with tomatoes!
12- Nate got a new job with the Bureau of Reclamation.
13- made my first baby quilt!
14- Spencer ran a whole mile.
15- Nate got his second elk in 2 years.

Here's some more reviewing of our year:

The most memorable moment...
Lindsey: buying a house!
Nate: signing the paperwork on our house.

The hardest part was...
Lindsey: going to school full time and working was hard for me, especially having to leave Spencer with a babysitter.
Nate: Starting my graduate program.

I will miss...
Lindsey: Watching Spencer reach new milestones (before he learned to throw 2 year old tantrums)
Nate: Spencer's growth.

The happiest moment...
Lindsey: 2 weeks off work and vacationing in California for Brayden's wedding was pretty awesome. Eating Rubios 2 days in a row was pretty happy.
Nate: There were tons, finishing our races, fishing at Hanson Lakes with your dad and Jake, going to California for Brayden's wedding, getting Callie.

The best thing I did...
Lindsey: Ran a half marathon and started working on my bachelors again.
Nate: Finished 3 half marathons...and shot an elk.

Most looking forward to in 2016...
Lindsey: GRADUATING!!
Nate: Elk hunting!

There was a lot going on for us last year, we are looking to things slowing down a bit in 2016, we think it's going to be a good year and we can't wait to see what's in store!