Blessed

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!! I cooked my very first turkey. I was terrified it would turn out like the turkey on Christmas Vacation, but it actually turned out great.
We decided to boycott black Friday shopping this year, at least at the big stores, people are crazy.
So we spent the weekend relaxing, swimming, watching movies, and playing the Kinect.

We failed to take any pictures on Thanksgiving day, but luckily I remembered to take some of Spencer's blessing. Unlike Lincoln's blessing where I totally spaced it. Will gave him a name and a beautiful blessing at our church on Sunday. My sweet little angel baby that never cries, cried. the. entire. time. I must say, even his cry is adorable.

I feel like it is tradition to make a list of things you are grateful for, so here goes. in no particular order
The Gospel
My boys (all three of them miracles)
Disposable diapers
Bosco, seriously the best cat ever
My family
Freedom
Our home
Will's boss
Will's Job
My friends

Stats

We just had Spencer's two month appointment. (He was two months on the 8th, so we are a little late)

weight~ 12 pounds 12 ounces ~ 75  percentile
height~ 24 inches ~ 75 percentile
Head circumference ~ 14.5 inches ~ 25 percentile

Wow, we have a big boy! Lincoln was always in the lower percentile.
I must have super fatty milk because this kid only nurses for 5 minutes! TOTAL! One side, 5 minutes.

He keeps me on my toes!

I have a very active toddler. Don't believe me?

This was right before bed time. He is like the energizer bunny.

So I am constantly looking for ideas on how to keep this little guy entertained.

I found this lovely list via pinterest.

101 things to do with your toddler.

1. Color
2. Blow Bubbles
3. Play Hide-and-Seek
4. Peek-a-Boo
5. Play Chase
6. Do Finger-plays
7. Sing a song
8. Collect rocks in a basket
9. Make an obstacle course out of cushions and/or furniture
10. Make a fort out of cushions and sheets
11. Go for a Walk
12. Make a Car out of a Box
13. Read a book
14. Go to the park
15. Finger-paint
16. Play with Play-Dough
17. Toss Bean bags into a Bucket
18. Play the shell and pea game
19. Dance to music
20. Download games for toddlers from the Internet
21. Practice putting things in and taking things out of boxes and bags
22. Make a temporary slide out of a table leaf and your couch
23. Roll a ball back and forth on the floor
24. Scoop dirt or sand into a child's bucket (or use a serving spoon and bowl)
25. Practice climbing by stacking boxes on top of each other (only with adult supervision)
26. Put on a puppet show
27. Go fishing with a yard stick and yarn
28. Make a Horseshoe game
29. Make a Shape Puzzle
30. Play paper basketball
31. Run through a Sprinkler
32. Play with a bucket of water and a sponge (PLEASE WATCH CHILD AT ALL TIMES!)
33. Make a Drum out of an oatmeal box
34. Play with a kazoo
35. Wash windows together
36. Bang on Pots and Pans with a spoon
37. Brush each other's teeth
38. Play dress-up with stuffed animals and your child's clothes
39. Stack canned or boxed food on top of each other
40. Let child stack mixing bowls inside each other
41. Make a playhouse out of a large box
42. Let child play with a sticker sheet (make sure your child doesn't eat them!)
43. Put stickers on fingers for finger puppets
44. Play a musical instrument together- i.e.recorder, piano, etc.
45. Go on a Smelling Hunt
46. Frost Cookies
47. Plant a flower or vegetable plant together
48. Roll a tennis ball into an empty trash can or bucket
49. Draw on a mirror with dry-erase markers
50. Play hide and seek together- trying to find a stuffed animal or other object
51. Have a splash party together in the bathtub
52. Put a leash on a stuffed animal and walk around the house
53. Record each other on a tape recorder (great for scrapbooks or journals!)
54. Make and try on paper hats
55. Give a piggy-back ride
56. Play "Horsey"
57. Talk into an electric fan (it distorts your voice)
58. Play tug-of-war with a blanket
59. Collect flowers (felt, artificial, real...)
60. Make a camera and go on a Safari
61. Play games with frozen juice lids
62. Disconnect your phone and pretend to make phone calls to relatives
63. Leave your phone connected and really make phone calls to relatives- let your child talk too
64. String large beads onto or along a shoelace
65. Squirt each other with squirt bottles
66. Glue shapes onto paper
67. Make sock puppets
68. Make paper puppets
69. Fill an old purse with toys
70. Use a paper towel tube as a megaphone
71. Make binoculars and go "Bird Watching" or "Stuffed Animal Watching"
72. Put snacks in different fun containers (paper sacks, empty canisters, etc.)
73. Act out a story from a book
74. Walk on a balance beam- use a 2x4 placed on the ground
75. Draw with chalk on the sidewalk
76. Sketch an outline of your child on the sidewalk or paper with chalk
77. Paint child's palms with tempura paint and blot on paper. Makes a great card for loved ones!
78. Put lipstick on child and kiss a mirror
79. Make a puddle on cement and splash barefoot in it
80. Let child decorate and eat an open peanut butter sandwich
81. Make a toilet paper barricade for child to go under, over, or through
82. Do the Hokey Pokey
83. Make a super-hero costume out of household items
84. Do Knee-Bouncing Rhymes
85. Play "Red Light, Green Light" saying "Go" and "Stop"
86. Make a shoe-box train for stuffed animals
87. Make a pillow pile to jump on (keep it clear from any hard surfaces, including walls!)
88. Make an easy puzzle with felt and Velcro
89. Make bracelets or collars for stuffed animals out of pipe cleaners and jingle bells
90. Learn numbers from a deck of cards
91. Play the matching game with a deck of cards
92. Make a domino chain
93. Have a picnic in the park, backyard, or living room!
94. Play dress up in Mommy or Daddy's clothes
95. Make a tin cup telephone and talk to each other in it
96. Make a nature collage
97. Mirror each other
98. Make a "Mummy Mommy" with toilet paper
99. Make a tape recording of short music selections and instructions to move in different ways
100. Make and walk along a toilet paper trail
101. TAKE A NAP

2 months!

Sweet baby Spencer is two months! Where did my newborn go?!?!

~Spencer at two months~

Always smiling

Loves his brother

Loves bath time

Really good at holding up his head

Doesn't like it when mom has dairy

Sleeps for six hour stretches at night (now that I am off dairy)

He wakes me up to feed him by kicking his feet and sucking on his hand

Rarely cries

Will not take the bottle

Hates the binkie

Thinks naps are lame, and would rather stay up and play

Likes when daddy's beard tickles his cheeks

Speaking of cheeks, I love his little cheeks! 

Ewww I could just kiss them all day, and most of the time I do.

Love you baby!

Family Pics!

We decided it would be easier to hire someone to take our pictures instead of just using my tripod like we have in the past. They turned out super cute! I had too many favorites!

Halloween!!!!

We had a wonderful weekend full of Halloween fun and lots of goodies!!!

Pumpkin Creme Brulee, YUM!!! I broke my non-dairy diet for the night so I could try it. Hopefully I won't regret it later today.

Homemade root beer. I will have to admit, looked cooler than it tasted.

The Kemp boys and Lincoln chompin on their suckers.

Lincoln's first time trick or treating.

Bff's!

A family of Angry Birds!

Mummy dogs.

Owl cup cakes.

We also hit up our ward trunk or treat on Saturday.

I had to defend my costume to a bunch of kids. I was not Perry the Platypus, I was the blue angry bird.

My two cute skeletons!

Saturday morning we went to Thanksgiving point.

Lincoln always loves a pony ride.

Hope everyone had a fantastic Halloween!