Author: david

  • the hat

    aunt naomi and uncle matt bought jackson an awesome “old man hat” at an antique shop in downtown frederick when they visited during christmas. it must have belonged to a very small old man at one point, but now it fits our 2 1/2 year old quite well. and he loves to wear it. whenever…

  • thanksgiving in franklin

    the spences headed north for thanksgiving this year — to the great, white north, actually. as we got further from frederick and closer to franklin, pa., the snow got deeper and deeper. so, instead of thanksgiving, it was more like christmas! we arrived on wednesday afternoon at jan and bob’s house. jackson was so relieved.…

  • trick-or-treating, night one

    jackson is finally old enough this year to dress up and take out for some good, old-fashioned trick-or-treating! hurrah! night one of our quest for candy led us to hood college, in the heart of the city of frederick. the historic college has some famous alumnae in spence circles (hoodlums — you know who you…

  • he’s a big boy now

    he may look tiny, but really, jackson’s a big boy now. that’s right … on sunday the family took a trip to one of our favorite stores, ikea, and bought a brand-new toddler bed for our little man, jackson! the transition from baby in a crib to big boy in a bed happened really fast.…

  • summer fun in sunny frederick

    it’s been quite a while since we’ve blogged, and we’re sorry for our online absence! we’ve just been having too much fun since it’s turned to summertime! jackson, dave and brooks have been very busy out in the backyard, digging like crazy to make us a new patio. since late may, they’ve been out there…