we brought together many of jackson’s biggest loves — train rides, the circus, animals, bright colors, and his best friends — to celebrate his 4th birthday. the centerpiece of the party was a colorful cupcake tower, featuring the birthday boy on top, clowns, and of course, lots of sprinkles! (props go out to martha stewart’s...
a few days before we left for christmas vacation, a massive winter storm dumped almost 2 feet of snow on frederick! and pennsylvania only got a fraction of that amount. what? are we in opposite world?? needless to say, all the boys in the spence household were super excited to run outside and play. so,...
this past week we finally got around to picking through the last of our garden plants from this summer, and discovered a wonderful bounty… a bunch of green tomatoes!! my first thought was toss, but then marcia suggested fried green tomatoes. yum! to the double yum! so the other night, i made them. yay! check...
yay! jackson and dad are having fun watching the worker men and dumper trucks put in a new road along our corner today!! good thing we got our errands done early today!!
as we entered the tent for cole bros. circus last monday, jackson was truly in awe. he’d been to circuses before, but not in his own town! and besides, the circus is always awe-inspiring to a 2-year-old. jackson kept asking about riding on the horses, and i was doubtful whether he’d actually go through with...
for the last several years, dave has been bringing home gorgeous photos from weddings he’s shot on the eastern shore of maryland, and we’ve been saying how fun it would be to visit there as a family someday. well, someday was this past weekend! (click on this link to see more images from our trip!)...
