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...
jackson finished his last day of preschool for the 2009-10 school year at monocacy valley montessori public charter school on friday! and as we snapped on his bike helmet for our ride to school, we couldn’t help but get nostalgic about our growing little boy. on his first day of school, back in august, jackson...
phoebe attended her first birthday party for a friend last weekend. leah hyland turned 1 year old, and the whole spence family stopped by for some cake. phoebe (seen above, reacting to the birthday girl) was amused by the party. she’s gearing up for her 1st birthday bash in august. it’s a bit difficult to...
the carriage house bakery outside walkersville did an awesome job with the cake — three layers of yellow cake, strawberry filling in between, and buttercream icing! yum. jackson is still working on eating the giant piece we sliced for him. jackson was a bit of a bashful birthday boy. he loves his friends, but he...
nana and pop pop spent the weekend with us in frederick, and we couldn’t have enjoyed it more! (see more photos by clicking here.) they arrived friday night and stayed all the way to monday morning. molly and jackson had lots of fun with them while dave worked at two weddings! though we have no...
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...
