We’ve spent the last few weeks sloooowly getting ready for Christmas. It all started with the arrival of our new dishwasher. An early Christmas gift! Our professional consultant, Jackson, was a huge help in the installation process, of course. And he’s had no trouble adapting to unloading the new model, after mastering our old machine…

when it came time to talk turkey, dave, jackson, molly and brooks headed up the pennsylvania turnpike to doylestown. this year, the holiday was filled with visits with friends (including the new whomsleys, the hylands and the “hoodlums”) and, of course, family (including grandma and grandpa spence, grandma edna, and the barainyaks). the long weekend…

24 hours hanging with the barainyaks — the recipe for a perfect weekend, according to jackson! molly and jackson arrived in collegeville on saturday afternoon. after some horsing around in the playroom, we all piled into the minivan and headed to ikea and the plymouth meeting mall. some heavy-duty shopping was followed by a fabulous…

It was an uneventful Halloween for us again this year. When Molly got home from work, we dressed Jackson in his Bumblebee costume (Thanks Barainyaks!) and headed outside to document the occasion. (Click on the gallery title at the bottom of this post to see all the photos!) No one rang our bell this year…

Life is hardly ever boring anymore at the Spence household! If we thought keeping up with our crazy dog wasn’t enough, now we have a very mobile little toddler to keep our lives interesting. While Molly tried to vacuum the floors the other day, both Brooks and Jackson decided they needed to lend a hand.…