Year: 2009

  • safe harvest ’09

    we’re finding it hard to believe it’s halloween time again, and this year we have a new little lamb to take with us on our trick-or-treating adventures! jackson tested out his farmer get-up tonight (complete with his best accessory – phoebe the lamb) for hood college’s annual “safe harvest” event. it’s a great dress rehearsal…

  • fried green yummyness!

    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…

  • phoebe’s baptized!

    phoebe kate spence was baptized at saint katharine drexel church in frederick, maryland on sunday, sept. 20. we were happy to be surrounded by family, and some friends, as she joined the catholic faith during the 11 a.m. mass. just like her brother, phoebe was baptized via full immersion by the rev. keith boisvert (hopefully…

  • school days

    jackson started his first “official” day at school on wednesday. he entered monocacy valley montessori public charter school (mvmpcs) as a full-fledged pre-k 3 student! we were lucky enough to win one of only six 3-year-old spots in the program during a lottery earlier this year. and so, jackson attends the preschool free of charge…

  • welcome phoebe kate!

    our family got one bigger this morning at 8:34am, with the arrival of phoebe kate spence! she surprised us with a very quick delivery, and is doing awesome, sleeping and eating! mom did an incredible job and is in great spirits! she’s bigger than jackson was — weighing in at 8 lbs, 7oz and 20…