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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…
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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…
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first trip to dentist
jackson took his first trip to the dentist today, to the family smile center in frederick. our dental hygienist, sandy cha, took good care of him, helping him count his teeth (he has 20) and congratulating him on taking good care of them. sandy used strawberry-flavored toothpaste to clean his teeth and flossed with a…
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jackson’s 3rd birthday
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…
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jackson and great-grandma
a few weeks ago during our visit to doylestown, for my gig shooting betsy and jim’s wedding, we visited my grandmother edna babcock. during the visit she was enjoying her great-grandson jackson and i got some nice moments on my new iphone. [pro-player width=’600′ height=’450′ type=’video’]http://vimeo.com/5532874[/pro-player] sadly, we learned she passed away in her sleep…