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#2 on the way
our family of three headed to the doctor’s office today to check out some pictures of the little one who will become our number four. it was a long wait for our appointment, but jackson kept us busy with all the toys in the waiting room. once we were in the exam room, molly got…
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the hat
aunt naomi and uncle matt bought jackson an awesome “old man hat” at an antique shop in downtown frederick when they visited during christmas. it must have belonged to a very small old man at one point, but now it fits our 2 1/2 year old quite well. and he loves to wear it. whenever…
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first visit to pa in 2009
only three weeks into the new year, and it was time to make our first trip north to pennsylvania! we had lots on our agenda, and managed to do pretty much everything in one weekend! the trip started out a bit bumpy when we left later than expected and had to turn around 30 minutes…
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thanksgiving in franklin
the spences headed north for thanksgiving this year — to the great, white north, actually. as we got further from frederick and closer to franklin, pa., the snow got deeper and deeper. so, instead of thanksgiving, it was more like christmas! we arrived on wednesday afternoon at jan and bob’s house. jackson was so relieved.…
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trick-or-treating, night one
jackson is finally old enough this year to dress up and take out for some good, old-fashioned trick-or-treating! hurrah! night one of our quest for candy led us to hood college, in the heart of the city of frederick. the historic college has some famous alumnae in spence circles (hoodlums — you know who you…