It's Been A Couple Of Weeks

So Spencer spent some time with friends and family last week as Mrs. Lisa was on vacation.  He spent Monday and Tuesday with Nana.  Naturally she grabbed the camera for a few pictures.  

He was an angel for Nana of course.

Here is a new trick he learned!

Wednesday and Thursday were spent at the Rosch's house.  Ava took to him like he was her own.  We got several pictures of the kids, but they didn't transfer over well enough to put them on here.  A huge thank you to Nana and the Rosch's for helping us out.  

This past weekend we went to a wine festival in Manitou Springs with Nana and Mr. Townsend.  We took Spencer in the stroller, but it wasn't much of a family friendly event as it was very hard to maneuver a stroller around.  I know you are all thinking, we sat out on the tasting portion and spent more time cruising around downtown Manitou.

Spencer at the wine festival practicing his J.C. Penny Catalogue poses.

He has taken to putting hands and feet in his mouth.

Other than that it has been some of the same old same old.  I did make an impromptu trip to Nebraska with Davis, Mash, and Lops.  It was good to see some friends, but I wish it could have been under better circumstances.  Our condolences and prayers go out to the Hardens.  We love you guys.

Mimi comes this weekend so be prepared for another post in less than two weeks!

Wow he's 4 months old already!

My how time flies.  So a lot has happened in the past few weeks.  Spencer made a new friend as the Heck's had Sophia, their second daughter, just after Mother's Day.  Spencer turned 4 months old on the 26th and we have had some major milestones with that.  

We have a bottle holder on our hands!

Here is the first bite of that delicious cereal.

I guess it wasn't that delicious after all.

Spencer usually enjoys playing on his bear skin rug.  Here he is disagreeing with our decision to take the picture.

We had a doctors appointment on Tuesday.  The big 4 month check up and second round of shots.  He now weighs 13 lbs 14oz (55th percentile), measures at 25 1/2 inches (82nd percentile), and has a head circumference of 16 1/8 inches (36th percentile).  The doctor tells us he is on pace to be over 6 feet tall.  Sounds like he is getting some of the Townsend height gene that skipped my dad and I.  

On a side note congrats to Matt, Shelly, and Dane Z as baby deuce arrived today.  We are also excited as Mimi will be making another visit in the middle of next month and will get a bunch of time with Spencer as she will be watching him the days Chrystal and I have to work.

Our First Mother's Day

Being the wonderful husband that I am, I got up early with Spencer, fed him, and changed him so mom could sleep in.  Chrystal then woke up and came down stairs to a fresh bouquet of lillies.  She took over Spencer duty while I made a big breakfast.  She also opened her cards from Spencer(I translated his writing) and me.  Inside was a pair of tickets to see Aerosmith in Denver this August.  The rest of the day was spent relaxing as a family as I was too sore to do much after trying to reclaim my youth on the baseball field on Saturday.

My mom got Spencer a bouncer which he has taken to.  He loves it for about 15 minutes at a time.  After that, he is ready to be out of it and held.  

Woah, get that thing out of my face mom!

Did I stutter?

Oh now dad has the camera, here is my smile!

All in all Mother's Day was a success.  Chrystal has been trying her darndest to get Spencer to say mommy.  He is having none of it, but is very vocal particularly when we are on the phone or trying to pay attention to something other than him.  In fact he dominated Chrystal's Mothers Day conversation with Mimi.

Poppa's Visit

Poppa and Great Aunt Lynette made the trip out from Omaha to see our house and Spencer of course.  They got in on Thursday and were brave enough to take him for the day while Chrystal and I worked on Friday.  It was a smooth day as Spencer was his normal laid back self.

Poppa holding his first grandchild.

Great Aunt Lynette practicing for grandchildren of her own someday.

On Saturday we went through Garden of the Gods and took the scenic drive up Gold Camp Road to Helen Hunt Falls.  It was a fun day of sight seeing and sharing some of the reasons to live in this wonderful state.

California Love

So I know this post isn't fast enough for some people out there, but with hockey and settling in after the trip, it took a little bit. So we were in the Bay Area again for the first time in 8 years for a hot 72 hours. We tried to pack as much in as possible. I am glad to say I was able to eat at Togo's, the best sandwich place in the world 3 times. The service for my Uncle Paul was very nice. A lot of family got together for the first time in decades. Thank you to everyone who made the trip and to Mark for hosting the family at his house afterwards.

Uncle Tim flew out with us and was a big help with getting all the carry on luggage around.

Mr. Townsend got Spence giggling at breakfast one morning.

Great Grandma Liz and Great Grandpa Johnny with their first Great Grandchild.

Great Grandpa Pappaw and Great Grandma Nanny with Spencer at breakfast.

4 generations of Townsend men.

We were the whitest people at the beach.

We were able to squeeze in a trip to Santa Cruz. We walked the boardwalk, ate fresh seafood, and Tim, Kristen, Chrystal, and I played enough games to earn enough tickets to win Spencer a toy tugboat. All in all it was a fun trip. Spencer was the hit of everywhere we went. Hope everyone is doing well and we will keep you all posted.

A Baby Shower, Not For Us

The Hardens made the trip out to Denver for a friends and family baby shower. Their little girl Bailey is due on June 18th. This was Spencer's first visit with his future in-laws. We learned from the name book that the name Spencer stands for "the kind of man you want your daughter to marry." Once Ian gives me the 3 goats or one night drinking at Tiger Tom's the marriage will be finalized. The roads were terrible on our way up and back, but it was well worth it to get together with every one.

The whole gang.

Spencer soaked up all the attention he got.

It has been cold enough he has needed his winter coat and hat.

Not a lot of other news. We are off to California on Thursday so we will have lots of new pictures with family and a beach next week. Everyone have a good one and stay safe.

Spencer Update

A week has gone by and I wish we had exciting news, but unfortunately we don't. Just wanted to post a few pictures Chrystal took on her final day of maternity leave. That's right she is officially a full time working mom. It makes our workdays go by faster knowing we get to come home to this kid.

How can you not love this face?

Mom is learning how this picture taking thing works!

He has started to focus on the camera making these moments easier.

Holy buckets its a smile!!!!

Momma said knock you out!

We will be taking an unexpected trip to California in the next week. We will be visiting family such as some great grandparents and great aunt and uncles. I had an uncle pass away over the weekend so its the kind of gathering that isn't hoped for, but it will bring a family together that has been spread across the country for far to long. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all the Bambergs affected by the passing of my Uncle Paul.