Spencer Secrets

Spencer loves Madison.
He loves watching her and the football games.
Secretly, he likes football more than he likes the band.
But there is one thing he LOVES more than anything during the games.....

He loves to dance to the music when the band ISN'T playing!!

Irrational Fears

Many of us have fears, some rational (like spiders or snakes) and irrational fears.
I have an irrational fear of exploding biscuits.

Yes, these sweet buttery crescent rolls, biscuits and cinnamon rolls scare the living hell out of me. I almost NEVER open a can, I make Justin do it and he laughs at me the WHOLE time. 

If he isn't here, I hold it by the corner and let the weight of the can unwrap itself, praying that it POPS, so I don't have to push on the seam. God for bid, if I have to push on the seam, you will see me jump all the way in Kansas.
Yes, I have an irrational fear, what's yours?

Moore Outdoor Musical Festival

Saturday was the band's first contest and WOW, what a day. First the temperature was supposed to be 82 degrees. Nope, nada, not even close. It was at least 95 degrees and not a cloud in sight. The aluminum bleachers at the stadium just reflected more of the sun beams back into our faces. ICK!
Preliminaries were held during the day and it finally cooled down into the evening for the final show.
There were 14 bands that competed and here is a look behind the scenes while we waited for the final performance time.

 Thumbs up from the drum majors (L-R) Hunter, Madi, and Sarah

Hanging out in the bus (only place with shade) is (L-R) Kerry, Melissa, Madison, John and Lyric.

The band did an excellent job during there finals performance, but I am not a judge and I am rather biased.

 Can you find Madison in the photo above?  She is on the 45 yard line, 2nd from the front. I can always find her when she starts, but I loose her once they get into the performance.

 After all of the bands perform, massing takes place. Massing is when each band marches onto the field in the order they performed in preparation for the awards.

Each band presents their drum majors to accept the trophy. Ours happened to be 2nd Place! Woot, woot! How exciting for their first contest. Unfortunately, two of the most difficult contests are yet to come and the band has to be put their "closing" into the show piece. They are working hard this week to get it all together.

Our band has 189 students. Being a band parent means feeding them, helping them get their uniforms on, keeping them hydrated and just general support. I have found that I have to be all of the above to more than just my child because there are many parents who, let's say, don't do things above. So, I have adopted a few kids this year, but better me than no one. I am happy to be part of an organization that takes the time to make sure these kiddos are cared for and get the support they deserve!!

Friday Night Lights

Football season is well in swing and we have spent the last three Friday's watching the football band play on the football marching field. They have come along way. We have a great group of friends that we sit with each game it and it really makes it fun. Spencer L-O-V-E-S the football games. He gets so excited and loves to dance around, clap and yell. As exciting as it is, he does get bored.
One of our great friends' daughter, Ashton is in the 6th grade and she gets a bit bored as well. Thus, the terrific duo paired up.

They laugh, dance and basically goof off together. I LOVE having Ashton with us at the games because she gives us a small break from constantly watching Spencer. She is going to be such a fabulous babysitter some day.

Perfect

Spencer had his 4 year old well check last week and it was far from perfect. I told Spencer that we were going to the doctor's office and he immediately planted his feet as if they were stuck on concrete, while stating, "I don't wanna go to the doctor!" over and over and over.
So, with a promise to stop and get a doughnut, we at least made it into the van.

We did stop for doughnuts and he immediately picked the ones shaped and decorated like a football. We were a bit early, so we sat in the van and ate our doughnuts and drank our chocolate milk.

I needed to clean him up and get the chocolate out from underneath his fingers and from across his face.
"Come on Spencer, let's get cleaned up so we can go to the doctor."
"No, I don't wanna go!"
Thus, my van became a game of hide and seek. This was NOT a fun game that I enjoy at all!
We finally make it to the doctor's office and I had to carry Spencer inside like a one year old. Instead I walk in with his skinny long legs wrapped around my body to an office with no electricity. We sat and waited to see if it came back on.
Luckily, it came on minutes after we sat down and we were first to see the doctor.
I only had a few questions about Spencer and I was more than curious about his weight. At his 3 year old appointment he only weighed 33 pounds. There are two year old that weigh more than he does. I knew he was tall and skinny, so I was interested to see that he gained 1.8 pounds. Woot, woot. He's almost 35 pounds! His statistics were good, 37% for his weight, 62% for his height and his BMI was 14%. To me the BMI is almost laughable compared to what mine is. Anyway, the boy is skinny, 14% body fat isn't a lot of padding for a rough and tumble boy.
Spencer has a small issue with his feet, but is otherwise, "perfect" according to the doctor. I kinda laughed out load when she said that because no one has ever used that word to describe Spencer except when he was born.
He is:
Hell on Wheels
All Boy
A Pistol
and every other analogy that has been used to describe him including
PERFECT.

Holy Cow, It's Fall

I walked into CVS to get band aids and I got stopped DEAD. IN. MY. TRACKS for these:

These are Pumpkin Pie Spice Hershey Kisses. They taste exactly like a piece of pumpkin pie.
Oh
My
Goodness.
By the way, I did remember band aids.

Almost a Year

We have been in our new house almost a year and there are still empty walls. Thanks to Pinterest, I have been getting the motivation to hang something on those walls. The first room was the easiest and it was Spencer's. It has a sports theme to it because we wanted something that wasn't a fad and would last a bit longer than Toy Story or Spider Man.

These frames were hanging in his old room, but I didn't like the white. I spray painted them and added some sports themed die-cuts. I am NOT good at spray painting, but oh well.

I also found a large wooden "S" that I painted blue.

 

Here is one wall before:

 

 and after:

 

 Another before wall:

 and after:

  

The white board is actually a wipe board. Spencer loves to color and it will be useful later as a chore chart.

I am NOT a decorating guru at all. My awesome friend Becky came over and went room to room with me. We looked at what I already had, what could be re-purposed and what I needed to possibly buy.

We went shopping at Gordman's and Hobby Lobby and I think I got most of the stuff for each of the rooms. Some of the items take some work, I love crafty projects, but I am really short on time. So this might take a bit. I am hoping to have some more pictures to share later of other rooms.