I'm Back

Daniel finally found the monitor of his dreams, which went on sale last week, so I now have mine back and am up and running again. I enjoyed seeing what everyone else did for Easter, so I thought I'd share ours. We had a wonderful dinner with my brother and sister, Neil and Jenny, with some of the food even prepared the night before (a great feeling for me since I didn't have to rush anything at the last minute). We had a delicious ham (thanks so much, Kristy, for the suggestion!!), mashed potatoes, green beans, a yummy spinach salad made by Neil, and a yellow cake with orange glaze for dessert. We enjoyed a walk to the temple before the sun went down and then came back and let Spencer entertain us until it was time for his bath. Easter usually sneaks up on me so I don't always fully appreciate it, but I was able to prepare this year, in addition to the food, with quality scripture study the week before as well as a nice Family Home Evening lesson. After having a child of my own my love for our Savior has grown even more as well as my appreciation for his glorious resurrection. I look forward to the blessed day when we will see Him again and am grateful for this wonderful holiday to celebrate His victory over death.

We attempted to get a family picture on Easter but didn't end up with one where we're all looking the right way. Here are the better ones:

Uncle Neil having fun with his nephew

Getting ready for bed

Spencer's latest trick is sitting up!! He's still a little tipsy, but he's getting there. I was wondering if he really would sit by 6 months and it looks like he made it. It's amazing how much babies can learn in just a few weeks. Other big milestones he's reached these last few weeks are rolling over, both ways, scooting backwards while on his tummy, and his first teeth! His two front bottom teeth have poked through!