The Quilt

In answer to your question, Amy, no, I did not make the quilt pictured below. It was a wedding gift from some sisters in Iowa City (Joyce Jeppsen, Sandra English, Catherine Anderson, Trudy Russell, Lorene Hunter, and maybe a few others). The quilt I made is the one on our couch, which you can see in several pictures in this blog. I love the colors in the wedding gift quilt and was so surprised to find out that the Iowa City sisters had actually made one for me. I trade it with the blue comforter you gave us once or twice a year to have some variety. I also discovered that it made a great backdrop for Spencer's 6 months photos. I've tried to be consistent with his monthly pictures by using the Boppy and having him in a onesie. These are some of my favorites from this month:

This one's for you, Mom

When my mom was in town, we went out to eat and discovered how much Spencer liked joining us at the table.




And now we want to thank you, Mom, for the new booster seat. Spencer now gets to join us at the big table at home, and he loves it!

As yummy as the food may be, however, those utensils are still a lot of fun!

(He had stolen Mom's fork without her seeing.)

Where did April go?

We have had a month of colds, coughs, and fevers but we are all feeling better now (except for a lingering cough for Daniel). Other than the sicknesses, we have had a fun time watching Spencer begin some new things. We also had a great visit with my mom and my sister, Megan, who is getting ready for her mission. She will be back in June to report to the MTC, and then she will be off to the Italy Milan Mission!! We are very excited for her and know she's going to be a wonderful missionary.

Grandma DeVocht with Spencer and Sade

Pssst, Aunt Megan, can you keep a secret?


Look at my two teeth!

Spencer has discovered how to play peek-a-boo with us while in the crib, and sometimes he finds us!

We're having fun starting with solids, and as you can tell Spencer is too.

Spencer was so tired when he was sick but he liked to be with Daddy.

Spencer's latest craze is tags. They are the first thing to go in his mouth. Daniel even got him to go down for a nap by giving him the tag on this cat rattle.

What more can I say? Spencer is one happy little boy!
(And thanks, Emily, for the outfit!)