Food! Glorious Food!

We started Spencer on rice cereal last week. He is still trying to figure out how to swallow, but he's made some progress! He thinks it's all a game, and since we don't have a high chair yet he sits in his bouncer and throws his arms and legs everywhere like he's trying to knock the spoon out of my hand. He loves to grab the spoon and get it to his mouth, until he realizes there is something on it! It's a fun game for him and entertainment for us! This is only half of it! I wiped the blob of cereal off from his eye before I took the picture! He loves his bibs!

That takes talent!

So I spent a day at my mom's last week and I was making a couple of baby blankets. She recently got a new sewing machine and I realized that the pedal was very sensitive. Any touch to the pedal made it the sewing machine take off. I was almost done with both blankets and don't ask me how I did it, but I sewed my finger. I broke the needle when I jerked my hand away, and sure enough when I squeezed my finger there were two pricks - one on top of my finger (barely missing my fingernail) and one on the bottom. Everyone asked me how I got my finger under the needle, honestly, I have no clue. All I can think of is that I went to straighten the material and my foot barely touched the pedal and wabang! I don't remember who (one of my sisters or maybe my mom) said "Wow, that takes talent!" So I may not be the best seamstress ever, but I've got talent!

BYU Homecoming!

We had quite a weekend last week. Brooks spent his birthday in Seattle for a job interview. He did more interviewing than seeing Seattle, but that's ok. After he got back we finally took him to Texas Roadhouse - his most favorite restaurant ever. He's been wanting to go forever, but we just haven't made it up that way until now. It was delicious! We shared a dish and were both stuffed after (thanks for the idea BreeAnne). They also made Brooks sit on "the saddle" (it's a real saddle they bring out) while they sang happy birthday. I couldn't find my camera in time, but I wish I could have had a picture of it! So if you are the kind of person who doesn't like to be sung to on your birthday in a restaurant I would recommend steering clear of Texas Roadhouse!

Brooks was so excited about his birthday cake that we forgot to sing to him before we dished it up - hence the candles on the single piece of cake. The funny face is because he is helping us sing happy birthday to him.

Saturday morning I ran the BYU Cougar Run - Homecoming 5k which was a goal I set before I had Spencer. There were flurries of snow in the air all morning and the score board at the track said 33 degrees before we started! Brrrrrrr! I didn't prepare as well as I should have, but I did it in under 30 minutes - which was a lot better than I thought I would do. It was fun to have Brooks and Spencer there to cheer me on!

After the race we caught part of the Homecoming Parade. I don't think either one of us has seen the parade in all the years we've been here. We went home and got warmed up before we ventured on to the football game. It was the first game we've been to this season and Spencer's first football game ever! He wasn't quite sure about all the noise at the game, every time the crowd cheered he would start crying. He made it through though even catching a few short naps here and there.

Once again we hurried home to thaw out! It was a great weekend and fun way to spend our last homecoming at BYU!

The Best Two Years!

Two years! Wow, time flies. Brooks and I celebrated out 2 year anniversary last week. Kevin and Kay were in town and were kind enough to watch Spencer while we went out for a while. We decided to go rock climbing. We went to the MUSA opening social a week earlier and I attempted to climb the rock tower they had. I got half way up and chickened out. Rock climbing (indoors) is something I've always enjoyed doing and I was determined to prove to myself that I can still do daring things. Before we went Brooks took off his wedding ring so he wouldn't smash his fingers and the guy that tutored us on belaying asked when I was to become Mrs. Tingey. We explained that we were already married and we were celebrating our 2 year anniversary that night. He offered to play a song for us, but he didn't have the one we wanted! Brooks realized that he really can trust me when he is three stories off the ground hanging from a rope that I am holding. We were definitely amateurs, but we had so much fun! After rock climbing we took a quick trip to Maceys for a KONG CONE. As you can see in the picture this ice cream cone is way too big for one person and definitely more than two people should eat alone. Not only was it our anniversary, but Cindy and Robb got an offer on their condo earlier that day and I thought that deserved an ice cream as well! It was so good to have time with just each other. We love Spencer and were more than ready to take back our parenting responsibilities, but there is nothing like spending a little bit of time together alone. Everyone always says that, but it took me doing it to realize how much we really need it. So if there is anyone wanting to swap babysitting nights for time out alone, we are all up for it.