Father's Day 2012

Three generations of Spofford Men... all coincidentally wearing blue!

Two Marcone Letters in 1 Week!

The first week of June was a very busy week for us. We were busy getting ready for the upcoming biennial Spofford Family Vacation (more on that later) in addition to Austin's Swim Lessons beginning, my summer Bible study starting up, Austin finally getting his 18-month pictures taken (at 19.5 months), Seth and I spending time with Jessica before she moves to Atlanta, etc. There were several unusual things taking place at the same time. It was a very fun and busy time.

And then we got two letters from Marcone! The week just kept getting better! Well, really, the letters are from his mom (he and Austin are the exact same age--so you can imagine he doesn't have much to say to us yet ;-). And one of them included two pictures of him. REAL pictures. Not pictures printed on paper, but actual pictures of him. One of him at 5 months and one at 12 months. My eyes water even now, weeks later, at how precious these pictures must have been to his mom and yet she sent them to us! They are hanging on our family calendar in the kitchen right next to all the sonograms we've collected of this pregnancy so far. We very much value our relationship with Marcone (and his entire family), and I can't wait until Austin understands his existence. What a great way to be teaching people about Jesus!!??

Fun Video Post

Here's a short, fun video of Austin for you to enjoy. In case you can't tell, he's talking on the phone, using a remote. My favorite part is all the times he goes "Hmm." while nodding his head.

First Family Rangers Game

We had planned on going to our first Rangers game as a family on April 28th, but Austin broke his leg the day before (which turned him into a major handful!), and we figured that taking him to a Rangers game was more work than it was worth. So, we delayed an entire month (he had the cast for 4 weeks), and finally got to go on May 26th. It was sunny and definitely hotter than I would have preferred, but overall an enjoyable experience.

Our view of the field.

The family in front of us had a little boy (about 7) that kept saying that Austin was "sooo cute!" :-)

The ticket holder next to us didn't bring his wife, so we actually had the middle 2 seats of four which was awesome!

 It's here that my camera couldn't decide what to focus on. Must. Buy. New. Camera.

He did actually watch some of the game which I thought was awesome.

Though we did have to bribe with some Pirate Booty at times.

Wearing Daddy's sunglasses...

Finally got him to look at the camera and "smile."

And the Rangers won!!!! Though we didn't stay long enough to find that out. We actually went to Mellow Mushroom and ate dinner (and watched the game on tv), and then listened to the rest of the game on the way home. It was on our way home that they finally won, 9-8 in 13th inning!

Random Cast Pictures

Here is a selection of photos documenting the month we spent with Austin's cast.

They handed me these at our appointment BEFORE they had even taken an x-ray!

His first day with the cast. He was unwilling to walk or even crawl, really. I feared the most horrible month ahead.

Going to school. Austin making one of his silly faces. He squishes up his nose and giggles at the camera.

Once he figured out he could walk on it, he was back to tearing up his room just like normal.

And wearing himself out wherever we went.

Mother's Day 2012

Mother's Day lunch at El Fenix. Austin was killing time on Grandma Houston's walker.

In an attempt to take a good photo of the cast on his leg (how high it went, etc), I got several shots of him playing around his room wearing just a diaper. In the end, he stopped at each angle for me to take a picture. Including the backside! It was almost like he knew what he was doing.

He posed this way all on his own! (Turning and stopping at each side for me to get a good shot!)

He wore himself out at church, and we'd only been there for one service!

The final picture of him with a cast. They were literally wheeling in the cast saw as I was taking this picture.

A visual of the flaking skin which appeared within hours of removal.