Doesn't every blog need pictures of the toddler at the pumpkin patch?

Last week we took Spencer for his first visit to the pumpkin patch. He focused more on not tripping over the vines (the pumpkin patch poses a bit of an obstacle for a new walker) than on the pumpkins! We had such an amazing day together and it gives Jon and I such great pleasure watching Spencer grow into a little boy who enjoys running around and observing life.

The weekend prior to pumpkin picking we had Jon's mom and stepfather stay with us. Here's a picture of grandma Vonnie reading to Spencer before bedtime and grandpa Don playing around with Spencer.

13.1 Miles

Here's a pic from the Denver Half-Marathon. Jon and Spencer cheered me on somewhere around mile 11. The race had a great course through the city and we had beautiful weather. I ran the first few miles with my girlfriends that I run with in the mornings before work...then I was feeling a little zippy and took off, only to have some hip pain toward the end. In all, it was a great day and I was so glad to have my boys cheering me on!

Visit from Grandma Linda and Grandpa Lewie

We had a wonderful week with Grandpa Lewie and Grandma Linda. We drove to the same spot we went the week prior (see last week's blog posting) to look at the yellow aspen trees. This week they were a beautiful yellow. Spencer had so much fun hanging with his grandparents.

For those of you keeping track of his new tricks, Spencer officially became a walker...no more crawling for this toddler. We are so proud of our little guy who moves into the Toddler One class (graduating up from Infant Two) next week.