KINDERGARTEN!!!

I know this sounds sooo cliche', but I can't believe I have a KINDERGARTNER! Where does the time go? My firstborn is growing up into such a sweet, confident little girl. And this big milestone only proves that I can do nothing to stop her getting older and tackling big moments like these. We decided to keep Haven at the Lutheran school where she attended preschool last year since she LOVED her school experience and made many special friends there. We are lucky they have a great Kindergarten program as well! Haven has two teachers - Mrs. Welty and Mrs. "L" and there are 22 kids in her class. And... um... 16 boys. I am sure those 6 girls are going to be tight friends by the time the school year is over!

Poop Story

I have to jot down our most current FaceBook posts just so I can remember last night's fiasco in days to come. It was just one of those "moments."

Melissa's Post: We have a Speer family first: Parker throwing a fit (this happens all the time) because we soon realized that Rowyn discovered the little training potty and helped herself to what was inside. Yes, her face was brown and Parker is yelling, "Ro Ro eatin my poo poo!"

Nate's Post: So the Adventures of Parker continue. So I hear Parker yelling. Not too uncommon but this is a good one so I decide to get up and investigate. I walk into the bathroom and Parker is screaming pointing at Rowyn. RoRo is covered in and eating poop. Parker is yelling "RoRo EAT MA POOPOO! NO RORO! NO EAT MA POOPOO! SHE EATIN MA POOPOO!!!!!! I grab said poop eater and am holding her out in front of me and do what any self respecting man in this situation would do, I yell for Melissa. Unreal.

Sea World with Nana and Papa!

These girls are so lucky to have such AWESOME grandparents. Both my folks and Nate's parents love taking the girls on grand adventures. This last week it was Sea World with Nana and Papa and they loved it! Knowing my mother-in-law, I knew they would not miss a thing. And sure enough, they saw all the shows and animal exhibits and played hard all day at the resort. They fell asleep immediately on the way home and it was impossible to wake them up to eat dinner.

Rowyn's Dedication

This past week we dedicated Rowyn at our new church - The Mission. It was even more special that Papa Bruce said the prayer over Rowyn! We made the decision a few weeks ago after some thought and prayer to attend a new church plant here in Encinitas. The pastor has been a mentor in Nate's life this past year and we enjoy the challenges and rewards that being a part of a baby church brings (we also were a part of a church plant 10 years ago in Valencia and loved the experience). Our prayer is that our girls experience the Gospel in a genuine way and we hope that this church can impact their lives as well as many others in our community!

Man, seeing these pictures really makes me want to get a nice camera!
Dear Santa...

P is for Parker... and Pomegranate

Haven and Parker standing by the plant that begins with the first letter of their names at our local Botanical Garden.

July Wedding Shots

These are long overdue, but worth posting. The photographer did an amazing job capturing sweet moments in the special day...