Four Generations

Spencer and I had a wonderful visit with my grandparents. Now that they're in their nineties, they decided the time was right to sell their house and move to an assisted living community. Spencer and I had a chance to see their new digs, meet some of their neighbors and eat in the dining room where one evening I enjoyed some delicious Maryland steamed crabs. Spencer's non-stop energy and verbal ability impressed everyone.



Spencer with his great-grandmother.



Spencer with his great-grandfather.



Apparently my family loves plaid. I didn't realize this until I saw all these photos together. Luckily, I dressed Spencer appropriately.



Spencer loved pulling photos out of this box and putting them back in almost as much as he loved playing with my grandparents' mini-grammaphone. Over and over, he placed the records on the machine, reminding me whenever the music stopped to wind it back up again. He wanted to know the name of each piece of music. Edelweis was one of his favorites.



Spencer had so much fun picking cherry tomatoes and bell peppers from my aunt and uncle's garden. Here David is showing him a choice picking.



We celebrated my cousin Chris' birthday on Friday evening. I baked the cake and Spencer helped me frost it. My aunt Andi presented the cake as we all sang "Happy Birthday." Spencer was impressed by all the candles. Twenty-five seems like a long ways off when you're not even three.