Oh, what do you do in the summertime?

Oh, what do you do in the summertime, when all the world is green? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do you watch the parades

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or visit Cove Fort, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or spend time with your family?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is that what you do? So do I!

 Oh, what do you do in the summertime, when all the world is green?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do you eat lots of lunch,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or celebrate the 4th, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or swing in a swing up high?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is that what you do? So do I!

 

Oh, what do you do in the summertime, when all the world is green?

Do you wade in a stream,

 or lazily dream on Bear Lake

 

as the clouds go by?
 

Is that what you do? So do I!

 

Oh, what do you do in the summertime, when all the world is green? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do you visit a zoo to pet a sheep or two, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or visit a dear, missed friend?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is that what you do? So do I!

 

 

Oh, what do you do in the summertime, when all the world is green? 

 

Do you go on a walk on a Rexburg block, 

or eat Ice cream in Pocatello?

 

Is that what you do? So do I!

 

 Oh, what do you do in the summertime, when all the world is green?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do you swim in a pool, to keep yourself cool, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or grow squash in the Vegas heat?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Is that what you do? So do I!

 

Oh, what do you do in the summertime, when all the world is green?

 

Do you pack a picnic dinner and watch outside plays, 

 or count all you blessings sweet?

 

Is that what you do? So do I!

 

Original Primary Song

A few of my (Spencer's) favorite things

 Grandpa's new toy.

 I am pretty sure Grandpa and Spencer enjoy it equally. Spencer loves going on rides with Grandpa and will usually sing or talk for the entire ride.

 Remotes. He got his own remote for Christmas. It was an old one that looks almost identical to the real thing, but he knows the difference and will have none of it.

 Dirt. Eating it, playing in it, making mud pies of it. He loves it all.

 His teeth. He loves, no insists, on eating the same thing as Mom and Dad.

Balls. He does not discriminate. As long as it is spherical, it must be a ball and he must play with it. Oranges, tomatoes, basketballs, dodge balls, balloons. He throws them , kicks them, carries them around the house, bounces them into and out of the playpen. He is a much better soccer player than his mom.

Dad. His favorite and first word, best friend and playmate. He lights up when Dad walks in the door and has special games and laughs that he saves exclusively for Dad. They love to have tickle fights in the morning.

 Mom. I have been able to spend more time at home and less at work. I love our morning together. He is such a good helper: doing dishes, laundry, watering the plants, picking up, reading stories. I am so lucky to have such a good boy.

Bye, Bye Baby Curls

 Before I went off to girls camp, I finally bit the bullet and cut off Spencer's baby curls. It is too hot in Vegas to have much hair and he had been irritated by a sweaty head. I know I needed to do it, but it was hard to say goodbye to my little baby. He definitely looks like a toddler now.

 The only time I had to do it that I would have help was late at night the Saturday before camp. He was grumpy, but I had good helpers to keep him entertained.

It looks pretty good, even with all the wiggles.

Now is the month of Maying

It has been a crazy month for us. We kicked it off with Spencer's birthday on the first. Several birthday parties at the Grandparent's and our house happened. I am pretty sure he ate the equivalent of an entire cake himself...and LOVED it.

Birthday maccaroni. This kid LOVES pasta.

Train cake made by Mom

Cousins with birthdays 3 days apart

Mmmm, chocolate frosting. Thanks Grandma Anderson!

The boys in their birthday outfits. They love the kitty.

We had our one year old check-up. He is over the 95th percentile for his height. I can't remember for his weight, but it was in the upper 80s. The doctor was impressed with how smart he is. He is walking proficiently and can stand up all by himself. He also says "What's that?" ALL the time. It is really cute and very clearly understandable. He had immunizations that he had a really bad reactions to. One week of fevers, onset of a rash, the rash cleared up, came back with another rash and severe itchiness, followed by a swollen injection site and sore muscles. Poor kid and poor Mom and Dad. I didn't appreciate how good of a sleeper Spencer is, but this last month of him not feeling good and being up in the night had made me so grateful for how well he sleeps.

The only time he sits still enough to cuddle. Someone needs a haircut.

Celebrated Cinco de Mayo with the best churros yet. Both of our Mom's had birthdays. We had an anniversary (with a sick baby all we did was go to the temple to do sealings because I couldn't bear to leave him for too long, but it was fun to have the sealer who had sealed us 3 years ago be the one there that night). Mother's day we gave talks in sacrament meeting on...wait for it....following the prophet. I thought we did a good job at tying it in though. My parents came to watch Spencer for us and Spencer called Dad on the stand using Grandpa's phone. Luckily it was on vibrate.

Spencer was upset we didn't have a pinata.

We have been trying to stay on top of getting our house and yard in order, but with our callings and jobs keeping us busy sometimes I don't quite make it. We are ok having a less than spotless house though. We bought a swamp cooler that we have yet to put in, but I am excited to have it set up so we can use the garage as a playspace. Our food storage is all organized in the garage. My dad had some shelves for files at the office that he was going to throw away and being the packrat that I am I kept them and turned them into this...

Behold, Food Storage galore

I love it. And Nathan admits that although he had his doubts about keeping the shelves, he really likes how they worked for the food storage.

Nathan got picked up by the school district for extended school year, so we feel very blessed that he will have some extra paychecks this summer. I am a little sad that we won't get to have as much time together, but we love provident living. I am getting ready for Girls Camp this summer. Our ward went rappelling this weekend with the girls to help teach them their knots and have a little fun. I can tie a bowline like a pro now.

Rappelling at Red Rock

The Davis family reunion is this weekend and we are super excited to have some family time.

Her is a funny Spencer-ism for you. He has started throwing all of our black shoes in the bathtub. He has done it several times now and it is just our black shoes. I don't know why. I wish I could understand some of his little jabberings when he really gets talking so I could understand how his little thought process works, but it is funny none the less.

County Fair! (in pictures)